Month: August 2023

The image about was found on https://www.starsinsider.com/lifestyle/414258/the-most-remarkable-environmental-pictures-of-the-year 

 

What you’re observing on your device is a simple and difficult reality. It’s clear what has happened here, a wildfire swept through the area, destroying everything in its path, leaving nothing behind except a black powder and a few to mourn what was lost. The truth is, this fire is going to happen again, and next time it could be worse. It’s difficult to comprehend the vast amount of destruction a wildfire can have based on one photo, but it should be a reminder to all of us the state of the world we are all living in right now. Being reminded however, is not enough, understanding the facts of the case is the key to understanding the problem and to allow us all to collaborate into making a solution. This photo in particular was taken in 2019, inside the Amazon rainforest in Bolivia. Much of Bolivia and the rest of the world experience some of the worst wildfires in its history, which is only happening more and more often as global warming continues to ravage the world into more and more chaos. Much of the world agrees that global warming can no longer be ignored or pushed to the side, and instead needs to be demolished by a joint effort of all the countries in the world. This effort is being worked upon through the United Nations 13 point of its sustainable development goals. Goal 13 focuses on global climate and motivates all the countries in the United Nations into focusing some of their resources to reduce the occurrence of wildfires and other damaging weather events. The UN has helped create measures for when wildfires strike, such as the “Fire Ready Formula” to help rethink how we approach wildfires and restore ecosystems after they’ve been impacted such as the ones in the photo. Knowing the details behind important photos, can help us gain a better understanding of their meaning and inspires us to want to make changes. Knowledge is power, and being curious about what you are seeing and reading can help unlock the keys to a better world, a world where we can collaborate ideas and information in a productive manner. Looking at a picture is one thing, but understanding it sends a clear message that we can help develop the necessary applications to construct a more sustainable world.

When I think about ideas of what I am going to be blogging about, two thoughts come to mind, community service and my work with global sustainability. My journey through community service has brought me into a world where I could have never imagined. Community service can be conducted anywhere including in your local village, in a park, or at a soup kitchen in the city. I have explored a wide range of community service which has given me an extensive list of stories of how people in different areas live their lives, what events have impacted them, and how others have helped them to become better people. Exposer to all of these different perspectives have given me a deeper understanding on how our communities interact and work together both for the good, and for the worst. In my life journey, I could never imagine myself not doing community service, I truly believe it makes me and the ones I am working with become better people and builds a stronger community. In the future I can write about the stories I’ve heard and how they impacted me, as well as my experiences doing a wide range of community services, giving a unique perspective to each one.

Continuing the idea of service, I also have a passion for working on projects that help the sustainability world. One of my favorite tasks for keeping the Earth clean, is by doing beekeeping. Beekeeping has allowed me to make connections with animals we interact with every day, and the world of science. Believe it or not, but bees do a lot more than buzzing around and pollinating flowers. The world of the bees is vast and complicated, each sparking a curiosity in me that I look forward to getting a better grasp on. This form of sustainability has much potential to be explored on in the future since there is always something new to discover inside the hive, leading to a great potential for blogging.