Foxy But In The Sense That Im Channeling Fox Mulder.

Foxy but in the sense that I’m channeling Fox Mulder.

So I was scrolling and saw this image in an article about the European heat wave,

And was like, uh, are you missing something there, buddy? Like all that red in northern Africa? Because that's a lot of red.

And I was going to give them the benefit of doubt, since I don't know much about the climate in Northern Africa, aside from Morroco and Egypt, which seem like really hot places, so you know, maybe it's normal there?

But nope, that's not the case:

Bloomberg.com

‘Hot Continent’ Perception Downplays Africa's Heat Wave Dangers

Africa is struggling with heat waves and many countries on the continent lack the resources rich economies have to deal with rising temperat

Some selections from the article:

"The region has been experiencing some of the most intense heat waves in recent years, but in many cases they’ve been under-reported due to misconceptions about Africans’ ability to withstand them.

“Africa is seen as a sunny and hot continent,” said Amadou Thierno Gaye, a research scientist and professor at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. “People think we are used to heat, but we are having high temperatures for a longer duration. Nobody is used to this.”

"The Sahel, for instance, has been heating at a faster pace than the global average despite being hot already. Burkina Faso and Mali, both in West Africa’s Sahel, are among countries that are set to become almost uninhabitable by 2080, if the world continues on its current trajectory, a UK university study found. Its people are especially vulnerable due to shrinking resources, such as water, and poor amenities, and a dearth of trees and parks means there are few options for places to cool off."

Since birth you could see a counter above people’s heads. It doesn’t count down to their death. It goes up and down randomly. You’re desperate to find out what it means.

I really am doing the nightly Tumblr essay thing aren’t I. It’s fun, I think I would enjoy doing some creative writing to get all this energy out when I have nothing interesting to write an essay about. Nice creative hobby too, I’ve been craving one of those.

There's people who think aromanticism isn't real but my brother in christ i'm not even sure if romance is real but you don't see me bugging people about it

I have the words “asexual” and “aromantic” written on the whiteboard in my room, one of several efforts to make them real, and every day I wake up and they mean something different.

Some days the ideas feel unreal and the world seems like dream

Some days I am overtaken by insecurities and must spend the day reassuring myself that all signs point to these conclusions

Some days I grieve the fake future

Some days I am at peace

The peace is more frequent now but I don’t know how long it will be, if ever, until the others leave me.