To the editor: This necessary new data emphasizes the necessity for us to pay extra consideration to our greenhouse gasoline emissions (“Earth is warming sooner than beforehand estimated, new examine reveals,” March 8). Sadly, wars don’t assist with this in any respect. As an alternative of listening to our planet, we’re busy destroying cities the world over.
What’s going to it take to make us sit up and concentrate? I play with my little grandchildren and fear about their future, and the way forward for their kids, if we proceed as we’re going.
Proper now, Los Angeles is sitting in over 90-degree temperatures. What occurs when that will increase to 100 levels, and continues to rise? I most likely received’t reside to see that, however I’d like those that come after me to have the ability to reside comfortably, as I’ve been fortunate to do. Will they take pleasure in our lovely nationwide parks and locations proper right here like Descanso Gardens, the Los Angeles Arboretum and even Echo Park Lake? Or will these locations all dry up and wither beneath the acute warmth we’re exacerbating with our fossil gas emissions (to not point out the droughts and fires)?
I hope there are sufficient individuals who care concerning the atmosphere to counteract what we’re doing proper now. Ask your representatives in authorities to contemplate placing a worth on greenhouse gasoline emissions so fossil gas corporations pays for the injury they’re doing, and maybe be inspired to scrub up their act.
Maggie Wineburgh-Freed, Los Angeles
