How Island Quietly Disappeared Having lived in Bali and witnessing how the economy of the island is heavily dependent on tourism, I really understand how climate change can threaten the sustainability of the island, economically and culturally. For example, I used to play on the beach, where much of the coastline in the Nusa Dua […]
Author: Syahlevy Lisando Abadia
Farmers and Fishermen in the Climate Crisis: The Most Affected, Yet the Most Knowledgeable
The Most Affected Community in the Climate Crisis On the north coast of Java, there’s a fisherman named Ahmad who always wakes up before dawn, just as his father and grandfather did before him, to read the wind direction, scan the sky, and decide whether the sea is safe enough for sailing. However, those activities […]
The ‘Nihilist’ Penguin That Walked Away: What a Viral Meme Doesn’t Tell You About Our Failure to Act on Climate Change
The Meme & The Moment A few months ago, a viral clip captured widespread attention and emotion. It showed a lone penguin turning away from its colony, walking silently and deeper into the Antarctic continent as if marching toward its own death. The clip actually came from Werner Herzog’s 2007 documentary, the clip went viral […]
As the World Warms and Water Runs Out, Both Humans and AI Are Thirsty.
The Water You Never Knew You Spent We’ve known that global warming causes water scarcity, and a recent scientific report revealed that land masses worldwide have lost 1.6 trillion tons of water. This drastic decline is caused by a combination of uncontrolled global warming and the ever-increasing human population’s water consumption. However, this situation is […]
Knowing the Crisis Does Not Mean Changing for It: When Climate Awareness Stops at the AC Remote
The Irony of a “Knowledgeable” Person Imagine, you’re someone who is deeply “knowledgeable” about climate change, who spends almost every day studying the issue, and brands yourself as an “agent of change,” often speaking and giving seminars for hours discussing global warming, carbon emissions, and climate diplomacy. However, when you look inside the room, you’ll […]