The Earth Is Dying

The Earth Is Dying

Today, the human race is rushing headlong toward extinction. The problem is not for the generations to come. The dying has begun. Implacable rain chokes our cities. Farmlands are becoming lakes while megatons of water fall from the sky. Deserts are disappearing and rain forests are rapidly invading villages and towns. Global temperatures are rising toward the greenhouse level.

Worst of all, the oceans – the great embracing mother seas that are the foundation of all life on our planet – the oceans are being transformed in a large basin of distilled water, they are losing their salt, and all marine life will dye in a few short months.

We do not have a century to prepare ourselves to defend the environment. We do not have even years. The oceans are already beginning to die and after they are dead, we will dye as well. The humans are in a race against their own extinction.

(From The Rain, the famous SF novel by Elena and George B.)

The Earth is dying. Illustration: © Megan Jorgensen (Elena)