Editorial: Cloudy Connections, Overcast Predictions

Abstract

Floods, fires, and warming oceans, which in turn create atmospheric havoc on the planet, while predicted; the tragic frequency and intensity experienced in 2023 changes lifeways for all species. Breathing particulates in the haze from 2023 summer fires, I remembered how sunsets helped me cope with the stress of human loss and uncertainty of 2020. What is certain in 2023 is that collectively humans must breakthrough the overcast predictions of doomsday data in the clouds by recognizing the interconnections of life (Figure 1).