# FACE OF CHANGE

The world is DYING!

BECAUSE OFYOU!

YOU are a part of
the PROBLEM!

With over 7 BILLION PEOPLE

and... 8.7 BILLION kinds of
ANIMAL species.

29 PERCENT land

and... 71 PERCENT water

PLANET EARTH is the place
we call home.

A place that is literally
ONE of a kind

with life found nowhere else
in the UNIVERSE!

yet, we have a CRISIS
on our hands.

INCREASE in natural disasters and
extreme weather is...

effecting REAL PEOPLE,ANIMALS, and the
ENVIRONMENT!

Climate change is not just
an ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM,

it is a DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM.

Coming from the DEVELOPMENT of
todays rich countries

INCREASE in carbon dioxide and
green house gasses

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

ELECTRICITY

and GASOLINE

are INCREASING the temperature of
our planet.

These GREEN HOUSE GASES keep
the heat from escaping the atmosphere

Too much of it is
causing NEGATIVE effects on the environment

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

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

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

change the glaciers to MELT;

INCREASING our sea level by
0.14 inches per year.

still not CONVINCED?

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

Because of the HEAT, precipitation
patterns have also changed;

causing more RAINFALL.

In turn, FLOODS have been
occurring more FREQUENTLY.

COASTAL CITIES are more likely
to flood,

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

meaning more FLOODS to come.

Also, the heat is INCREASING
the EVAPORATION CYCLE

leading to WITHERING CROPS

and more fires due to
DRYNESS.

PEOPLE who are being effected
the most...

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

It is Affecting those living
in undeveloped countries

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

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

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

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

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

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

Animals like CORAL REEFS are
experiencing the worst of it.

Coral can only survive 77
DEGREES to 84 DEGREES

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

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

Why does this even matter?

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

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

Without them, our ECO SYSTEM
WILL FAIL.

How do we RESPOND?

Unless green house gases DECREASE
DRASTICALLY,

MANY will still be impacted.

You are also part of
the SOLUTION!

We can make a DIFFERENCE
by...

DECREASING your energy use and
investing in ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RECYCLE as much as you
can.

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

Lastly, use ALTERNATIVE means of
TRAVEL...

WALK

BIKE

and use PUBLIC TRANSIT.

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

Imagine what could happen if
EVERYONE conserved energy.

Every little thing makes a
difference.

WE HAVE THE POWER TO
CHANGE THE WORLD!

EARTH DAY 04.22.13
EARTHDAY.ORG/2013