Water
This element covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface
water
Plants make their own food through this process
photosynthesis
Since 1998, the average temperature across the globe has gone up every year due to this phenomenon.
Global Warming
Rising temperatures, abundance of carbon dioxide, and lack of humidity on land causes this to spread more violently and makes it harder to put out.
fires
You can eat only local foods, write to legislators to ask them to support strong environmental policies, or create an organization that fights for the earth.
What are things I can do to fight climate change?
This frozen element that covers 12 percent of the Earth's seas and 10 percent of its lands helps cool the earth by reflecting the suns rays back into the sky
ice
These human made locations cover 3 percent of Earth's land surface and are home to more than 55 percent of the world's human population
cities
The natural effect where some of the Earth's heat is trapped by our atmosphere.
greenhouse effect
When it's hotter than usual for at least five days
Building sea walls, creating living shorelines, and walking on beach paths instead of natural dunes help combat this phenomenon that results from global warming
Rising sea levels
Scientists have calculated that every time the sea rises 0.4 inches, 6 million people are at risk of this occuring
flooding
This happens when a huge drop in the number of species occurs in a fairly short period of time.
mass extinction
In this book by Dr. Seuss, the main character who "speaks for the trees" fights against deforestation and evil businessmen who see to destroy the trees for their own greedy purposes
The Lorax
The lack of plants, waterproof road surfaces that attract sunlight, and the heat that comes from motors are key factors that cause these type of islands to form.
urban heat island
This type of gardener plants flowers or vegetables in empty public spaces
guerilla gardener
In late September 2024, this tropical storm devastated multiple states causing mass flooding in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, multiple tornadoes in South Carolina, and significant agricultural and forestry loss in Tennessee and Virginia.
Hurricane Helene
The need to do this thing is the biggest cause for deforestation
Originally named "Shaconage" by the Cherokee people, this "place of the blue smoke" located in North Carolina and Tennessee stretches over 522,000 acres with elevations reaching over 6,000 feet, and is home to more than 22,000 different animal species
Great Smoky Mountains
From January 7 to January 31, 2025, this series of14 destructive wildfires greatly affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California
January 2025 Southern California Wildfires
This group created by Leslie Field protects the cyrosphere by covering areas of Artic ice with billions of tiny glass balls to help reflect the sun's light and protect the ice.
Ice911
This civil rights activist was an influential figure during the movement participating in the Nashville Sit in Movement, cofounding the Student Nonviolent Coordination Comittee (SNCC), and finishing as a Democratic representative in Georgia's 5th Congressional district for 30 years
John Lewis
Before Chico Mendes was fighting for the Amazon rainforest against government policies, he originally pursued this noble profession along with his father where they carefully harvested latex from the Amazon and left time for the trees to recover.
rubber tapping
Jay'Aina "Jay Jay" Patton created this app to help children connect with their incarcerated parents virtually.
PhotoPatch
This type of conflict is a terrible American truth which resulted in the death of over 3,000 kids in 2017 and the death of Mann's younger brother Jason in the book Bang!
gun violence
This young activist led a political campaign to successfully pass state legislation limiting single use plastics and founded a nonprofit organization that continues to fight for the planet and its animals.
Hannah Testa