Here where I live in Texas, it's been week after week after week of 100+ temperatures as a heat dome parks itself over the southern U.S. yet again. And it's only mid-June.
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Another heatwave is shattering temperatures across Europe at this moment
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... making climate forecasts for the next few decades a reality this year.
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In 2014, this French weather presenter announced the forecast for August 18, 2050 as part of a campaign to alert to the reality of climate change. Now her forecast that day is the actual forecast for the coming 4 or 5 days, in mid-June 2022.
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The spring heatwave in India and Pakistan, where temperatures topping 110F or 43C were responsible for "wide-spread suffering and affected global wheat supplies" was at least 30x more likely because of climate change.
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And then there's the flooding, as warmer air holds more water vapor for storms to sweep up and dump on us, and unseasonable heat melts snowpack ... leading to glacial outburst floods in Pakistan
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And record-breaking floods in Yellowstone National Park in the US
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When first started tracking billion-plus dollar extreme weather and climate events in the 1980s, there was an average of 1 event every 4 months.
By the 2010s, there was one event every THREE WEEKS on average. And that's just for the U.S.
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These events affect our health, our power grid, agricultural production, water supply, and more -- in a nutshell, everything that we depend on for our well-being here on this planet. That's why ...
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Climate change affects us all, but it doesn't affect us all equally. Those who are already marginalized, vulnerable, or impoverished are affected first and foremost, whether they live in large megacities or small agricultural communities.
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And that's why we need action so urgently, at every level.
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Climate action in 3 steps:
1. Reduce everything we can, as much as we can, first.
2. Offset the rest (which is impossible to do if we don't reduce everything we can first).
3. Build resilience to the impacts we can no longer avoid.
Why? Because the only other choice is suffering.
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How can you help? Start a conversation where you work or where you study. What could your business, university, company, organization, bank, retirement fund do to make a difference? Who else is acting? What more could be done?
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As says, “Talk” is the fertile field in which cultural change begins; in its absence, it’s impossible for people to solve a problem. Conversations underpin all climate action. The goal is to bring more people into the conversation.
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Turn off your ac, walk everywhere. Even if it's miles away. Get up super early.
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No; where I live, e.g., it's been over 100F for 2 weeks + this next week. My family has all suffered dehydration despite our best efforts to remain hydrated. We need solutions that work for everyone, not only those who live in walkable areas. Pls watch the TED talk. Thanks!
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