Remember:
1. The Air is poisonous
2. The Land is toxic
3. The Water is contaminated
4. The Seas are polluted
5. The Trees are dying
6. The Plants are sick
7. The Birds are starving
8. The Animals are endangered
The Ecological Emergency should be front page news every single day
'What should we do?' is the question many want answered:
1. Learn more about #ClimateJustice:
2. Take action:
Nobody has the perfect idea of how to respond to the mad predicament of Abrupt Climate Breakdown & Ecological Collapse.
⚠️ 2 Billion Kids Exposed To Poisonous Air Every Day:
Over half a million 0 - 4 year olds are killed each year by oil, coal & gas corporations, vehicle manufacturers' CEOs, and governments which enable the burning of fossil fuels & vehicle emissions.💔m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58…
Microplastic nanoparticles have entered the food chain. ⚠️
One third of all plastic waste ends up in soils or freshwater, most of it disintegrating into particles smaller than 5mm.
Fragments of plastic are present all over the world.
unenvironment.org/news-and-stori…
The whole system of regulating chemicals that may end up in our water and setting limits is broken. For example... cbsnews.com/news/drinking-…
The “invisible” crisis of water quality is threatening human and environmental well-being.
In some regions, rivers and lakes are so polluted that they are literally catching fire.
news.un.org/en/story/2019/…
Plastic contamination is slowly "killing the human race".
It will soon be "catastrophic" for human health.
news.sky.com/story/plastic-…
Forests are being destroyed everywhere, particularly in the tropical rainforests:
The international trade in plants, travel and #ClimateChange are all contributing to an acceleration in the rate of new tree diseases.
'One of the worst tree disease epidemics the UK has ever seen...'
theconversation.com/ash-dieback-on…
Climate change-induced drought will make plant diseases worse.' scimex.org/newsfeed/droug…
'Across nearly 130 varieties of plants..the overall concentration of minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc and iron had dropped by 8 percent on average.'
politico.com/agenda/story/2…
Report on bird declines: intensive farming and pesticides could turn Europe’s farmland into a desert that ultimately imperils all humans. ⚠️
The human race faces Death. If newspapers cared for people not profit, this would constantly be the top story.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
This is the Sixth Mass Extinction.
This thread of threads shows how ALL life on the planet is now in danger. 😱 👇
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