Dear Girija:

“Poorer and underprivileged are first affected” -because air does not stay contained in any one particular neighborhood, city or country… because smoke and pollution in the air spread everywhere, then the rich and privileged have to breathe the same smoke filled, polluted air, just as the poor and unprivileged. (Unless… the very rich can build enclosed mall like cities and never leave, on Earth or in some other planet they can afford travelling to…)

As far as temperatures being too high or too low, excessive rain and flooding on one hand, drought on the other, excessive snow and storms, resulting loss of power, absence of water, etc., then yes, the rich and the privileged have a temporary advantage, as long as they stay in their air-conditioned, generator powered homes… but if the poor people are sick and dying, who will produce and deliver food to the rich, in their fancy homes…Who will serve them?

“This however will push the rich to action” – what pushes the rich, greedy and powerful into action is immediate financial profit, like an instinct. It’s like being driven by this instinct, they are unable to take a moment to consider any other consequences to their actions.

“And the consequences are not just for humans but other species as well” – all other species are affected and will continue to be affected. All of us species are living in the same planet.

“I think the philosophy of death we have for individuals can also apply to us as a species. We can’t control the actions of everyone, so we take the consequences as they come” – excellent thought, thank you, Girija. Like I said before, you are very intelligent, I am so impressed with you!!!

anita