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@globalwarning
CLIMATE CHANG IS NOT A HOAX
Climate change is not a hoax, which any reputable climatologist could tell you. We have just come off the warmest three years in a row since records have been kept. Sea levels will rise, coastlines will change, people will be displaced. WAKE UP AND DO SOMETHING!
South Florida Teen
Now of course any floridian knows we are pretty tropical and of course it's gonna be hot and humid a lot. But already in just my 16 years of life I can see the difference in our winters from a few years ago to now. When I was just 8 years old in 2008 we had a winter cold enough to wipe out a lot of the iguanas in SF. This was a good thing because they were invasive and harmful to the ecosystem. So it got down to like 40° and windy so it was cold. And winters before that were chilly, on Christmas you would always at least need a sweater. But now for the past 3 years most noticeably it has been not just warm in December but HOT. I'm not talking a little warm front I'm talking you're sweating on Christmas morning because it's humid and 80°. So now we don't have those winters to keep down invasive populations. We don't have winters from 8 years ago (which is not natural and already teenagers are noticing that). So yes the youth cares about climate and change we can see the changes it's already started having. We can see the direction our future is heading.
What are your views? I am very scared of climate change. It is happening so quickly and we are acting as if it's not actually a real thing. It's very real and we need to start doing things to try and reverse it or fix it so it doesn't continue into the future. Are you already seeing the effects of it in your community? Yes I am, I live in the mountains in North Carolina which is supposed to be frigidly cold in the winter. Lately, however, it has been 60-75 degrees during the day. Which is typically unheard of. What messages do you have for world leaders? This is not going to be an easy problem to handle and try and fix, but we can't keep pretending like it's not there or it's not going to affect us. It already is affecting us and we have turned a blind eye. If we start with little projects to better our daily habits and maybe then move on to bigger projects and so on, maybe we can all work together to really find a solution to this problem. It can't just be world leaders though, they need to help inspire everyday people to go out and do something. Because if we don't do something, our world is going to change drastically and I don't think people know just what that entails.
No One Can Turn a Blind Eye
Climate change is very real and very threatening. People all around the world have already felt extreme changes in the weather. Everything from freak flooding to weather so hot that it makes asphalt melt. The greenhouse gasses emitted from our cars, factories, and many other sources are just accelerating the problem. These problems will include extinction of species, water levels overtaking large coastal cities, increasingly hot temperatures, and possibly even decline in our food supply. These imbalances will be the undoing of our planet. If our now republican government prides itself on being so "Christian", then they should know, that in their faith, they were charged with shepherding and looking after all of Earth's land and creations. This is a divine covenant and it sickens me that they ignore it for greed and power. The whole world needs to change. We need to eventually have everything run on renewable energy and stop throwing away everything we touch. What idiot got to decide that we were a consumerist race of beings? It is far better to give back, than to take; especially in terms of the environment.
2016 beat the world record for the hottest year, and this was the third year in a row. Climate change is a really huge issue, and if we don't start to reduce our carbon footprint, we're in huge trouble.
I believe that climate change is a real threat to our planet's wellbeing and I know that climate change is already occurring. In my community, the effects of climate change are already being felt. Normally in my state, Indiana, the winters are cold and snowy. Most years, the temperature does not get above freezing. This year, though, the temperature has fluctuated from below freezing to warm. Most days the temperature stays between 40*F and 50*F. The high temperature for tomorrow is 60*F. We have also only gotten one minor snow event. If we do get winter weather, we get freezing rain because it is not cold enough to snow. I would like to say to Mike Pence that no, climate change is not a myth. Climate change is real and is happening in his own state.
Climate change is arguably the biggest threat to the nation and the world as a whole. We can't afford to waste 4 years moving backwards. It needs to be addressed now. 10 years ago we had snow on the ground by Halloween in my town. The past 2-3 years it's been between 50 and 70 degrees on Halloween.
Yes ive seen the affects of global climate change
I was raised in Alexandria, VA and when I was young it used to be cold and chilly during the fall and winter cycles. Now, starting a few years back, that hasnt been the case. Now the cold comes in late november, and our winters are nothing more than a few showers of rain with a HINT of snow. Climate change is real and if any lazy, ignorant useless grain of society says otherwise, fuck off! Things arent what they used to be! Quit ignorimg the problems and assuming god is going to magically fix things. Hes not a genie, he is a high being who simply wants YOU to make this world better!
It Happened so Quickly
In 2014 and before, Florida winter was like any other winter in the Sunshine State where it starts getting mild/chilly in late Oct. - early Nov. and gets its coldest by mid-Dec until about the end of Feb. But then here comes 2015, just a year later and BOOM, all of a sudden it stays 80-85°F from summer til the end of December and only gets cold for maybe 2-3 weeks in January 2016. Idk how long global warming has been going on, but it got to Florida pretty darn late and the onset was very unexpecting. Every winter has been the same since then- warm/hot- and I don't think it'll change any time soon (its only been 2 unusually HOT winters so far).
