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Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions have raised temperatures. As a result, glaciers are rapidly melting.
“Even if we significantly curb emissions in the coming decades, more than a third of the world’s remaining glaciers will melt before the year 2100. When it comes to sea ice, 95% of the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic is already gone.”
The effects of global warming on temperature, precipitation levels, and soil moisture are turning many of our forests into kindling during wildfire season.
More than 80% of U.S wildfires are caused by people. Warmer temperatures and drier conditions can help fires spread and make them harder to put out.
Plastics are the most common element found in the ocean today. Plastic, is harmful to the environment as it does not break down easily and is often mistaken as food by marine animals.
18 billion pounds of plastic trash winds up in our oceans each year. This is enough to cover every foot of coastline around the world with five full trash bags of plastic.
New studies show that we may have less time than we thought we had.
“Now it seems, there’s a growing consensus that the next 18 months will be critical in dealing with the global heating crisis, among other environmental challenges.” BBC News