Global warming: Cartagena de Indias in sinking. / myLot

Chile

March 15, 2024 9:52am CST

Csrtagena de Indias is not only one of the most beautiful cities in Colombia but also one of Humanity´s landmarks. But sea level has risen due to global warming and even old cemeteries have given up their deads.

We are still doing too little to stop this. Even a pair of blue jeans that we don´t need means an incredible amount of water used. The plastics thrown into the sea has made an "island" bigger than Australia. And only a short time ago did we learn that the plastic we swallowed along with the sodas caused cancer among us. What are you doing to help? We now have returnable soda bottles in every big supermarket. So that the sodas are not charged more if we use them. I went to Cartagena de Indias for the fist time over 50 years ago. It was AWESOME. Near where we stayed there was a Colombian disco of sorts only cumbias were sung there. It was called La Piragua and it is no longer there. Let us stop destroying the best we have.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58825)

• Portugal

15 Mar 24

Unfortunately, most governments just don't care and do not implement measures to protect the environment and reduce the use of plastics.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

15 Mar 24

We can do a lot ourselves. We don´t have to wait for the government to do it. We elected the government.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

16 Mar 24

@nela13 I think that we all do much less than what we can. The problem is that when we realize this it will be too late.

Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58825)

• Portugal

16 Mar 24

@marguicha that is true, we do what we can but it is not enough.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16902)

• Raurkela, India

16 Mar 24

This has happened to many other islands because of global warming and ice melting.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

16 Mar 24

I know. Cartagena de Indias has been an Historic place but now its future is uncertain.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16902)

• Raurkela, India

17 Mar 24

@marguicha That's really sad.

Anna

@LadyDuck (472526)

• Switzerland

15 Mar 24

Most governments only talk but do nothing at all, it is a shame.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

15 Mar 24

And people don´t do much either. It has taken ages for us to recycle a bit but in some ways we are worse than before. The consumerism starts at an early age.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472526)

• Switzerland

16 Mar 24

@marguicha - We throw everything in our days. I remember when we needed to bring the bottle to go buy some products in the past. And we brought back the glass bottles to be washed and recycled.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (113836)

• Marion, Ohio

15 Mar 24

It's sad to see what is happening

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

16 Mar 24

It is terrible.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349710)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 24

Many of our young macho guys here are buying huge 4 wheel drive trucks/utilities and they're saying these are contributing to increased levels of toxins.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

16 Mar 24

We must try to stop using cars even to go next door.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (185512)

• United States

16 Mar 24

So it has begun. I knew that some cities were going to be swallowed up due to the higher water levels. The plastic problem is horrific. Companies need to harvest this plastic and recycle it. I hope you have a good weekend.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225720)

• Chile

16 Mar 24

I do know that not all plastics are as bad. Some should be banned from every country. And I´m shocked by the amount of clothes people buy. They are made to last for less than a season and then they are discarded. And not even poor people want them.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (185512)

• United States

17 Mar 24

@marguicha I'm not a clothes horse and buy clothes that will last for years. I have a closet full of clothes that I can't fit into anymore. Those will be given to charity.