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48% of the world's population experienced at least 30 days of extreme heat this summer.Between 2030 and 2050, climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths per year.
Almost 5 million hectares were burned in Canada in 2023 due to forest fires(Editor's note: this was by early June, 2023. Over 18 million hectares burned in Canada in 2023 due to forest fires.) By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean.
Solar panels are becoming cheaper and more accessible!
Addressing global warming could help lessen the harms to the ecosystem!
"We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it." - Barack Obama
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Scientific American: Title: Half the World's Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/half-the-worlds-population-faced-extreme-heat-for-at-least-30-days-this-summer/#:~:text=The%20organization
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World Health Organization (WHO): Title: Climate change and health URL: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health#:~:text=Between%202030%20and%202050%2C%20climate,diarrhoea%20and%20heat%20stress%20alone.
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CBC News: Title: Wildfire season 2023: An overview URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/wildfire-season-2023-wrap-1.6999005
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The Conversation: Title: Canada wildfires: An area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year - here's what is causing them URL: https://theconversation.com/canada-wildfires-an-area-larger-than-the-netherlands-has-been-burned-so-far-this-year-heres-what-is-causing-them-207577
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Title: Will there be more plastic than fish in the sea? URL: https://www.wwf.org.uk/myfootprint/challenges/will-there-be-more-plastic-fish-sea
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Obama White House Archives: Title: Remarks by the President at the UN Climate Change Summit URL: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/23/remarks-president-un-climate-change-summit