If you've been following my articles recently, you already know that we are officially in the aftermath of the world's first global climate strike. The turnout was absolutely incredible. There were roughly 4,000 events across the globe, with thousands of people showing up to each event to fight for our planet. However, now that it's over, things seem to be a little too quiet.

Well, that's not entirely true.

I'm sure you can hop on social media and find dozens of "breaking news" stories, but what are these stories actually about? You can find whatever stories you want about who dyed their hair for fashion week, the Biebers' wedding, who dared to crash a runway, and which Kardashian was going through a breakup this week. The world of news on social media isn't exactly quiet right now, but it isn't exactly providing us with the news we need or deserve, either.

If you want to find anything with more substance than the lives of celebrities, then you'll have to do a little more digging.

With the global climate strike being such a monumental moment in what will later be our history, I can't help but ask: Why is something as simple as fashion week more important than our current climate crisis? Why do we care more about celebrities, money, and fashion than our home?

As a society, we like the comfort zone of business as usual.

Throughout the climate strike, many activists were saying they want people to start acting like their house is on fire. At the time, I didn't understand their urgency. Now, as I watch the world continue on as if nothing's happening, I understand that level of urgency. In fact, I wish there was even more urgency coming from those in positions of power instead of from teenagers who are having their voices smothered every day.

For anyone still on the fence about believing in climate change, fret not. You don't have to believe in climate change because it already exists right in front of us. You just have to ask yourself: are you willing to continue on with business as usual?