Greenhouse Gases
a natural process where certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun, warming the planet's surface by absorbing and re-emitting infrared radiation
Greenhouse Effect
These events can cause trillions of dollars in economic losses and thousands of deaths. Heat waves (as an example) are the leading weather-related cause of death
Extreme Weather
Some species are unable to adapt to climate change and can no longer survive
Extinction
More days with temperatures above 90°F
Heat Waves
This type of energy comes from natural, self-replenishing sources that won't run out. Some include solar, wind and geothermal
Renewable Energy
A greenhouse gas that comes from cow farts and burps
Methan
There is an increased risk of these that can be spread by pests, water, and food. For example, outbreaks of West Nile virus correlate with higher temperatures
Disease
Plants and animals move to higher elevations or latitudes to escape rising temperatures. For example, some land animals in the US have moved north by an average of 3.8 miles per decade
Range Shifts
Warming can limit water availability, leaving areas more dry than normal
Drought
For us as consumers, we can commit to eating what we buy and composting what we don’t get to in time. We can also switch our focus to plant-based foods
Food Waste and Diet Changes
A greenhouse gas that comes from the burning of fossil fuels
Carbon Dioxide
This type of harm is true especially for people who directly experience the consequences of a warming planet, such as trauma from a natural disaster
Mental Health (depression, anxiety)
Climate change can increase the opportunities for animals to spread more of these and for viruses to spill over to humans
Disease
Heatwaves, which seriously dry out the ground, often trigger virulent these that affect entire communities, destroying homes and damaging health due to smoke inhalation. Furthermore, the impact on ecosystems is such that some of them never recover.
Wildfires
World leaders need to commit to halting illegal logging operations and make good on other commitments to plant trees
Reforestation
A greenhouse gas that is made up of 3 oxygen atoms and occurs naturally in the stratosphere
Ozone
When extreme weather destroys crops and livestock, and rising carbon dioxide levels can reduce the nutritional value of some crops
Food and Nutrition
Increased intensity of fires, storms, and droughts can cause this
Habitat Loss
Monsoon rainfalls will increase in the medium and long term, especially in South and South-east Asia, causing terrible this to happen. This will have especially serious consequences for coastal cities
Flooding
Mass adoption of these types of vehicles and mass/public transportation is key to cutting the greenhouse gas emissions from fuel-based motor vehicles.
Electric Cars
A greenhouse gas that is present naturally as part of the global water cycle
Climate change can trigger people to move along existing migration routes
Forced Displacement (housing loss)
A reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere
Ocean Acidification
Warmer ocean waters allow storms to gain more energy, resulting in higher wind speeds and heavier rainfall.
Hurricanes
Support individuals and organizations who speak on behalf of the “invisible” people facing the climate crisis
Address Poverty and Vulnerable Communities