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CLIMATE CHANGE: HOW TO MAKE A THANOS?
Earth’s climate has changed over the past century. The atmosphere and oceans have warmed, sea levels have risen, and glaciers and ice sheets have decreased in size. The best available evidence indicates that greenhouse
Belief VS Behavior
gas emissions from human activities
Do you think that it is axiomatic
and behaviors are the main cause.
(undeniable/
to
Continuous increases in greenhouse
behave as you believe? Then let’s
gases will produce further warming
take a look at these questions:
and other changes in Earth’s physical
unquestionable)
Do you know that plastic bags
environment and ecosystems. Climate
are harmful to the environment?
change has impacts on ecosystems,
Do you know that car fumes
coastal systems, fire regimes, food and
contribute to climate change?
water security, health, infrastructure
I think the answer is 𝗬𝗘𝗦.
and human security. The impacts will vary from one region to another and, in
Okay let’s take a look at those: Do you use alternatives to plastic bags (paper bags for example)? Do you walk / bike instead of using cars? The answer is probably 𝗡𝗢 So, as you see, you can behave in a way different from what you believe.
the short term, can be both positive and
negative.
impacts
of
intensify
and
In
the
climate interact
future, change with
the will other
stresses. If greenhouse gas emissions continue to be high, it is likely that the human-induced component of climate change will exceed the capacity of some countries to adapt.
𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? The solution is to modify people’s behavior. In this article, we will learn how
to
make
a
Thanos
(Balance
Keeper).
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