I met with a small accident riding my bike in the morning. Not very far my residence. Since I got a little hurt in the knee, I decided to take my car to the hospital. It was 11am and it was hot. And it's only 2nd March. Getting into the car took some doing. It was hotter than what I can ever recall.
Back from the hospital, getting back into the car was tougher.
This is my feeling. Next few years could see a lot of burning. Yes, the sun might burn us literally.
If words have made people take up a cause, then GLOBAL WARMING is a very very weak euphemism. What a mild name for, what seems to me, the gravest trouble of our times.
One reason why people haven't bothered much to take action against GLOBAL WARMING perhaps is the positive associations with the word 'warm' in general life. Warm hug, warm water bath, pleasantly warm, warm smile…
Time to rename. GLOBAL HEATING. Try and stop it here before we cease to exist to rename it GLOBAL BURNING.
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