Humanities Ecological Debt
By Caitlin H
Published 9 April 2023
Under the relentless heat of the sun, the parched earth cracks open, its once fertile soil now barren and inhospitable.
The only sign of life is a lone tree, struggling to survive amidst the desolate landscape.
The silence is deafening, as the birds that once filled the air with their songs have been silenced by the encroaching desertification.
The wind, a restless force in this desolate realm, howls as it carries with it the whispers of a changing climate.
It is a world in flux, where the balance of nature has been disrupted by the hand of man.
In the distance, a river that once flowed, providing nourishment and life to the creatures that called it home, now lies as a bed of dry rocks and sand.
This once mighty river, now reduced to a mere shadow of its former self, serves as a stark reminder of the toll that humanity has taken on the planet.