Glacier National Park and being awe struck. Almost everything is due to be gone by around 2030.

I feel so much rage. The petroleum industry has bribed and bought off our government officials, poured huge sums of money into blocking legislation and creating ads to lie outright to the public about how much they "care" for our Earth.
They only care about how much money they can extract before everything collapses. Just like the big Tobacco companies, they have lied repeatedly about the harm that they are causing.
I have watched for years, as we get less rain in the valley and less snow in the mountains. About 35 years ago I began noticing increasing amounts of dead branches in our evergreen trees and more and more small trees dying and falling because their roots aren't extensive enough to hold them in the ground. The path of the jet stream seems to have split during the winter months, with the majority of the precipitation going either north or south of here.
We have needed better legislation and more money poured into research to help us kick our addiction to fossil fuels for years, but instead, money in politics has held the whip hand. Aided and abetted by the mainstream corporate owned McGreedia who refuse to tell the truth.

I’m 60 and have lived in Texas my whole life with small stints in other states. Growing up here, I remember the abundance and diversity of insects. I would spend whole days exploring the creeks and fields near my house, and those ecosystems were absolutely thriving. A road trip to Austin would make for a very messy windshield. I remember my older brother doing an insect collection for his high school biology class, and it took up this huge board. Lightning Bugs were standard every summer, and they put on an amazing display in their abundance. Now, I’ve noticed we will go several summers without seeing any, but some years I will notice 3 or 4. I don’t see near the number or diversity of insects anymore. I don’t remember not being able to get enough oxygen during the hottest part of summer in all of my years here, but yesterday we were at a popular swim hole and it wasn’t just hot. The heat index had to be at least 105 and, even without exertion, it was difficult to breath because of the humidity. I’ve also noticed a drastic drop in the number of toads on my property. Twenty-five years ago, a day of rain (which was way more common then) would result in me seeing several toads hopping about the place. I rarely see toads anymore.