Reflection

Reflection

Hurricane Harvey was a story that many people have heard, but it was an experience for me. The people harmed by the event, the high cost of damages, and the number of homes ravaged as going to school and seeing parts through the driveway flooded disturbed me. Now hurricanes are becoming more frequent and dangerous today because of the main cause: climate change. Climate change is a consequence of our actions making our weather unpredictable, causing rising sea levels, and acidification of oceans. We have the power to change ourselves for our benefit even though the world can be cruel. As a result, I wanted to indicate this message by giving color to the person and giving focus to the hammer because, despite the damages from Hurricane Harvey, Houston came together as a community to actively rebuild from the catastrophe. Additionally, it gives the idea of the importance and courage of choosing to make a change. Climate change effects from news and articles led me to become fearful of another hurricane worse than Hurricane Harvey. I learned that my fear was from climate doomism. My fears for the future of the end of the world allowed my anxiety to take hold of me. This experience contributed to the mood I wanted to convey by the shades of blue in the background. The usage of smoke pollution and buildings being indicators of human supremacy for neglect of the lasting impact of climate change, and the representation of the fear from powerful people and industries massively contributing to the climate change crisis causing hopelessness in change. The billboard is a media outlet because of how news addressing climate change fuels narratives of the end of the world. Lastly, for the clouds for my thought process and experience encountering climate doomism.