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Global Warming Will Happen To You, Too!

The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. 
Let's scale that to 46 years.
We have been here for 4 HOURS.
Our industrial revolution began 1 minute ago.
In that time, we have destroyed 
MORE THAN 50% of the world's forests.

Source: Science Alert Facebook Page

I find it unimaginable that so few listen while environmental agencies the world over are screaming about climate change, global warming, the need to reduce greenhouse gases and CO-2 emissions, the effects of the industrial revolution and really - the overall negative impact humans have had and continue to have on our planet.

Wars, famine, floods, crop failures, droughts and the like - these are always localised events. An entire country or region or continent may suffer the effects of a flood or a war, yet in other parts of the world people simply continue on their daily business, oblivious to the suffering of people they don't know who live in a country they may have never even heard of.

Global warming, as the name says, is something that - if left unchecked - will happen to the entire world. It won't be just  localised or regional flooding or drought or crop failure, it won't happen only in one part of the world and not in others - it will happen to everyone, it will happen everywhere. It will happen to all of us and we will all suffer the effects and have to live with the consequences.

It is time to look beyond borders and separations imposed by humankind and recognise a global need for increased awareness and increased action to combat climate change. It is time that people from all over the world come together (hello, internet! thank you for connecting humanity!) and realise that if we all do our bit to help heal our world, we will see changes so much quicker than any of us could now imagine. Just think - all of humanity working together towards a common goal, working together to make our world a better place for everyone and everything.

Forgets borders, forget religion, forget countries
Forget governments, forget continents, ethnicity and race
Realise that we are all human and all citizens of the world we share together.
Realise that if only we learn to work together towards a common goal,
We will be able to change the world together and make it a better place.
Not just for you and for me,but for the entire human race.

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