{"id":472,"date":"2021-02-14T06:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T06:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2348.temp.domains\/~armyofvo\/?page_id=472"},"modified":"2023-12-21T19:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T19:31:25","slug":"climate-crisis-explanation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/climate-crisis-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"472\" class=\"elementor elementor-472\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bdde0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bdde0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tClimate Crisis\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9039cc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9039cc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b1d80f\" data-id=\"6b1d80f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cfcdb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cfcdb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d5cec\" data-id=\"d9d5cec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3ad6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd3ad6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4>Defining Climate Change and its risks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a84f10e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a84f10e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-309e63e\" data-id=\"309e63e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4060c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4060c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Global Warming&#8230;<\/h5><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1090661877667122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This cartoon video<\/a> of a feverish earth explains &#8220;global warming&#8221; in a very simple way: Greenhouse gases released from burning fossil fuels (mostly CO2) act like a blanket around the Earth.\u00a0 These gases are getting thicker so our planet warms up, like your body under too many blankets.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><h5>&#8230;Is what causes Climate Change<\/h5><div><p>Global warming causes more than a rise in Earth&#8217;s temperature. The still-increasing greenhouse gases also have increased adverse weather conditions of all types, which now daily threaten people, crops and wildlife all across our globe.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-189179e\" data-id=\"189179e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987a484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"987a484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1090661877667122\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-07-at-6.04.09-PM.png?fit=606%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3025\" alt=\"Image: Sick earth in distress wearing a blanket with a thermometer in mouth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-07-at-6.04.09-PM.png?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-07-at-6.04.09-PM.png?resize=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click picture to view video: Turn speakers on<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-288f9cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"288f9cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5d065\" data-id=\"8f5d065\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386d45f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"386d45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f23229b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f23229b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bad5a2\" data-id=\"6bad5a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c10d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2c10d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Adverse Effects of Climate Change<\/h5><p>As these pictures show, damage is already done, and is predicted to increase in the years to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94d47d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94d47d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7a0954\" data-id=\"c7a0954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbb705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dbb705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Forest-fire-several-hectares-of-pine-trees-burned-during-the-dry-season-in-June-2013-in-Tele-Samosir-Lake-Toba-Danau-Toba-North-Sumatra-Sumatera-Utara-Indonesia.jpg?fit=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-503\" alt=\"Image: Forest fire. Several hectares of pine trees burned during the dry season in June 2013 in Tele-Samosir Lake Toba (Danau Toba) North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) Indonesia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Forest-fire-several-hectares-of-pine-trees-burned-during-the-dry-season-in-June-2013-in-Tele-Samosir-Lake-Toba-Danau-Toba-North-Sumatra-Sumatera-Utara-Indonesia.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Forest-fire-several-hectares-of-pine-trees-burned-during-the-dry-season-in-June-2013-in-Tele-Samosir-Lake-Toba-Danau-Toba-North-Sumatra-Sumatera-Utara-Indonesia.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Forest-fire-several-hectares-of-pine-trees-burned-during-the-dry-season-in-June-2013-in-Tele-Samosir-Lake-Toba-Danau-Toba-North-Sumatra-Sumatera-Utara-Indonesia.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Forest-fire-several-hectares-of-pine-trees-burned-during-the-dry-season-in-June-2013-in-Tele-Samosir-Lake-Toba-Danau-Toba-North-Sumatra-Sumatera-Utara-Indonesia.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Forest-fire-several-hectares-of-pine-trees-burned-during-the-dry-season-in-June-2013-in-Tele-Samosir-Lake-Toba-Danau-Toba-North-Sumatra-Sumatera-Utara-Indonesia.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc932d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cc932d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monumental and more frequent forest fires due to warmer and dryer weather<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca4d25f\" data-id=\"ca4d25f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2405f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2405f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-3_Drought-land-2000-1328.jpg?fit=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3841\" alt=\"Image: Drought parched land with surface cracked and no plant life possible.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-3_Drought-land-2000-1328.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-3_Drought-land-2000-1328.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-3_Drought-land-2000-1328.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-3_Drought-land-2000-1328.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-3_Drought-land-2000-1328.