Climate Change Narrative - 800 Word Limit
Jonathan walks back and forth along the dry, cracked riverbed that snaked along the Texan desert where he lived. He waves his water detector back and forth looking for a water deposit. His eye is keen for some sign of water, he hawks for plant life.
It’s been 30 years since all of the surface water has disappeared. Climate change has rapidly transformed the earth and all of the surface water evaporated. All of the ground water has been privatised by the government. There used to be clean, rushing water flowing along the same creek he could now walk along and now it was as dry as a desert. The new conditions that were now in play meant dry areas were extremely hot and dry and in cold areas it was an extreme opposite. The temperature was freezing and the rain and hail were heavy and constant.
The only hope that Jonathan had for his family found a water deposit that had not yet been sucked dry by one of the local clans. The region in which …show more content…
“Jonathan…” His mother says as she puts her hand on his shoulder. “How would you like to move house?” she asks.
“Where to?” Jonathan asks questioningly, as he stuffs his mouth with another spoonful of his dinner. Jonathan’s parents share another glance, this one longer than the others. Jonathan’s father gives his wife a quick nod, “I’ve been offered a job in Greenland Jonny, in the snow,” he explains. Jonathan remembers Greenland from school. It’s an island covered in white snow and he knew that it would be a very different environment to that which he grew up in. He would live in a small township instead of an average, American, suburban lifestyle. In his mind, he was overwhelmed with questions and concerns but he saw his parents eagerly waiting for a response so he gave them a smile and said: “sounds like fun!”. Jonathan’s parents gave a sigh of relief and long, warm embrace.
20 years
Jonathan walks back and forth along the dry, cracked riverbed that snaked along the Texan desert where he lived. He waves his water detector back and forth looking for a water deposit. His eye is keen for some sign of water, he hawks for plant life.
It’s been 30 years since all of the surface water has disappeared. Climate change has rapidly transformed the earth and all of the surface water evaporated. All of the ground water has been privatised by the government. There used to be clean, rushing water flowing along the same creek he could now walk along and now it was as dry as a desert. The new conditions that were now in play meant dry areas were extremely hot and dry and in cold areas it was an extreme opposite. The temperature was freezing and the rain and hail were heavy and constant.
The only hope that Jonathan had for his family found a water deposit that had not yet been sucked dry by one of the local clans. The region in which …show more content…
“Jonathan…” His mother says as she puts her hand on his shoulder. “How would you like to move house?” she asks.
“Where to?” Jonathan asks questioningly, as he stuffs his mouth with another spoonful of his dinner. Jonathan’s parents share another glance, this one longer than the others. Jonathan’s father gives his wife a quick nod, “I’ve been offered a job in Greenland Jonny, in the snow,” he explains. Jonathan remembers Greenland from school. It’s an island covered in white snow and he knew that it would be a very different environment to that which he grew up in. He would live in a small township instead of an average, American, suburban lifestyle. In his mind, he was overwhelmed with questions and concerns but he saw his parents eagerly waiting for a response so he gave them a smile and said: “sounds like fun!”. Jonathan’s parents gave a sigh of relief and long, warm embrace.
20 years