Have you heard? All gone by 2029:
1. 50% of bird species
2. 50% of East Himalayan glaciers
3. 90% of tropical forests
4. 90% of freshwater animals
5. 90% of coral reefs
6. 90% of mangrove forests
7. 99% of Arctic summer sea ice
One tweet's worth a million newspaper front pages.
climate change experts: a 4°C average temperature rise is likely now locked in, and could occur as early as 2049
also climate change experts: a 4°C average temperature rise looks like this:
A church catches fire and the entire world stops, news is everywhere and billions are raised overnight. But when our planet catches fire, there's crickets. This fire in Australia has killed HALF A BILLION ANIMALS. Half a billion. This needs to be trending everywhere!!
If ppl want to post 30 ig stories, let them. If a couple wants to post pictures with cheesy captions, let them. If someone wants to post workouts or lifestyle tips bc they enjoy it,let them do it. I pray 2020 is the year we stop judging ppl for the tiniest things & let them live.
48.9 degrees C on the farm (western Vic) yesterday. Cockies falling dead from the trees. People and wildlife cannot withstand the extremes we are already experiencing and this is just 1 degree of warming. We are on track for more than 4. 😔#ClimateEmergency