03 November, 2015

A few thoughts about how climate change will impact on our lives


T
he term climate change can sometimes sound like we are talking about a nebulous future tense.

Phrases like “leaving the world better for your kids and grandkids” can have the effect of allowing us—individuals and politicians—to kick the can down the road when it comes to acting on climate change. However, as Pope Francis reminded us in a frank and powerful encyclical—we cannot.

Climate change—which 97 percent of climate scientists say is happening and is very likely man-made—will impact our everyday lives, if not today, then very soon. Here are six important ways climate change is predicted to affect our everyday lives.

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