Scientists had warned us that the climate was approaching a tipping point.
Two generations ago the fossil fuel companies did the math, agreed, and buried the truth under mountains of lies.
Crops failed. We burned coal.
Ice melted and Island nations foundered. We burned oil.
Hurricanes and cyclones swarmed the oceans, we slashed forests.
When trolls started breaking into houses and cranking up the air conditioning to gain respite from the heat, people paid attention.
#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot
Christopher Biggs /
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2024-02-05 22:17:35
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