Since 2010, I've been appealing to people about the urgent need to address climate change. Droughts, heat waves, and storms are the best-known effects of this global crisis.
But it's not what we know that should worry us most โ it's what we don't know. We are only beginning to grasp the full extent of warming's impact on permafrost, ice sheets, and ocean currents.
Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and the loss of biodiversity are already devastating communities around the world. We are witnessing the consequences of our inaction in real-time.
This underscores the critical need for immediate and decisive action to mitigate climate change and safeguard our planet.ย