the world around us

by courtney
(las cruces ,nm )

My, the beach is crowded today!

My, the beach is crowded today!

Well, I don't have a picture but EVERY ONE knows about GLOBAL WARMING. It's all around us now, part of everyone's every day life. People, don't you care that the world for me and my children well soon be gone.

Every one will be wiped away there well be nothing left, nothing but the world all left in pieces now many almost every one knows what they can do about global warming, and what's amazing is I am only 14 and I understand it's not fair that people don't care about the world so much in bad shape right now.

I am doing things to Help

...when I am only 14 and other people like U need to help.

Barry's Response - Future generations need a voice. You've given them a good start, Courtney. Keep up the good work.

We live in a world full of quiet warnings and bright possibilities. Sunsets you've captured? Troposphere particles dancing. October's weird, sticky heat? This symphony is conducted by ocean currents, solar rhythms, and Earth's ancient breathing cycles.

Courtney's voice reminds us:

This is our Future

It's easy to dodge the truth: caring without action is just noise. But action without understanding is blind. Here's the uncomfortable stuff:
- Why did temperatures spike in the Medieval Warm Period before fossil fuels?
- What's the relationship between the Maunder Minimum and historical climate patterns?

Instead of broader ecological stewardship, carbon taxes have narrowed the climate conversation.

Meteorology digs deeper and invites wonder. We study feedback loops on land, sea, and sky. El Niño, volcanic aerosols, and solar output all play a part in Earth's evolving theater. Let's face it:
✅ CO2 is a minor greenhouse gas compared to water vapor.
✅ Wildfire CO2 emissions are exacerbated by Canada's forest management practices (or mismanagement).
✅ Localized warming is caused by asphalt and concrete heat islands.

People change the world

...sometimes beautifully. As a result of smart policies based on evidence, we're inventing clean energy, rebuilding wetlands, and restoring air quality.

People who chant "science says": remember that science never commands. Offers, questions, and invites corrections. Models aren't decrees, they're hypotheses, subject to the vast, chaotic ballet of atmospheric forces.

You matter too, conservatives, skeptics, and Christians. We're all about stewardship, freedom of thought, and truth-seeking. As the Bible says, "the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it", we should be humble and responsible, not hubristic.

What's the challenge today?


Planet and prosperity don't have to be mutually exclusive. Refusing to give in to alarmism.

Let's talk about solar science, not slogans. Debate openly, not suppressively. It's Courtney, 14, and every adult who's willing to learn, question, and build that we need.

We're not just surrounded by scenery. Each of us holds an instrument in this orchestra. Some people tap drums of change. There are some who hum melodies of caution. There are some people -- like you, Courtney -- who conduct whole new symphonies of hope.

What would you capture if you could take a picture of "the world around you" today? Take a photo of your "world around you" - whether it's hopeful or worrying. What do you think? If you could change and protect something, what would it be?

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by: steve

We don’t have the time to take a good look at the world around us. We are busy doing our jobs and earning money. Like the Chaplin’s modern times.

But spend some time and see the world around us it is beautiful and extra ordinary nature.

From Barry - Our modern lives keep us spinning like Chaplin's gears, focused on screens, wallets, and clocks instead of the sunsets and storms outside our windows. It didn't vanish, it just got quieter under the hum of machines. You'll know when you smell petrichor (that sweet earthy smell caused by actinobacteria releasing spores when soil gets wet) after a rainstorm.
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starstarstarstarstar 		noble thought at such a young age
by: Deepika

After reading the article it has truly inspired me, at such an young age if people think of making a difference, then together we shall surely make wonders!
As a responsible citizen we feel it is our duty to vote, i feel as a human in this earth it is our DUTY to save it from global warming!

From Barry - Your passion lifts the whole room. It's a privilege to do your duty. Saving the earth isn't just about voting once every four years; it's about our choices every day: how we travel, what we buy, how we treat water and air. In meteorology, even tiny disturbances, like a butterfly flapping its wings, can amplify into massive changes. Imagining millions of conscious humans flapping their "wings"!
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by: Anonymous

I'm glad that the younger generation is finally speaking up. I'm glad they have a concern for global warming.

From Barry - Your gladness gives me hope. They're not just speaking up, they're demanding to be heard. It's not just noise. Youth movements have accelerated policy shifts, from carbon pricing debates to local conservation programs. Those teenagers protesting rising sea levels aren't just emotional - they're echoing data from NOAA satellite records showing actual sea-level trends.
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by: Heather

Nicely chosen photo showing how modern shipping lanes intrude on natural habitats. I think it would be great if you work on connecting what you think the problem is (too many imported products) with a solution (local produce)? Good luck to you. You seem passionate about it.

From Barry - Heather, your eye for detail is amazing. A shipping lane cutting across a natural habitat doesn't just look bad; it disrupts atmospheric and oceanic microcurrents. Particulates from cargo ships cause acid rain and weaken Arctic ice because they release sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides into the air. You're right: local produce reduces both carbon footprints and cargo traffic. Less ocean disturbance means healthier atmospheric moisture cycles, which affect storms.
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starstarstar 		Thanks for speaking out
by: MP

Courtney,

I'm glad you're speaking out against global warming. This picture is engaging and disturbing - the poor penguins habitat has been destroyed. I hope that your works make people want to look around the site more.

So far, I'm not sure what all of this has to do with weather, but this picture makes me want to look at the Let It Snow page and I hope you looked around too.

From Barry - MP, you're honest. Climate activism sometimes forgets about the basics: weather. Our atmosphere pulses with weather every day. The climate is the heartbeat.

Shifts in weather—warmer seasonal winds, changed ocean currents—can chip away at penguin ice shelves. Soot ("black carbon") deposition on ice speeds up melting by lowering the ice's reflectivity (albedo effect). Cooler, brighter Earth comes from clean air.

Researchers in Greenland discovered that local air pollution (even tiny traces) darkens snowfields, making them melt 30% faster. Every local decision matters.

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