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SWIMMING IN THE SOUP
On the train from Mombasa to Nairobi
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We're only 200 miles into our trip, with about another 100 to go. The train is slow, hot, and crowded ... oh, and did I mention hot? After all, the more bodies, the more heat, and there were plenty of bodies on that train. And no fans at all. For some strange reason, the train's electricity only worked some of the time ... and not at all since we left Mombasa. It reminded me, in some strange way, of all those carbon dioxide molecules swimming together in our soupy atmosphere, creating more and more heat all the time. I'm so looking forward to getting to Kericho. |
PAYING THE PRICE
Mombasa, Kenya
Tomorrow I leave for Kericho, the heart of Dr. Pascual's research. And I'm pretty excited about it. I packed earlier today and Joaquin is taking me to the station later.
After all I learned in the course, I'm anxious to get to the heart of the question: as the climate changes (and it clearly is at this point), there are going to be huge consequences, and we all have to pay them.
ABOUT ME
My name's Lindy and I'm glad you stopped by. I'm a junior in college, visiting
Kenya this mini-mester to try to get a handle on a question I've had for some
time. Everyone always talks about climate change and what's happening to our planet.
But what I want to see is some solid scientific proof. And I think I've found it.
More
LINKS
Check out these web sites to find out more about malaria, climate change, and the connection between the two.
Malaria Foundation International.
Their mission is to help find solutions to the health, economic, and social problems
that malaria causes.
Center for Disease Control.
This page about malaria has tons
of news reports and information on this deadly disease.
Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA's super site on climate change can help you find out all kinds of
information about this global problem.
NOAA Climate Watch.
NOAA's "one-stop shopping"
site for all kinds of information about climate. Be sure to check out their global
climate dashboard on the front page!
U.S. Global Change Research Program.
An across-the-board
look at regions of the U.S. and what’s happening to their climates and the animals
and plants that live there.
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