climate crisis
climate abyss
apocalypse
breakdown
catastrophe
chaos
crisis
disaster
emergency
hell
war
how many synonyms do we need
to become outraged?
to demand change?
climate anxiety
guilt
shame
trauma
to define the weight of our worries?
climate action
ambition
to finally deliver as climate negotiator?
how many more COPs will we need?
climate abyss
apocalypse
breakdown
catastrophe
chaos
crisis
disaster
emergency
hell
war
how many synonyms do we need
to become outraged?
to demand change?
climate anxiety
guilt
shame
trauma
to define the weight of our worries?
climate action
ambition
to finally deliver as climate negotiator?
how many more COPs will we need?
Notes
The impact of global warming is illustrated by the media and large parts of the public with a wide variety of climate metaphors. These constructs are often quite evocative when using words like climate “abyss,” “breakdown,” and “war.” Moreover, a range of human emotions has been linked with climate change such as climate anxiety and grief. This poem reflects on how many metaphors must we employ before we finally act.
Audiogram
The impact of global warming is illustrated by the media and large parts of the public with a wide variety of climate metaphors. These constructs are often quite evocative when using words like climate “abyss,” “breakdown,” and “war.” Moreover, a range of human emotions has been linked with climate change such as climate anxiety and grief. This poem reflects on how many metaphors must we employ before we finally act.
Audiogram