{"id":76518,"date":"2023-01-02T08:44:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?page_id=76518"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T06:32:51","slug":"climate-change-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/statistics\/climate-change-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change: Statistics, Facts &#038; Proof"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"76518\" class=\"elementor elementor-76518\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ce8e2b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ce8e2b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a2b7a4d\" data-id=\"3a2b7a4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f50e8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f50e8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate Change: Statistics, Facts &amp; Proof 2023 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2becd6b\" data-id=\"2becd6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2ef002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2ef002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/climate-crisis-646x595.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/climate-crisis-646x595.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/climate-crisis-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/climate-crisis-150x138.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/climate-crisis.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69725e26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69725e26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9910bab\" data-id=\"9910bab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552a9dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552a9dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change is one of the main issues of our time. Our planet\u2019s climate is changing rapidly, thus threatening nature and humanity. It\u2019s no secret that global temperature has increased as a result of human activity, and if we don\u2019t do something about it soon, we will experience catastrophic warming, rising sea levels, and mass extinction of species.<\/p><p>The following statistics gathered by LawnStarter will give you a better view of the most interesting facts and latest statistics on climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21c3f2a5 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21c3f2a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-415135c1\" data-id=\"415135c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8e0d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b8e0d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topics Covered<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1137d779 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1137d779\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a291831\" data-id=\"4a291831\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1edecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1edecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/world-icon-1.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76494\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a2dba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"12a2dba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change Is Real and <br>Human-Made\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43724633\" data-id=\"43724633\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a3b0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37a3b0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forest-icon.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76495\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7099e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3a7099e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral Climate Change Statistics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74451c4f\" data-id=\"74451c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b965a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42b965a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"87\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fire-icon.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76496\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b020a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2b020a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tMain Causes Behind Climate Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eb51a48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb51a48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a199b13\" data-id=\"7a199b13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3bd660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f3bd660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fabric-icon.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76497\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3cc895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1b3cc895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Effects of Climate Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e816ea1\" data-id=\"e816ea1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddfadd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ddfadd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/food-supply.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76498\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372cf1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"372cf1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Supply\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6921e7a8\" data-id=\"6921e7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f109e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15f109e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"37\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/future-2.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76499\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7037bacd elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7037bacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuture Effects of Global Climate Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38289359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38289359\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-236ac6c6\" data-id=\"236ac6c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da5898f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7da5898f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sfcser.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76500\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a07b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"53a07b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Can We Do?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211a793d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211a793d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5992580f\" data-id=\"5992580f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce6d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dce6d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topics Covered<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6d202f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6d202f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23cdc6e5\" data-id=\"23cdc6e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f51dc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f51dc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/world-icon-1.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76494\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65eb8373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"65eb8373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change Is Real and <br>Human-Made\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-201e0246\" data-id=\"201e0246\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d63a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10d63a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forest-icon.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76495\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91ed12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b91ed12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral Climate Change Statistics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-213ace21\" data-id=\"213ace21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffbea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ffbea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"87\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fire-icon.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76496\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5765ac43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5765ac43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tMain Causes Behind Climate Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3814213e\" data-id=\"3814213e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8554e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b8554e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fabric-icon.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76497\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565e18d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"565e18d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Effects of Climate Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c67d0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c67d0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7265e389\" data-id=\"7265e389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4f2a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b4f2a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/food-supply.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76498\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752b273a elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"752b273a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Supply\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41feb8e8\" data-id=\"41feb8e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d3d18a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58d3d18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"37\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/future-2.