Over the past 6 months we have seen many very important things happen in the discussion of Climate Change. First, we have watched all through the winter and spring as strong storms have raced across our country. Winter storms like we have never seen before, tornado activity that is off the charts, and disastrous flooding throughout the country finally have people’s attention. In addition to that, we have seen several reports published by very reputable groups that warn of grave danger if we don’t act quickly to mitigate the effects of climate change. Climate change deniers will say it is just weather. But the facts say otherwise!
Two important reports came out at the end of 2018. The IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) states that if we keep the increase in temperature to 1.5 degrees centigrade, the world faces a better chance of surviving the storms, droughts, floods, species extinction, and food loss that will already happen because of the current increase in the Earth’s temperature. Beyond that threshold, they are not very optimistic for the survival of the planet. Yet we can do something to stop that increase if we act within the next 7 to 10 years.
Letter to the Editor: Taking Action on Climate Change