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A New Year, Old Challenges: Climate Records Shatter Again The warmest ever January. The Guardian reports that the World is just not prepared for climate disasters after the warmest-ever January.🌡️ Just this month, we've witnessed recurring reminders of the climate crisis in the UK, USA, Australia, and France.📈 Despite the national mourning, declared states of emergency, and economic loss, it's hard to grasp that the higher the global temperature, the greater the risk of fires, flooding, and all other hazards. Adaptation to the changes we've already set in motion is imperative, and the moment to act is now.🚀🌎 Your thoughts?🤔 Find more information down below⬇️ #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Adaptation #Innovation #ClimateRisk 

A stark way to visualize how climate change is impacting Washington, DC. Yes, there are outliers here, but the trend towards warmer temperatures from the 1800s to today is obvious when presented like this.

With every headline about rising temperatures, I wonder, why aren't we all talking about the climate? Can we normalize discourse about individual and collective steps? In my search for answers, I came across this article: https://lnkd.in/gpWK9XcT "And yet despite the fact that we’re living through a climate disaster, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear every day about the future of our planet." While I may not be cowering, I think about it every day. #climatechange #ecodespair #activehope

Climate data can save lives. Most countries can’t access it. DO YOUR PART TO REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE IN AN EASY, YET SIGNIFICANT WAY: www.PlanetCents dot us #PlanetCents #PlanetCentsMovement #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency https://lnkd.in/gneRV2b8

June 21, 2024, today, is Show Your Stripes Day to bring awareness to the earth's ever-increasing warming as a result of human-induced activities causing profound changes in our global and local climates and ecosystems, with severe consequence to people, communities, infrastructure, and economies. The below strips reflect the very recent and dramatic average temperature increases for my now home of Washington, D.C. As we face deadly extreme heat conditions in the coming days and week, it shouldn't be lost on anyone the impacts climate change has on our families, friends, neighbors, and communities. To learn more about Show Your Stripes and to download and share the stripes for your location, visit: https://lnkd.in/d8cebt2C For more information on climate change visit: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/ 5th National Climate Assessment: https://lnkd.in/gRwhtmZu #showyourstripes #climatechange #climateaction #extremeheat #climateadaptation #climateresiliency #energytransition #decarbonization

Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated Despite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it - The Guardian, by Maggie Mertens #climatechange #globalwarming #climate #environmentprotection

This summer in the United States, millions of people have experienced the intense effects of the climate crisis. The “heat dome” that has gripped the south-west for the past three weeks is expanding into the south-eastern states. Catastrophic flooding in the north-east has claimed lives and wiped out farmers’ crops. And the worst wildfire season in Canadian history has not only caused tens of thousands of Indigenous people to be displaced, but the accompanying smoke has also billowed over into the north-eastern and midwest US, setting records for poor air quality. In many cases, these events have caused irreparable damage and trauma to those directly affected, and can certainly feel like they’re encroaching on those people on the periphery. And yet despite the fact that we’re living through a climate disaster, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear every day about the future of our planet. There’s a psychological reason for that.

Really interesting article on the human response to climate change and why people aren’t reacting to the crisis that is there. A natural response to something so large is to feel powerless and therefore as they can’t control the crisis they can control their response to it. Fear isn’t always the best motivation for action/ this was something we found in the Race Against Waste campaign. What does help, is giving people actions they can take. #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis https://lnkd.in/e6ZBq6EC

Adapting to climate change and its impacts is a big challenge. But as increased risks to people and communities become apparent, it is essential. The ability to adapt can help keep us safe. Climate adaptation protects people and places by making them less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. For example, to protect against sea level rise and increased flooding, communities might build seawalls or relocate buildings to higher ground. Taking steps to adapt to climate change can make us more resilient, which means we’re more able to cope with the changes. To survive and thrive, we need to adapt as the climate changes and also limit the amount of warming by reducing greenhouse gases. Climate models, which provide scenarios of future climate change, can help us understand the impacts of climate change that we need to adapt to, allowing us to plan so that communities can be less vulnerable to climate change. #climatechange #climateadaptation #adaptation #resilience #climateaction #climatecrisis #globalgoalforadaptation #climateresilience

As the impact of climate change continues to grow, it's important to implement risk-based management strategies to address this threat. These strategies will help us recover from disasters more efficiently and at a reduced cost, while also preparing us for climate-induced catastrophes. Metropolitan areas in the United States are particularly vulnerable to the risks of climate change, including rising sea levels. #ClimateChange #RiskManagement #DisasterPreparedness #Sustainability