age of change
When I moved to the Bay Area, I found its rolling hills to be boring. My mom would point them out through the car window while driving on the freeway and say, “Isn’t that nice?” and I would mumble, “It’s just green. Everything’s green.” I’d duck my head back down to stare at whatever sort of screen I had in my hands. I managed to ignore the green for ten years. One day, I looked up. Really looked. And I realized the hills weren’t so green anymore, and instead green was replaced by brown, yellow, and tan. And while green bored me before, seeing brown-yellow-tan produced a dull ache in my chest. I really miss green. Sometimes I wonder, what if I never looked up? What if I kept my eyes on the screen in my hands? What if I kept my mind on myself? On my work, friends, and family… but never gave a second’s notice to the home that hosted all of these things? And I think we all do this, but instead on lingering on the what-if’s we should focus on the what-now’s. What’s important is that we look up. We seek out the green. We notice the brown-yellow-tans. We keep our eyes wide open and educate those who insist on keeping theirs wide shut. We educate ourselves. We ask questions: why does the lake in the city park look smaller? Why is the local farm selling less for more? Why are these hills no longer green? “If you aren’t pissed off, you aren’t paying attention,” my statistics professor said the other day. So let’s get pissed off. This is our Earth. We only get one Earth: let’s not take it for granted. Climate change is our reality, but it does not have to be our destiny. It is not the key that will take us to the future, it is the lock with which we will seal away this harmful practice of burning fossil fuels. Climate change is our opportunity to change, and that starts with us. Millennials already know about climate change and global warming. We know it’s a problem, but most of us don’t know how to solve it, and I think it has a lot to do with there not being enough education on this subject, as well as not enough awareness on the actionable steps that we can take. A lot of terms, facts, and science is thrown around, and personally, when I started reading up about it, I was afraid to ask questions or speak out about the issue because I was afraid of looking dumb. I didn’t want to sound like I didn’t know I what I was talking about, and I can’t be the only one. Trump's presidency will only aggravate this situation, will further muddle the difficulties those who aren't so informed about climate change will face when seeking answers and actionable steps. It makes me scared, but mostly it makes me frustrated, and I am grateful at least that it has pushed me to join this platform and conversation, where our peers can feel like they can ask questions, discuss what we know, and get pissed off. Our message to the Trump administration (to all climate skeptics) is clear: The age of change has arrived, and it’s time to keep up.
Our Responsibility
The Bible is correct stating we will reap what we sow. And we must all take responsibility for the state of the global condition. Everyone of us has in some way contributed to it, so placing blame is the last thing that needs be done. We can each do our part to help and that combined energy is going to reawaken this amazing planet and restore her to unmatched beauty.
I'm so terrified of animals going extinct. If everyone just did a little each day it could make a significant difference. Earth is our home and we need to take care of her.
Climate metaphor
In college, my professor gave us the perfect metaphor for describing climate change to others. Our climate predicament is like a car crash. We're driving on the freeway and all of a sudden the car in front of us slams on its breaks. That car in front is our planet. We have to make a split second decision of what to do now. We've already wasted time assessing the situation, and we can no longer avoid being in a car crash. If we waste more time, and do nothing, we're going to slam into that car going 70 miles per hour, killing all parties. But if we pump the breaks right now, try to swerve out of the way, we may end up just hurting ourselves or the car in a minor way. But it's up to us right now. The longer we wait, the more damage we will do to ourselves and everyone around us. Now, it's not a question of 'is climate change real or are humans responsible?' The evidence is staggering, and we are in the crucial stages of acting on this information. If we continue to do nothing to combat the damage we've already done, our planet is lost. But if we start now, we have a chance to do better, we have a chance to save ourselves from excruciating loss. But only if change starts now. If we wait any longer, we will pass the point of no return and the world will no longer be a viable home for us or for future generations.
can we please please please have a respectful, honest, and accurate dialogue of how the climate change affects people disproportionately?
poor, marginalized communities (often populated my people of color (particularly black folk)) are more susceptible to vulnerability. more often than not, they are victimized. this is an intersectional issue -- race, glass, gender, etc -- and we need to address it in a wholesome way.
if it's not to much to ask, i would prefer if this does not become about: white tears, white saviors, tokenizing/exploiting poc's miseries. this is an important conversation to have; please don't derail it.
Fear
I am very concerned at the lack of leaders doing next to nothing about this. Do they realize that it is irreversible? That we have to live here? That even after they die that we have to deal with this? I live in ohio, where in January, temperatures would be below zero and feet of snow. Last week it was 50, people wearing shorts and tee shirts. Why is it so hard for people to get that this is really happening? Please, we have to do something.
I keep reading about how "Green energy is here" -- well, where is it? I'm done with high gas prices and Big Oil, and with a businessman in office instead of a politician (As if there's really a difference. This time it's just more blatant), I know Big Oil isn't going anywhere. Carbon emissions HAVE changed our global average temperature, far beyond the normal "breathing" our planet does. I want clean energy. I want to stop trashing our planet. I want to stop depending on coal and oil BEFORE we run out. And I don't want to poison our drinking water --or anyone else's-- to use up every last little drop of oil there is.
I'm done with Big Oil. And if Trump supports them, then I'm done with him too.
Global Warming is Happening NOW
The weather in my city used to be considered one of the best climates in the US. Living by the beach, the weather always stayed consistent, not too warm, not too cold. In recent years I've seen a spike during the summer, and we've been in a drought for the longest time. It's scary to see the difference even from 10 years ago. I'm scared for the next 10 years.