Ice loss from Greenland, Antarctica and glaciers around the world are now the leading contributors to sea level rise. The fate of the ice sheets will determine how much sea levels will increase during the next several decades and beyond. ... The 2014 Arctic Report Card paints a picture of a region in transition from a largely frozen, sealed off region to one that is accessible by ships and other means on a seasonal basis, with huge changes taking place in the regions marine and land-based species (yes, including polar bears). mashable/2014/12/29/arctic-global-warming-impacts/ Climate change causes erratic weather, wildfires, drought, flooding, severe storms, disease outbreaks, extinction of plant and animal life, food shortages, poverty, security threats, and war. The news about climate is disturbing. But, there is something you can do! Join UN IPCC chair Dr. Pachauri, NASA climatologist Dr. Hansen, and World Bank environmental experts by reducing animal product consumption, which they believe is the most important lifestyle change you can make to stop climate change: https://youtube/watch?v=KoIh9J6b-iQ. https://youtube/watch?v=zfbxeAFk8mY meatonomics/2014/09/04/how-to-reverse-climate-change-before-its-too-late/ Livestock Production and Shorter-Lived Climate Forcers Learn why reducing animal product consumption can cool the earth dramatically and quickly, and buy us time to switch to clean, renewable, wildlife-friendly energy. worldpreservationfoundation.org/Downloads/Livestock-Production-World-Preservation-Foundation.pdf Livestock consume about half of the water in the US -- and half of Californias water: alternet.org/cows-rice-fields-and-big-agriculture-consumes-well-over-90-californias-water publiclandsranching.org/htmlres/wr_guzzling_water.htm nytimes/2014/03/08/opinion/meat-makes-the-planet-thirsty.html?_r=1 cias.wisc.edu/curriculum/modIII/secc/modiii_secc_act.htm Our personal lifestyles have serious -- and expensive -- consequences. By reducing animal product consumption, and participating in Meatless Monday, you conserve a huge amount of water, to help preserve our water reserves and wildlife. #california #ClimateChange #cadrought #watersmart #waterconservation #watercrisis #GlobalWarming #WildFires #losangeles #ReduceCarbonFootprint #science #ourclimate #environment #nature #flexitarian #MFMclimatepledge #PeoplesClimateMarch #ActOnClimate #SolutionsToClimateChange #Climate2014 #climate #change #PeoplesClimate #PeoplesMarch #wildlife #PlantBased #heatwave #GHG #water #ecosystems
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