“The Earth is in danger. This headline has circulated so many times in this century that the sentence has lost its meaning. Although history has shown constant patterns of natural fires, the inevitable march of our global population has created a far more erratic and dangerous modality. Across the recent decade, the amount of global wildfires has increased statistically — with extremely significant environments being threatened and millions of acres of property being destroyed. But this is just the beginning of the future devastation that is headed our way.” While many people are well aware about the current struggles in our ecosystems, these issues often feel far off, and their effects delayed. Read more from Connor McNeely (‘23) at the link in our bio.