Days To Live


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1.47°C

NASA Confirms 2024 Warmest Year on Record

We Are Counting Down To

A 2°C Global Warming Limit &

450 (ppm) of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Carbon Dioxide avg ppm

At Today's Rate, 450 ppm will be reached by 2031
Sources: NOAA - Based on Annual Mean Data & Annual Mean Growth Rates at the Mauna Loa Observatory
Last Updated: July, 2020

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2°C is
A Goal Set in the 2015 UN Paris Climate Agreement,
To Keep the Increase in Global Average Surface Temperature Well Below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels

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↓ NASA Home Page ↓

NASA Home

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Copernicus
Climate Change Service (C3S)
↓ Home Page ↓

NASA Home

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Red Swirls of CO2 - most of which is emitted in the Northern Hemisphere
Source: NASA

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CO2

Credit: Copernicus

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CO2

Credit: Copernicus

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CO2

Credit: Copernicus

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Tipping Points
↓ How Close Are We? ↓

Credit: The New York Times

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Current World Population

8 billion on Nov 15, 2022

9 billion people by 2040

10 billion people by 2055

Source: United Nations Population Fund

More People = More Demand for Oil, Gas, Coal and Other Sources of Energy

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The Consequences of Inaction

More Extreme Weather Events

Heatwaves
Flooding
Mega-Droughts
Extreme Wildfirese
Hurricanes
Storm Surges

Rising Sea Levels

Coastal Erosion and Habitat Loss
Displacement of Populations
Compromised Septic Systems Increases the Risk of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Contaminated Drinking Water
Disruption to Farming

Threats to Biodiversity

Extinction of Species
Disruption of Ecosystem Services

Agricultural and Food Security

Crop Failures
Food Shortages

Health Impacts

Increased Spread of Diseases
Heat-Related Illnesses
Respiratory Problems From Air Pollution
Mental Health Threats
Injuries and Premature Deaths

Economic Costs

Damage to Infrastructure
Loss of Productivity

Conflict and Social Instability

Resource Scarcity
Mass Migration

Ocean Acidification and Impact on Marine Life

Disruption of Marine Ecosystems
Coral Reef Mass Die-Off
Dissolving Shellfish
Disruption to the Global Fishing Industry

Inaction = Pain and Suffering

For Everyone

The Air You Breathe
The Water You Drink
The Food You Eat
Your Children
Your Family
Your Community
The Elderly

All are at Risk

Unless You Get Involved


Things You Can Do Right Now!


Vote

Vote for people at all levels of government that support Climate Action

Join

Join the Citizens Climate Lobby ⇒ Click Here

In Support of a Carbon Fee and Dividend

Call

Call All Your Representatives Weekly ⇒ Info Here

And Tell Them You Support:

• A Carbon Fee and Dividend
• Establishing Government Regulations on Greenhouse Gas Pollution
• Spending Public Money on Clean-Energy Research

And

Eat a Plant-Based Diet

Avoiding Flying

Live Car-Free

Have One Fewer Child

Credit: Seth Wynes/Kimberly Nicholas, Environmental Research Letters, 2017


Your Health
A Plant-Based Diet: Detailed Information


Mayo Clinic
Harvard Medical School
National Institutes of Health: A Physician's Guide
Good Food Institute
Forks Over Knives
Healthline
Impossible Foods
Aleph Farms
Mission Barns
SuperMeat
Paul Shapiro's book Clean Meat


Protect Yourself


Track Wildfires & Hurricanes Near You

CO2

Frontline Wildfire Defense System
Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center
US wildfire, Smoke Map

CO2

NOAA Hurricane Tracker
NOAA Coastal Inundation Dashboard


Educate Yourself


Read Me ⇒ Facts

Read Me ⇒ Resources

Read Me ⇒ Solutions

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Climate Change Calculator

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Get Informed & Take Action

NOAA

OMG!

Dr. Michael E. Mann

Climate.gov

World Health Organization (WHO)

The Union of Concerned Scientists

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Sierra Club

The Climate Mobilization

Amazon Watch

The Guardian

The New York Times

The Washington Post

Racing Extinction

Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything

NextGen Climate

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - USA.gov

CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA.gov

EPA Website Under Threat by the Current Administration - Click Here!

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)

Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt



NM Events & Actions

Protest Poster

350 New Mexico

Upcoming Events → Click Here!

Home Page → Click Here!


Rio Grande Sierra Club

Politics → Click Here!

Climate Change → Click Here!

Home Page → Click Here!


New Mexico Climate Action

See How You Can Get Involved → Click Here!


New Mexico Political Report

News and Brews → Click Here!


Misc New Mexico Political Alliances

Common Ground Rising → Click Here!

Environment New Mexico → Click Here!




Your Health Is At Risk

Temps up to 2018

Source: CDC



STAY ENGAGED.

Facts: Follow the Science

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