Grimes is dealing with the devastation caused by the Los Angeles wildfires, which have left nearly 200,000 Californians, including himself, homeless.
On Thursday, January 9, the 36-year-old musician – born Claire Boucher – took to X (formerly Twitter) to describe the scene as “biblical”, sharing her thoughts on humanity’s preparedness to deal with the growing climate crisis. Expressed concerns.
“We may be running out of time to twiddle our thumbs when every level of our culture, environment, government, institutions, mental health, etc. has clearly collapsed,” he wrote.
The wildfire, which started in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday (Jan. 7), quickly spread across L.A. County, destroying nearly 10,000 homes and structures and killing at least 10 people as of Thursday. CNN.
Grimes, who evacuated earlier this week, described her harrowing experience on social media: “Bus had to evacuate, tried to get to a friend’s house / Got an evacuation warning on the way – now aimlessly out of town ”
In her tweets, Grimes also addressed a commenter who criticized her former colleague Elon Musk, defending the tech mogul’s contributions to tackling climate change through electric vehicle innovation.
“He’s very vocal about climate change and is known primarily, in part, for revolutionizing electric vehicles… “The biggest challenge is not to create and use the bait of dopamine rage on social media,” he wrote, emphasizing a focus on “truth-based.” Conversation.”
Grimes and Musk, who have three children together, ended their relationship in 2022 but remain connected through their families.