Well, we all know (probably) that climate change is the worst. According to the European Union's webpage, the earth's temperature is .85 degrees Celcius higher than it was before the industrial revolution, which may sound miniscule, but is actually quite significant. But [[who]] is it the worst for, eh?
The impoverished and underprivileged, especially, those who are elderly and disabled.If you want to learn about their coming plight, [[click here]]. If you hate other people, click [[this]].
Just think about it: perhaps the most devastating promise of climate change is the struggle for resources. The poor are at a disadvantage in this area. Unless a Mad Maxesque apocalypse breaks out, resource struggle will manifest in balooning prices of essentials like grain and water. This clearly advantages the moneyed.
But don't take my word for it. Click [[this thang]] to learn more about resources. Click [[right here]] if you are afraid.
You hate others!
You snivelling gerbil
In December of 2015, National Geographic released an article entitled See What Climate Change Means for the World's Poor. This article was based on a report by the World Bank. The World Bank's report found that climate change would be especially crippling for the impoverished because of agriculture. The poorest nations on earth tend to be the most reliant on agriculture. The World Bank predicts a 17% global rise in agricultural prices by 2030 as droughts cause crop failure, if dramatic action is not taken. Some areas are below this average, and some above it. Shockingly, Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to experience a 77% rise in agricultural prices. Globally, this will launch millions of people into poverty. It actually gets [[worse]] though.
In addition to the health crisis of malnutrition that would be the result of crop failures, there is an assumption by most members of the scientific community that infectious diseases would be greatly exacerbated by rising global temperatures. The Earth Institute at Columbia University has conducted research suggesting climate change as a factor in the recent West African ebola epidmeic. The causes are myriad and complicated. For example, food shortages will likely cause people to attain alternative food sources, like bats, which have proven to be quite diseaseful creatures.
Basically, just understand that diseases are climate sensitive, and more heat, means more disease.
The prognosis seems grim for the impoverished, but lets talk about what [[YOU]] can do...
First, you should think about your carbon footprint. According to research posted on the European Union's webpage, CO2 accounts for over half of greenhouse emissions.
You can reduce your carbon output by:
-reducing your consumption of meat, especially the red stuff
-biking to work, as well as other places
-using carpools and public transportation
-Use less electricity, and invest in some solar panels (or other forms of alternative energy)
Click [[1]] to reduce your carbon footprint. Click [[7]] to ski over my legs twice, and ignore my request to reduce your carbon footprint.
Solid choice!
Lets talk about the political side of this now, because that may be the greatest area of impact.
Unfortunately most of the Republican party does not admit climate change, a human role in climate change, or a need to act against climate change.
This should be a non-partisan issue, and indeed there are Republicans who believe it is a problem, like Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.
If you are a conservative, you should encourage your politicians to discuss this issue.
If you are liberal, consider which of your candidates are thinking the most seriously about climate change, and then maybe vote for that person.
Hopefully any person you vote for supports America's role in the Paris Climate Accords, which present a real effort to slow climate change.
Click [[2]] to vote for someone who believes climate change is a threat to human existence. Click [[3]] to dump formaldehyde in a nice river.
What the hell man
Hey great, thanks for your nice stuff.
Probably you should stay informed about climate change, and the ways your lifestyle and politics can affect it. It is a huge, real, and consequential thing for every human. But consider the havoc it could wreak on world's impoverished people. These considerations should be horrifying, and should prompt a moral response.
Click the word [[vibes]] to have a moral response.
Click the word [[swank]] if you hate me.
You are a gerbil.
:)
Alright you willowy lad/las, I'm just trying to help. What do you reckon will come out of the Russian perfmafrost when it melts? You ever see John Carpenter's The Thing?...cause you're gunna be.