Climate change “The

biggest issue of the XXI

century”
By Jesus Rodriguez.
See it in presentation format.
Droughts and wildfires.
Droughts and wildfires cause from helping plants (For
example the Ceanothus) grow to destroying our health
causing respiratory problems, but what do these two have in
common apart from emitting heat; they are both created by
all the vapor we (Humans) have accumulated in the sky.
Slowing down the water cycle.
A dry river
in California
created by
drought
(2009).

Take care of your

health!
Heat Waves.
Global warming has helped heat waves “take over the
world” city by city by increasing it’s number and intensity.
Now they are monsters with the power to kill more than
40000 people like on the heat wave in 2003 in Europe that
lasted 10 days.

Don’t
let me
harm
you all.
Loire river (Longest river in France) almost dries
during the heat wave in Europe (2003).
Severe Storms.
Severe storms. This disaster does not only send people to the hospital
for injuries or almost drowning, but it can also destroys the quality and
quantity of the water we drink by giving the water a chance to spread a
water borne disease. Also dams may not be able to handle so much
water, so they may create artificial floods.

Hurricane Katrina near the gulf of Mexico

(August 28).
What is more valuable water or a
diamond?

Or
Let me rephrase.
What is more important the
community or yourself?
Hear this out countries!!!
Expending the countries economy in health improvement
and research has the result of improving the countries
economy and life expectancy. Meaning you will have a
longer life and an economy that will be able to make your
future children and grandchildren happy and safe.
Health improvement is not just improving medicine. Heath
improvement is also the improvement of the environment in
which we live in.
Management of the environment.
A good management of the environment has lead countries into a stable
economy, and an increase in job opportunities (Already providing
hundreds of millions of jobs). Also a third of the worlds largest cities
get their water supply from protected areas (Not polluted), and three
quarters of the best food crops rely on pollination.

Three quarters of the best food

crops rely on pollination.
Mismanagement of the environment.
60 to 70% of the world’s ecosystems are being destroyed faster than
they can recover meaning instead of getting more trees; we are
eventually going to end up with no source of oxygen.
Mismanagement of ocean fisheries has lead to an approximate lost of
80 billion dollars each year.

Forestry in
the Amazon
rainforest.
Air pollution.
Air pollution cause by our over use of fossil fuels has caused 1 in 10
deaths, and is now the fourth leading risk factor for premature death
(Sep 22, 2017). It has also increase the mortality of heart and lung
diseases.
80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are
exposed to a great amount of pollution according to WHO guideline
limits.

3 million
people die
every year
worldwide due
to air pollution.
Things to improve the environment:
 Policies and investments done in cleaner transportation can help
reduce air pollution.
 Cleaner and renewable energy can help reduce air pollution.
 Better industry and municipal waste management can help reduce
air pollution.
 Using water effectively can help save water.
 Compost can help reduce the amount of trash put in dumps.
 When you cut a tree; plant one or two to help the amount of trees
grow.
 Recycling s a great way to reduce the amount of resources that we
take from the environment.
Fun reflection exercise.
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Source: Nicholas Amendolare. TED-Ed. What

is the tragedy of the commons?
Thank you for
your attention.