We read so many news reports about climate change induced disasters. But those news reports can feel very distance. They are happening to someone else, a long way away. They aren't personal - until they are happening to us or to someone we know. This is an interview with Heather Binns whose property was threatened by the fires that are burning along the east coast of Australia.

The climate crisis is real. People are beginning to experience directly what this means - flooding for some, droughts for others, fires, hurricanes, forced evacuations, loss of life.

Heather and I agreed that if she still had an internet connection after Tuesday, we would do a podcast interview. I am sharing her interview to help make what is happening around the planet personal for all of us.

We stand on the precipice of climate catastrophe. This week there were far too many people waiting, watching for the fires that were coming towards them. It is horrifying. We are all waiting. Climate is not local. It effects us all.

This is a beautiful planet. We need to remember what we are working for because we could all too easily lose what we love.