Today's post is the sixth in a continuing series of posts that focus on misconceptions that kill. Today's misconception is that of climate change denial. The science of climate change leaves no doubt that Earth's surface is warming and that warming is primarily caused by humans. If I were to lose my mind and come out and deny climate change, I would not immediately be killed, but the attitude of climate change denial by an entire political party (GOP) in the U.S. leads to policy change or lack of policy change that harms the planet and leads to further death.
By denying climate change and failing to act now, drought has increased dramatically in some parts of the world while flooding has increased dramatically in other parts of the world. Melting ice caps are flooding coastal regions causing many to lose their homes. In some areas of the world, lack of access to food and drinking water caused by climate change leads to civil war and fleeing of refugees to other countries.
This is not a problem for the future. This is a problem RIGHT NOW. Consider the many, many articles on how climate change denial is literally killing us RIGHT NOW.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS KILLING US RIGHT NOW
Climate Change Is Killing Us, Literally — And Here's How
CLIMATE CHANGE IS KILLING US
Climate Denialism Is Literally Killing Us
Climate Change Is Killing Us Right Now
It is clear that climate change is real and it is killing people all across the world. To deny climate change is to take part in the slaughter of civilization. Many misconceptions kill and climate change denial may very well top the list of misconceptions that literally kill.
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