The effects of climate change are already being felt around the world from "summary" of This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
It is not a future that we need to worry about; it is a present that is already here. The effects of climate change are not some distant threat looming on the horizon; they are being felt right now, all around the world. From the devastating floods in Pakistan to the wildfires raging in Australia, from the droughts in California to the hurricanes in the Caribbean, the impacts of our changing climate are becoming increasingly impossible to ignore. But it is not just in far-flung corners of the globe that these effects are being felt. They are also being felt much closer to home, in our own communities, our own neighborhoods. The summers are getting hotter, the storms are getting more severe, the sea levels are rising. These are not just abstract trends or statistics; they are real, tangible changes that are happening right before our eyes. And it is not just the environment that is being affected. The social and economic consequences of climate change are also becoming more and more apparent. Farmers ar...
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