I used to think the numbers would shock people into caring. Now I just stare at the graph—another red line, another warning, another night in the lab pretending this isn’t personal. We’re draining water that took millennia to form, and I can’t even get my PI to answer an email about my draft. They say it’s an emergency, but the only thing that moves fast is the burnout. I watch the world dry out, and I keep running the same calculations, hoping someone will listen before it’s too late. But mostly, I just feel tired. Like the aquifers, I’m not sure how much I have left to give. #Science #ScienceFatigue #ClimateDespair