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It's warming.
It's us.
We're sure.
It's bad.
We can fix it.
Since satellite records began 37 years ago, the Arctic’s sea ice has been in dramatic decline, losing on average 3.7% of its mass each decade. In 2016 sea ice in the Arctic Ocean continued to melt during the polar winter, the first time this has been observed in modern history. Some parts were 20 degrees C warmer than usual. Recent research shows that the Antarctic contribution to sea level rise is close to zero for up to 1.5 degrees Celsius warming, then jumps to at least 2 metres once we pass approximately 2 degrees Celsius.
Wildfires are also an indicator of our rapidly warming atmosphere. An extremely dry winter coupled with unseasonably hot weather fueled devastating wildfires across North America in 2016.
These included the disastrous fires in Fort McMurray, which led to one of the biggest evacuations in the country's history and went on record as the most expensive disaster in Canadian history with losses expected to total $3.58 billion.
Warming is increasing the severity of drought. A warmer atmosphere sucks more water from the soil, increasing the likelihood for drought conditions. Through 2015 and 2016, drought and rising temperatures left over 36 million people in Eastern and Southern Africa facing hunger. The drought was the worst in Ethiopia’s recent history.
Right now, annual global average temperature is about 1° Celsius (1.9°F) hotter than pre-industrial levels. We can fix everything.
We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and quickly transition to 100% renewable energy.The most important step you can take now is to join the movement making the transition from fossil fuels possible.
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