| But we've got a lot of work to do. Some days, the burden of knowing how grave a threat the climate crisis is can seem overwhelming.
You feel the weight of it. Day in and day out, it's easy to get discouraged... to feel that there is no way we can make any difference against the likes of the Koch Brothers, the fossil fuel lobby, and the climate deniers in Congress.
But here's the key point: There's still hope. We are making meaningful progress, and our slideshow proves it.
Don't misunderstand me. The climate crisis is the gravest environmental threat humanity has ever faced. Solving it will not be easy.
Just last week, the American Association for the Advancement of Science—the world's largest general scientific society—released a report on global warming entitled, "What We Know." The 18-pager paints a grim picture.
A quick summary? The climate crisis has arrived—and it's putting our communities at risk. A direct quote?
The evidence is overwhelming: Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are rising. Temperatures are going up. Springs are arriving earlier. Ice sheets are melting. Sea level is rising. The patterns of rainfall and drought are changing. Heat waves are getting worse, as is extreme precipitation. The oceans are acidifying.
I know—it's ominous.
But, in spite of these dire warnings, this fight is far from over. We have a lot of work to do. We'll need an army to get it all done—and that's why we're lucky we have you.
Find out how far we've come, and what we've got ahead of us.
 Thank you for all you do,
Heather Shelby
Action Network Coordinator |