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76499\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398ccb16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"398ccb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuture Effects of Global Climate Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51419744 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51419744\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17bb19b6\" data-id=\"17bb19b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9588f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d9588f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sfcser.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76500\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1caa43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c1caa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Can We Do?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b482a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b482a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce4963b\" data-id=\"ce4963b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14e060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e14e060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Findings <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbf812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fbf812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8211; <strong>99.9%<\/strong> of scientists agree that climate change is real and is mainly caused by humans.<\/p><p>&#8211; The Earth&#8217;s temperature has risen by <strong>0.14\u00b0 F<\/strong> per decade since 1880, but the rate of warming has been\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 more than twice that rate: <strong>0.32\u00b0 F<\/strong> per decade since the 1980s.<\/p><p>&#8211; The Earth experienced its sixth-hottest July and year on record, with a July 2022 land and ocean<\/p><p>\u00a0 surface temperature of <strong>1.57\u00b0 F<\/strong> above the average for the last century.<\/p><p>&#8211; <strong>9 of the 10<\/strong> warmest years for the contiguous 48 states have occurred since 1998, with 2012 and 2016<\/p><p>\u00a0 being the hottest on record.<\/p><p>&#8211; Greenland lost 280 gigatons of ice annually from 2002-2021, causing a global sea level rise<\/p><p>\u00a0 of <strong>0.03 inches<\/strong> per year.<\/p><p>&#8211; The average rate of warming has doubled since 1981, and by 2050, <strong>30%<\/strong> of Americans could experience<\/p><p>\u00a0 over 100 days of 90\u00b0F temperatures per year.<\/p><p>&#8211; <strong>3.3-3.6 billion<\/strong> people are vulnerable to climate change impacts. Without action, it could push<\/p><p>\u00a0130 million into poverty in the next decade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68098e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68098e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"1\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2215aae6\" data-id=\"2215aae6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4f37b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c4f37b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate Change Is Real and Human-Made<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219c42b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"219c42b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s no doubt among scientists about whether climate change is human-made. According to a recent review of 88,125 climate-related studies, over 99% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that <strong>climate change is mainly caused by humans<\/strong>. This study helps confirm that there\u2019s no remaining scientific doubt about the urgency and gravity of climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63407310\" data-id=\"63407310\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2666e0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2666e0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1-646x557.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1-646x557.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1-150x129.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1-768x662.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1-928x800.png 928w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/caused-by-humans-1.png 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa08e5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa08e5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dfe998\" data-id=\"9dfe998\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43075648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43075648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Climate Change Statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-208041c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"208041c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a33d4e1\" data-id=\"1a33d4e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd3f3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bd3f3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global temperature has increased by <strong>0.14\u00b0 F (0.08\u00b0 C)<\/strong> per decade since 1880. However, the rate of warming since the early 1980s has been more than twice that: 0.32\u00b0 F (0.18\u00b0 C) per decade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48df17f7\" data-id=\"48df17f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76990ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76990ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Earth had its <strong>sixth-hottest July and year in history<\/strong> as Antarctic sea ice extent dropped to a record low for a second consecutive month. The July 2022 land and ocean surface temperature was 1.57\u00b0 F (0.87\u00b0 C) above the last century\u2019s average of 60.4 \u00b0F (15.8\u00b0 C).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c0dce91\" data-id=\"1c0dce91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ab36c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ab36c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Earth&#8217;s average land and ocean surface temperature in 2021 was <strong>1.51 \u00b0F (0.84 \u00b0C) warmer<\/strong> than the twentieth-century average of 57.0 \u00b0F (13.9 \u00b0C) and 1.87 \u02daF (1.04 \u02daC) warmer than the pre-industrial period (1880-1900).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41369b85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41369b85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a904501\" data-id=\"1a904501\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442cd545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"442cd545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The years 2013\u20132021 rank among the <strong>ten warmest years on record<\/strong>. 2021 was also the 45th consecutive year with global temperatures above the 20th-century average. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2742909f\" data-id=\"2742909f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d339d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d339d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 1901, the median surface temperature across the 48 states has increased at a median rate of <strong>0.17\u00b0F per decade<\/strong>. Average temperatures have increased more rapidly since the late 1970s (0.32 to 0.55\u00b0F). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0dbc1\" data-id=\"ca0dbc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2057016d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2057016d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research shows that between the years 2002 and 2021, Greenland lost an average of <strong>280 gigatons of ice each year<\/strong>. This weight loss led the global sea level to rise by 0.03 inches (0.8 millimeters) per year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15ccbf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15ccbf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"3\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-715bc46d\" data-id=\"715bc46d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed5954d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed5954d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Causes Behind Climate Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de830fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de830fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The primary cause of climate change is global warming. Global warming is a result of the greenhouse effect, a process by which the atmosphere traps some of the Sun\u2019s heat, thus allowing our planet to maintain the necessary conditions for life. Without it, the average temperature of the Earth would be <strong>-18\u00baC<\/strong>.<\/p><p>So, what\u2019s the issue? Well, daily human activity maximizes the greenhouse effect, thus making the planet\u2019s temperature rise even more and disrupting the usual balance of nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-306e17f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"306e17f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5797a122\" data-id=\"5797a122\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591fb20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"591fb20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greenhouse gases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7098536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7098536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen oxide, and HCFCs are the main greenhouse gases caused mostly by burning fossil fuels.