Tom Sadowski: A 2020 Time Travelogue
by Tom Sadowski
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President Trump had been impeached and was awaiting trial, China was making progress taking the environmental leadership role from the U.S. by banning all single-use plastics and Venezuela was in the throes of political chaos. In other words, everything seemed normal.
Preparing to witness the worst wildland fire season Australia had ever experienced, we were instead met with a turn of events where some of the most severe rainstorms and flooding ravaged parts of the country. This was not lost on the Australians who had posters, pamphlets, and video messages all over the country educating people about climate change. Even graffiti had an environmental slant, sometimes subtle, sometimes not so much.