Thread by @BexLamPharmd

With or without humans, the Earth will still continue. It might not be the home we recognize it as, but it will continue. If we don't care for our home, we are making it uninhabitable for OURSELVES and the biosystem which sustains our lives as we know it. 1/8

With or without humans, the Earth will still follow the known laws of physics, chemistry, and biology. An Earth with unchecked levels of greenhouse gasses will continue to rise in temperature. 2/8 climatecentral.org/gallery/graphi…

The shift in weather patterns, growing seasons, rise in sea level, decrease in clean drinking water, emergence of diseases laid dormant in permafrost now melting, doesn't care if you believe in climate change or not. 3/8
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Let's pretend for a sec that all the people that care about the environment, that cite 95% of known climatologists are being unnecessarily alarmist. Worst case scenario is we have cleaner air, conservative use of water, & growing seasons stabilize. 4/8 epa.gov/climate-indica…

Now pretend that climate change deniers are wrong. Worst case scenario is that sea levels rise, our weather becomes more erratic and severe, our growing seasons shift in such a way that we have food shortages and our drinking water becomes rationed. 5/8 ourworld.unu.edu/en/global-figh…

I'd rather be wrong & have a healthy Earth & sustainability, then be right. “I told you so,” doesn't feel great when you see a group of humans struggling to survive, potentially at war. The DoD sees climate change as a threat to National Security. 6/8 americansecurityproject.org/climate-securi…

The issue with humans is that we aren't great with risk assessment, thinking long term, and oh boy the hubris of our species… 7/8

We must not just care about the earth, we must care about ourselves. We must start thinking about our children’s and grandchildren’s futures. Climate change will affect them in their lifetimes. #EarthDay /End 8