# 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
extremeweather is...

effecting REAL PEOPLE,ANIMALS, and theENVIRONMENT!

Climate change is not just
an ENVIRONMENTALPROBLEM,

it is a DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM.

Coming from theDEVELOPMENT of todaysrich
countries

INCREASE in carbon dioxide andgreen
house gasses

from the use of COAL,
in ourindustries and factories.

ELECTRICITY

and GASOLINE

are INCREASING the temperature of
our planet.

These GREEN HOUSE GASES keepthe
heat from escaping theatmosphere

Too much of it is
causing NEGATIVE effectson the environment

And yes, even our CARS
are adding to thecrisis.

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

Doesn’t seem like much, but
the littlechange 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 getback to land due to the MELTING ICE!

Because of the HEAT, precipitation
patterns have alsochanged;

causing more RAINFALL.

In turn, FLOODS have been
occurring moreFREQUENTLY.

COASTAL CITIES are more likely
to flood,

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

meaning more FLOODS to come.

Also, the heat is INCREASING
the EVAPORATIONCYCLE

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 CarbonDioxide emission.

It is Affecting those living
in undevelopedcountries

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

are highly CLIMATE-SENSITIVE and areexpected
to WORSEN as the climatechanges.

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

When natural disasters strike, their
ability togrow crops, access water, and feed themselvesWORSENS.

CHILDREN in these areas have
an evenharder time to survive.

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

Animals like CORAL REEFS are
experiencingthe worst of it.

Coral can only survive 77
DEGREES to 84 DEGREES

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

In the Indian OCEAN, 90
PERCENT DIEDdue to WARMER WATERS.

Why does this even matter?

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

According to scientists, coral reefs
nurture up toa 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 andinvesting
in ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.

If every U.S household REPLACED
ONEregular incandescent light bulb with acompact fluorescent light bulb,

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

That is like taking out
7.5 MILLIONcars off the road!

Change to SOLAR PANELS, which
usesthe suns energy for power.

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

Though it is switched off,
appliancescontinue to use small amounts of energycalled PHANTOM ENERGY.

Use POWER STRIPS that youcan
turn off home appliances thatare not in use.

ONE power strip can reduce
greenhouse gas by500 POUNDS a year.

Setting your thermostat just 2
DEGREESlower in winter and higher in summer couldsave about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxideeach year.

RECYCLE as much as you
can.

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

Lastly, use ALTERNATIVE means of
TRAVEL...

WALK

BIKE

and use PUBLIC TRANSIT.

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

Imagine what could happen if
EVERYONEconserved energy.

Every little thing makes a
difference.

WE HAVE THE POWER TO
CHANGE THE WORLD!

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