<\/p><p>Research shows that we can avoid the worst climate impacts by cutting emissions. However, the current path of CO2 emissions could increase the global temperature up to <strong>4.4\u00b0C<\/strong> by the end of the century. So, in order to avert the most devastating effects of climate change and keep global warming to no more than 1.5\u00b0C\u2014as indicated in the Paris Agreement\u2014emissions must drop by <strong>45% by 2030<\/strong> and 100% by 2050.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47622c79\" data-id=\"47622c79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69317cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69317cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/co2-646x634.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/co2-646x634.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/co2-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/co2-150x147.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/co2.png 738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c13df95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c13df95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2411cd6a\" data-id=\"2411cd6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb21e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cb21e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forests-2-646x540.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forests-2-646x540.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forests-2-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forests-2-150x125.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/forests-2.png 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ac4428\" data-id=\"51ac4428\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95edec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c95edec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deforestation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c4a1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c4a1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The destruction of land ecosystems and deforestation are some of the leading causes of climate change. Trees store carbon, and when they are cut, they release it, thus causing emissions.<\/p><p>Around <strong>178 million hectares of forest<\/strong> have been lost worldwide over the past three decades. Because forests absorb CO2, this destruction limits nature\u2019s ability to keep emissions out of the planet, thus creating a greenhouse effect and contributing significantly to global warming and climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20560ac5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20560ac5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b40e655\" data-id=\"5b40e655\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61502d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61502d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Destruction of marine ecosystems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc285ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc285ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ocean absorbs around <strong>90%<\/strong> of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases and takes in around <strong>25% of CO\u2082<\/strong>, thus regulating the global climate. However, oceans have a limit, and when they reach it, they acidify, thus destroying marine ecosystems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434d48a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"434d48a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3-646x394.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3-646x394.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3-928x566.png 928w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ocean-3.png 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58e9e94f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58e9e94f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-138a82f8\" data-id=\"138a82f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512d6516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"512d6516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Population increase<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757cd1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757cd1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The human population is growing quickly. Today, there are more than 8 billion people, and this number is expected to increase by at least another<strong> 2 billion<\/strong> in the next three decades.<\/p><p>A growing population needs more and more resources such as oil, gas, coal, and other fuels that, when burned, spew enough CO2 into the atmosphere to retain warm air inside like a greenhouse, thus majorly contributing to global warming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59d82d25\" data-id=\"59d82d25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7deed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7deed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3918986.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3918986.png 357w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3918986-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3918986-150x129.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351edf26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351edf26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"4\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-478c79e1\" data-id=\"478c79e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e44efd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e44efd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Effects of Climate Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b083d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b083d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change poses many threats to humans and other forms of life on Earth. Its effects are already witnessed: extreme weather, melting of the polar ice and rising sea levels, imperiled ecosystems and extinction of species, and many more. Scientists predict that <strong>the situation will worsen<\/strong> if nothing is done.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77d79698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77d79698\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7c340d\" data-id=\"5c7c340d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179c17e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"179c17e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health risks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eea28b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eea28b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change is one of the biggest health threats facing humanity. It is estimated that every year avoidable environmental factors take the lives of <strong>more than 13 million people<\/strong> around the world. This includes climate change which is harming health through air pollution, extreme weather phenomena, poor nutrition, displacement, and more. Thus causing more diseases, increasing fatality, and making it challenging for healthcare systems to keep up.<\/p><p>About <strong>99% of the population<\/strong> breathes unhealthy air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. Air pollution and climate change are two sides of the same coin, so they should be addressed jointly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d5dbf14\" data-id=\"7d5dbf14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb0ca6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cb0ca6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poverty and displacement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7808478a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7808478a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Extreme weather, land degradation, and lack of fresh water are increasing poverty and displacing people. About 3.3 to 3.6 billion people\u2019s daily lives are highly vulnerable to climate change, and without concerted actions, around 130 million people may live in poverty over the next decade, which also triggers displacement.<\/p><p>Over the past decade (2012\u20132021), around <strong>21.6 million<\/strong> people worldwide were internally displaced each year because of weather-related events.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-791bc2cd elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"791bc2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-273e752b\" data-id=\"273e752b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25df876d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25df876d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Most refugees come from countries more vulnerable to climate change and less ready to adapt to its impacts. The countries with the most internally displaced people as a result of disasters are: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29e8bfe3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29e8bfe3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7193bf5f\" data-id=\"7193bf5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defa223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"defa223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Afganistan1-1.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Afganistan1-1.png 172w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Afganistan1-1-150x95.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c56aba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c56aba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a01.4 million<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b65721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b65721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Afghanistan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e90b89\" data-id=\"7e90b89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dae3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21dae3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/China.