Intersections of Climate Change and Everyday Cycling :: Something smarter than us is going to emerge


node:	Intersections of Climate Change and Everyday Cycling
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As a long-time bike commuter in the Seattle area, I have spent a lot of time outdoors. I’ve ridden a bike almost every day for the last 12 years — I’ve never even owned a car! And like many of the people I interviewed in my primary research, I ride a bike for a variety of reasons: to think, to appreciate nature, to get from point a to point b, and to explore; in fact, cycling has heavily influenced my community and my identity over the past 12 years.

However, in recent years, I began to think I was noticing changes in the weather. Was the rain getting harder? Were summers getting hotter? Was there going to be choking smoke from forest fires polluting the air every August from now on? In the back of my mind, I began to wonder . . . is this climate change?

more/src :: https://medium.com/@biggshr/intersections-of-climate-change-and-everyday-cycling-443b96457478

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Ako celok ma to nejak neuchvatilo, ale opis tych zdielanych vnemov ano (the poetic and implicit knowledge of the seasons).

Analog Methods: Participants have deep imbrication with the seasons and weather which they experience in pragmatic and poetic ways. Participants mentioned trails sprinkled with pollen or cherry blossoms in the spring, covered in black ice and fallen leaves in early winter and visited by rabbits in the summer. Smells change by season as well, like lilacs in spring, blackberries in the summer, or the “moldy fresh” air of fall. Cyclists use visual cues like at light beams at night to assess the intensity of falling rain and trees and flags to read wind direction and intensity. Cyclists described ‘feeling’ as a way of knowing as well, mentioning dehumidified air, the first warm day of spring or simply holding a hand out a window before leaving home.
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While cycling is an everyday activity, at times mundane, participants reported occasionally being struck by moments of wonder and connection to the larger environment (riding alongside low-flying ducks and getting caught in strong storms). In addition, cyclists noticed a great deal of plant and animals while riding like geese, rabbits, crows and gnats, as well as blooming flowers, emerging/falling leaves, and scents of lilac, jasmine and fennel, to name a few.