{"id":11785,"date":"2025-01-09T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/?p=11785"},"modified":"2025-01-17T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:58:28","slug":"naming-the-tragedy-of-the-california-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/naming-the-tragedy-of-the-california-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming the Tragedy of the California Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some moments, there are simply not words. Not any words than can truly express the grief we feel. The shock. The pain. The mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With California facing the painful disaster of wildfires, and Louisiana recovering from the fire attack last week, we are in one of those moments. We mourn for those in danger, those lost, those facing the flames. If you are financially able, we encourage UUs to donate to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund. The link can be found in our bio or in the comments of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The climate crisis is an everything crisis. It is an environmental crisis, an infrastructure crisis, a political, social, and economic crisis. It\u2019s a health crisis, and it has become an emotional and spiritual crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are different ways of describing what people might be experiencing, including<br>eco-anxiety, eco-guilt, eco-dread, eco-despair, eco-depression, eco-grief, solastalgia, and biospheric concern. 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