Two centuries of burning coal and gas have increased the CO2 in the atmosphere and warmed the earth’s temperature.

Winters are shorter and drier and summers are longer and hotter.

Glaciers are melting and seas are rising.

Rain is increasing in some areas and droughts and desertification spread in others.

Crops are failing and growth patterns of trees and plants are changing.

Rain forests are being destroyed for more cattle ranches, and the cattle are producing more methane and contributing to the increasing heat.

More places are having water shortages and having to dig deeper wells.

Wildlife are losing their habitat, while human activity is causing what is called the mass extinctions of the Anthropocene, the largest loss of life since the time of the dinosaurs.

The human population continues to grow. The current world population of 7 billion is expected to reach 9 billion by mid-century. Already the world struggles…