As an individual world citizen, I am following the Catholic Church’s Season of Creation, strongly put forward this year by Pope Francis.

This picture of Galveston Island part of this article on barrier Islands.  These  islands have been around for around 18,000 years.  We who live on these islands are at especially high risk during storms, because of their low elevation, and the easily moved sand.

 This is a Gulf side view from Galveston Island’s Seawall.

The average elevation of Galveston is 7 feet above sea level.  I can tell you that I am very concerned about  the impact of sea level rise and other aspects of climate change on our barrier island home.    For this and many other reasons I am observing the Pope  Francis’s Season of Creation observations.