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/China.png 184w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/China-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113f6c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113f6c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>943,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac21ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac21ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>China<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-274312a1\" data-id=\"274312a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364b8173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"364b8173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Philipines.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76509\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd079f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd079f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>700,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c87507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c87507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5862bd6b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5862bd6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25683129\" data-id=\"25683129\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dd7f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56dd7f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ethiopia.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ethiopia.png 174w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ethiopia-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e253b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e253b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>579,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ded0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ded0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ethiopia\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ae9d3d\" data-id=\"79ae9d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f85cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71f85cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/South-Sudan.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/South-Sudan.png 184w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/South-Sudan-150x105.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464bcacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464bcacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>527,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5bd03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5bd03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South Sudan\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-155ffadb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"155ffadb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-454a547c\" data-id=\"454a547c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed28158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed28158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is predicted that these numbers will continue to rise\u20141.2 billion people could be displaced globally by 2050 due to climate change and natural disasters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14fa6842 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14fa6842\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e4a77f6\" data-id=\"3e4a77f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392b71ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"392b71ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Most refugees come from countries more vulnerable to climate change and less ready to adapt to its impacts. The countries with the most internally displaced people as a result of disasters are: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e035fa7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e035fa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f53238\" data-id=\"39f53238\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea60f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ea60f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Afganistan1-1.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Afganistan1-1.png 172w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Afganistan1-1-150x95.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f3cb98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f3cb98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a01.4 million<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5baf461e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5baf461e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Afghanistan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-222b3846\" data-id=\"222b3846\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1926b36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1926b36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/China.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/China.png 184w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/China-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ec7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23ec7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>943,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76af63ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76af63ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>China<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c84275\" data-id=\"3c84275\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f902d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f902d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Philipines.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76509\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1bf279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1bf279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>700,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130f9249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130f9249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30676862\" data-id=\"30676862\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d9ad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98d9ad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ethiopia.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ethiopia.png 174w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ethiopia-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773d4ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773d4ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>579,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fd2cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12fd2cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ethiopia\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d58eba\" data-id=\"34d58eba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b310f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b310f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/South-Sudan.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/South-Sudan.png 184w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/South-Sudan-150x105.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56adb0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56adb0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>527,000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21937dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21937dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South Sudan\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5710e2ae elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5710e2ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5752199b\" data-id=\"5752199b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2148be5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2148be5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EP predicts that these numbers will continue to rise\u20141.2 billion people could be displaced globally by 2050 due to climate change and natural disasters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-521cf771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"521cf771\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-442470f7\" data-id=\"442470f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1576cffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1576cffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extreme weather phenomena<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a65f657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a65f657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As greenhouse gas concentrations increase so does the global surface temperature. The last ten years, 2013-2021, rank among the <strong>ten warmest years on record<\/strong>. Since the 1980s, each decade has been hotter than the previous, and this is expected to continue. Some of the consequences of global warming include wildfires, heat waves, hurricanes, floods, and storms\u2014causing migration, death, and material damage.<\/p><p>Wildfire seasons have lengthened worldwide. It\u2019s estimated that the area of forest burned has doubled in the last decades, and by 2050, the land area burned in Western states is expected to increase by <strong>two to six times<\/strong>. Wildfires are also expected to increase in rainier regions (Southeast) by 30%.<\/p><p>The frequency and intensity of hurricanes has also increased since 1980s and will continue to increase as the climate warms. Hurricane wind speeds and the proportion of hurricanes that reach the most intense levels are projected to rise by about <strong>10%<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b76d4cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b76d4cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d1e924\" data-id=\"42d1e924\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4868f479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4868f479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Last 9 Years Are Now Among the  10 Hottest Ever Recorded  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2995c47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2995c47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<iframe src='https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12256240\/embed' title='Interactive or visual content' class='flourish-embed-iframe' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='width:100%;height:400px;' sandbox='allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation'><\/iframe><div style='width:100%!;margin-top:4px!important;text-align:right!important;'><a class='flourish-credit' href='https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/12256240\/?utm_source=embed&utm_campaign=visualisation\/12256240' target='_top' style='text-decoration:none!important'><img alt='Made with Flourish' src='https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg' style='width:105px!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important;'> <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76082505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76082505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d236369\" data-id=\"1d236369\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a66431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a66431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melting of the poles and rising sea level <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6baf19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6baf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Warmer temperatures cause the melting of polar ice, thus increasing the sea level and threatening to submerge coastal and island communities.<\/p><p>Research shows that between the years 2002 and 2021, Greenland lost an average of <strong>280 gigatons of ice each year<\/strong>. This weight loss led the global sea level to increase by 0.03 inches (0.8 millimeters) per year.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c88820b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c88820b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ice-melting-646x254.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76512\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ice-melting-646x254.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ice-melting-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ice-melting-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ice-melting-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ice-melting.png 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5cc438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b5cc438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similarly, between 2002 and 2020, Antarctica lost an average of <strong>150 gigatons of ice per year<\/strong>, causing the global sea level to increase by 0.4 millimeters per year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b9a3147\" data-id=\"6b9a3147\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2ff85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a2ff85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Imperiled ecosystems and extinction of species<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139d7149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139d7149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change is increasing pressure on wildlife to adapt to new conditions fast. And while ecosystems have the capacity to adapt, many are near the limit of their natural adaptation capacity, and some are already reaching or surpassing their limits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d89f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13d89f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Animals.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Animals.png 364w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Animals-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Animals-150x85.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcc24a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dcc24a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around <strong>1 million animal and plant species<\/strong> are in danger of extinction, many of them within decades. The rapid loss of species worldwide is projected to be between<strong> 1,000 and 10,000 times higher<\/strong> than the rate at which extinction would naturally occur. But the good news is this can be prevented. Prioritizing nature conservation and embracing strategies against climate change can enhance species\u2019 survival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c55a0fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c55a0fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"5\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-102e9707\" data-id=\"102e9707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee893b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ee893b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Supply <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8e9f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c8e9f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the main causes of the global hunger crisis is climate change. The combined effects of warmer temperatures and weather extremes can have disastrous impacts on crops. A 6% decrease in global wheat yields and a 10% decrease in rice yields is projected for each additional 1\u00b0C increase in global temperature, with substantial impacts on undernutrition and stunting in poorer regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d17d77d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d17d77d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"6\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1da7f64b\" data-id=\"1da7f64b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458bd156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"458bd156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future Effects of Global Climate Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5c141a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b5c141a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our planet will continue to warm, and the effects will be devastating. The last seven years were the hottest on record. There\u2019s a 48% chance that during at least one year in the next five years, the yearly average temperature will be 1.5\u00b0C higher than the 1850-1900 median. Worldwide, by the 2050s, more than 1.6 billion people living in over 970 cities will be continuously exposed to 3-month median temperatures reaching above 35 \u00b0C (95 \u00b0F).<\/p><p>The potential future effects of climate change include more wildfires, longer periods of drought, and a rise in the intensity and duration of tropical storms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc14c32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc14c32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"7\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5024d456\" data-id=\"5024d456\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4010eda2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4010eda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Can We Do? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491918b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491918b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The severity of the effects caused by climate change will depend on human action. More greenhouse gas emissions will lead to increased global warming and widespread environmental damage. So, if we can decrease emissions, we can avoid some of the worst effects.<\/p><p>To combat climate change, we must be climate-resilient, sustainable, and low-carbon. Additionally, we can advocate for mitigation policies that decrease gas emissions. This will also result in multiple benefits by simultaneously dealing with climate change and air pollution, which takes the lives of 7 million people each year.<\/p><p>Solutions to climate change exist, but we must act, and fast!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51fe1b62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51fe1b62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3395447f\" data-id=\"3395447f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44b63da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44b63da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f440d8\" data-id=\"75f440d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c2d010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14c2d010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66e5660c\" data-id=\"66e5660c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-134eb9d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"134eb9d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10c647bf\" data-id=\"10c647bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e279a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e279a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-9326\/ac2966\">IOPscience 2021<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/understanding-climate\/climate-change-global-temperature\">Climate.gov 2022<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news\/earth-had-its-6th-hottest-july-and-year-to-date-on-record#:~:text=Year%20to%20date%20%7C%20January%20through,Europe%20seeing%20its%20fifth%20hottest.\">NOAA.gov 2022<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/climate-at-a-glance\/global\/time-series\/globe\/land_ocean\/ytd\/12\/1880-2021\">NCEI.NOAA.gov 2022<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climate-indicators\/climate-change-indicators-us-and-global-temperature\">EPA.gov 2022<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/grace.jpl.nasa.gov\/resources\/30\/greenland-ice-loss-2002-2021\/\">GRACE.JPL.NASA.gov 2022<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/31158\">GRACE.JPL.NASA.gov 2021<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Extreme-Heat-Report-2021.pdf\">AtlanticCouncil.org 2021<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg2\/resources\/spm-headline-statements\/\">IPCC.ch 2022<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41be864a\" data-id=\"41be864a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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