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc9745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc9745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Droughts caused by changes in weather, moving rain away from once-verdant landscapes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e241a18\" data-id=\"e241a18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e65975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e65975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1211\" alt=\"Image: Severely flooded river after heavy rain in Pakse, Southern Laos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Water-flood-on-river-after-heavy-rain-in-Pakse-Southen-Laos-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3174761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3174761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: center;\">Floods caused by increased rainfall in other areas<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3acd117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3acd117\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ccef4\" data-id=\"84ccef4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdc674 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dfdc674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bbfd26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bbfd26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91f5b1e\" data-id=\"91f5b1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0eb099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0eb099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Tipping points<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ea7bbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ea7bbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2904cec\" data-id=\"2904cec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed4ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The adverse effects above are nothing compared to predicted environmental &#8220;<b>tipping points<\/b>&#8221; \u2013 effects that will not be reversible.<\/p><p>What is a &#8220;tipping point&#8221;? Consider what happens with a wine glass. If you push on its side it eventually falls over, spilling wine on the table. Even if you stand the glass back up wine is still left on the table. There is no way to get back to the initial full glass of wine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c38973\" data-id=\"6c38973\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2716d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2716d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tipped_over_wine_glass.jpg?fit=461%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1212\" alt=\"Image: Tipped over wine glass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tipped_over_wine_glass.jpg?w=461&amp;ssl=1 461w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tipped_over_wine_glass.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7decb67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7decb67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91d8e5a\" data-id=\"91d8e5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ce7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ce7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne current climate tipping point is the melting permafrost in the Arctic. As the permafrost melts, organic matter \u2013 dead plants and animals that have been frozen for millennia \u2013 are exposed to the warmth of the sun. They then decompose and emit their own greenhouse gases, adding to the planet&#8217;s burden.\n\nAs each of these tipping points are reached, they gather speed like a runaway train. Soon the changes may accelerate beyond humans&#8217; ability to return the Earth to its former condition. Climate conditions may change in such a way that <strong>the earth may no longer be habitable by humans.\u00a0<\/strong> This could indeed spell the end of the human race.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal;\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c88d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c88d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39011b6\" data-id=\"39011b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2192027 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2192027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c896a7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c896a7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5305466\" data-id=\"5305466\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e123a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e123a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What can AofV do to help?<\/h5><p>The volunteers of Army of Volunteers for Earth come from a variety of backgrounds, but most have strong skills in engineering or science. They all are passionate about solving the climate crisis. They come from a large number of countries and are well placed to promote technologies and companies in their home countries.<\/p><p>Through our volunteers or our network, here&#8217;s how we aim to help:<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recruit companies with technologies that combat the climate crisis to be our partners<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work out business models for promoting our technology partners<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recruit environmental organizations to be our marketing partners in many countries<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring investors and grant organizations into our network<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use our network of marketing and funding organizations to propel our technology partners to a global market, so they can make an impact on the climate crisis sooner, rather than later.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-805f4a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"805f4a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b004e0\" data-id=\"4b004e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db9a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db9a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Learn how our volunteers work to solve the Climate Change Crisis<\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0b2b40;\">Visit the Climate Change Solutions section to learn more:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Climate Solutions Home\" href=\"?page_id=1119\">Climate Solutions Home<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Global Work on Climate\" href=\"?page_id=2834\">Global Work on Climate <\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Circular Economy\" href=\"?page_id=1751\">Circular Economy<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"AofV Climate Strategy\" href=\"?page_id=1403\">AofV Climate Strategy<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Technologies AofV Supports\" href=\"?page_id=1523\">Technologies AofV Supports<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate Crisis Defining Climate Change and its risks Global Warming&#8230; This cartoon video of a feverish earth explains &#8220;global warming&#8221; in a very simple way: Greenhouse gases released from burning fossil fuels (mostly CO2) act like a blanket around the Earth.\u00a0 These gases are getting thicker so our planet warms up, like your body under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-472","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6253,"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/472\/revisions\/6253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/armyofvolunteers.org\/army-of-voluntee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}