Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow.
The only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears.

- Do they know it’s Christmas?

Warming sounds nice.

Ya know, warm & fuzzy, a glass of warm milk, a warm-hearted person, etc.

But the gruesome truth of climate change is this: Our planet’s supply of fresh water is disappearing.

Weather patterns differ from region to region. But what lies beneath is the terrifying reality that more often than not, erratic weather cycles are causing weaker rainfall & hotter heatwaves that sap the moisture from the earth.

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Increasing populations + rapidly decreasing access to water = Very. Bad. Stuff. (Photo below by AP)

The people that will be most directly affected by this aspect of climate change get it:

Everest hosts Nepal cabinet meeting

Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Nepal’s cabinet met at the base of Everest on Friday to highlight the impact of climate change on the Himalayas and adopted a 10-point Everest Declaration.

“The Himalayas are important not only for the people of Nepal but for 1.3 billion people who depend on waters from the mountains for their livelihoods,” said Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the cabinet meeting broadcast live by state-owned Nepal Television.

The melting of the glaciers in the mountains due to global warming would bring about a scarcity of water in the river systems in South Asia, affecting more than a billion people in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China, according to various experts.

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Yes, it’s been too long since this blog has seen action. Plenty of blame to go around: Holidays, computer issues, etc.

The good news is abound however. We have fixed our “issues” here and comments are no longer disabled.

Also, we are already talking about plans to shoot a 3rd episode in our series!

In the meantime, here are a few of the best shots of your host, Cheyney, from around the world.
Enjoy!

Komodo Island

Sumatra:

Osaka:

My Everest:

Clinging to the top of Half Dome, Yosemite

Halong Bay: