RESTON, VA—A new global report released Monday by the U.S. Geological Survey revealed that every place on earth currently has the wrong amount of water.
One thing climate change has done is change the way I view travel -- from the carbon costs, to the risks of being "away from home" when climate disasters strike (I felt like climate change was chasing me through my EV roadtrip last summer, from freak storms to wildfires). I need to add to that list "be conscious of eco effects of tourism on local water resources". yaleclimateconnections.org/202…
I think I know what you mean. I started with "no car or airplane travel", then "How do they heat the water for our showers here? Where does the food come from? Where does the sewage go?", followed by "What if the train tracks get washed away (again)?"
A lot of "summer beach vacation" places are really dry and getting drier. Like the whole Mediterranean. ☹️
It suuucks because one of the things I told myself I would do, once my kids were grown and I didn't have as much responsibility to be at home for them, was TRAVEL. Specifically travel EUROPE. Which for me requires plane flights because we haven't gotten slow travel decarbonized yet. 😭
have you heard about passenger travel on cargo ships? They're crossing the Atlantic anyway so you don't add any extra carbon emissions. A friend of mine went to the US from Europe that way. They're slow and not luxurious but it's a climate friendly way of doing it without flying
Yes, MANY cargo ships offer limited passenger accommodation, and although not fancy, they tend to be cheap and reportedly an interesting and generally pleasant experience
thank you for this! I've been dreaming of slow (decarbonized) ocean travel since reading Ministry for the Future and I know there are cruise ships that do this still (my friend recently took one back from Japan to California), but I hadn't thought of hitching a ride on cargo ships. How very interesting!
they don't cater for special diets like vegan or allergies so you have to be prepared for that if it's relevant, and there isn't consistent internet access so you have to be able to entertain yourself. My friend wrote a lot of his Master's thesis, but time spent writing probably wouldn't be a problem for you!
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I have to say I'm rather enjoying larping as a solarpunk travel agent here and vicariously planning you a grand European tour. You're now interrailing around the continent and staying in FairBnBs, just to keep you updated
to loop you in on my fantasy... I've long had this dream of spending a month in an Italian villa (or an Irish castle or the south of France) and just writing, soaking up the ambience, not doing any of the touristy things at all (my normal travel routine is close to this anyway, just shorter). Do all the research and write a place-based novel after just *living* there for a bit.
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Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water
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Water is ‘white gold’ in Baja’s drying beach towns
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A lot of "summer beach vacation" places are really dry and getting drier. Like the whole Mediterranean. ☹️
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I feel they're under-estimating my DNGAF license (granted by age and anger at *gestures to world*).
To be fair, I might need to factor in how much the US is going to keep blowing up or capturing vessels at sea...🤣 😭
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