Today is Earth Day! Over one billion people in 192 countries are participating from London to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Babylon City, New Delhi to New York, Rome to Cairo; people everywhere are taking action in their communities and helping depict The Face of Climate Change. The Face of Climate Change. Earth Day 4.22.13 #FACEOFCLIMATE

1. # FACE OF CHANGE

2. The world is DYING!

3. BECAUSE OFYOU!

4. YOU are a part of the PROBLEM!

5. With over 7 BILLION PEOPLE

6. and... 8.7 BILLION kinds of ANIMAL species.

7. 29 PERCENT land

8. and... 71 PERCENT water

9. PLANET EARTH is the place we call home.

10. A place that is literally ONE of a kind

11. with life found nowhere else in the UNIVERSE!

12. yet, we have a CRISIS on our hands.

13. INCREASE in natural disasters and extreme
weather is...

14. effecting REAL PEOPLE,ANIMALS, and the
ENVIRONMENT!

15. Climate change is not just an ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEM,

16. it is a DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM.

17. Coming from the
DEVELOPMENT of todays
rich countries

18. INCREASE in carbon dioxide and
green house gasses

19. from the use of COAL, in our
industries and factories.

20. ELECTRICITY

21. and GASOLINE

22. are INCREASING the temperature of our planet.

23. These GREEN HOUSE GASES keep
the heat from escaping the
atmosphere

24. Too much of it is causing NEGATIVE effects
on the environment

25. And yes, even our CARS are adding to the
crisis.

26. In the past 100 years, the total
temperature has increased by 1.1
DEGREES.

27. Doesn’t seem like much, but the little
change in heat is...

28. change the glaciers to MELT;

29. INCREASING our sea level by 0.14 inches per year.

30. still not CONVINCED?

31. Tell that to this polar bear who could not get
back to land due to the MELTING ICE!

32. Because of the HEAT, precipitation patterns have also
changed;

33. causing more RAINFALL.

34. In turn, FLOODS have been occurring more
FREQUENTLY.

35. COASTAL CITIES are more likely to flood,

36. and in less than 50YEARS, some coastal cities
will be UNDERWATER...

37. meaning more FLOODS to come.

38. Also, the heat is INCREASING the EVAPORATION
CYCLE

39. leading to WITHERING CROPS

40. and more fires due to DRYNESS.

41. PEOPLE who are being effected the most...

42. are NOT those adding the most to the Carbon
Dioxide emission.

43. It is Affecting those living in undeveloped
countries

44. Killer diarrheal diseases, malnutrition,
malaria, and dengue...

45. are highly CLIMATE-SENSITIVE and are
expected to WORSEN as the climate
changes.

46. Areas with WEAK HEALTH infrastructure
are the LEAST able to cope and respond.

47. When natural disasters strike, their ability to
grow crops, access water, and feed themselves
WORSENS.

48. CHILDREN in these areas have an even
harder time to survive.

49. Due to the change in their environment,
many ANIMALS are being IMPACTED too.

50. Animals like CORAL REEFS are experiencing
the worst of it.

51. Coral can only survive 77 DEGREES to 84 DEGREES

52. But because of the heat, 25 PERCENT of the worlds
coral reefs have DIED!

53. In the Indian OCEAN, 90 PERCENT DIED
due to WARMER WATERS.

54. Why does this even matter?

55. Coral reefs actually SUSTAIN underwater life
and it prevents waves from hitting the coast

56. According to scientists, coral reefs nurture up to
a MILLION SPECIES of marine life.

57. Without them, our ECO SYSTEM WILL FAIL.

58. How do we RESPOND?

59. Unless green house gases DECREASE DRASTICALLY,

60. MANY will still be impacted.

61. You are also part of the SOLUTION!

62. We can make a DIFFERENCE by...

63. DECREASING your energy use and
investing in ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.

64. If every U.S household REPLACED ONE
regular incandescent light bulb with a
compact fluorescent light bulb,

65. it would PREVENT the equivalent of 90
BILLION POUNDS of green house gas
emissions from power plants.

66. That is like taking out 7.5 MILLION
cars off the road!

67. Change to SOLAR PANELS, which uses
the suns energy for power.

68. That can save up to 1,300,000 Pounds of
greenhouse gas emissions.

69. Though it is switched off, appliances
continue to use small amounts of energy
called PHANTOM ENERGY.

70. Use POWER STRIPS that you
can turn off home appliances that
are not in use.

71. ONE power strip can reduce greenhouse gas by
500 POUNDS a year.

72. Setting your thermostat just 2 DEGREES
lower in winter and higher in summer could
save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide
each year.

73. RECYCLE as much as you can.

74. By recycling half of your household waste,
you can save 2,400 POUNDS of carbon
dioxide annually.

75. Lastly, use ALTERNATIVE means of TRAVEL...

76. WALK

77. BIKE

78. and use PUBLIC TRANSIT.

79. Every gallon of gasoline you saved is 20
POUNDS less carbon dioxide released.

80. Imagine what could happen if EVERYONE
conserved energy.

81. Every little thing makes a difference.

82. WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD!

83. EARTH DAY 04.22.13
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