Water 152 times that amount has been added to our oceans,
while the ocean surface rose so does its temperature. In
2020, 80% of ocean areas experienced at least one marine
heat wave, half of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is either
dead or dying. The Atlantic hurricane has witnessed 13
named storms between June 1st and November 30th, 2020
that’s the highest number ever recorded. Asia and Africa
witnessed heavy rainfall and flooding.

It’s a vicious cycle you know, this diagram it’s called the water
cycle. It represents our water from the surface of the earth
evaporates then condenses into clouds and precipitates back
to earth in the form of rain and snow like the snow in Spain,
beautiful isn’t it? Except it’s scary!

It’s not supposed to snow in Madrid, but it did this year. When
our Earth heats up droughts are prolonged, Ice smells more
rapidly, more water evaporates into the atmosphere and the
earth receives more than usual rain. There’s flood and
extreme weather conditions. Most of us think the effects of
climate change are limited to those living near oceans or the
polar bears in the Arctic or those living on the patch roofs or
animals and birds, not us. What we don’t realize is that
climate change affects all of us. It makes us late for work. It
affects our coffee, the food we eat, our healthcare.
Do you live in any of these cities? They’re likely to be under
water by 2050, 145 million people live three feet or less
above sea level, nearly 800 million people, less than 30 feet
above sea level. If Greenland’s entire ice sheet thaws, it
could add 20 feet to the height of global seas.
11 mega cities could be under water Jakarta, Los Angeles,
Manila, Mumbai ,Osaka, Shanghai, Tokyo. Most of Florida
and New York would be underwater.

Fish provides 17% of the world’s animal protein. A report
shows that rising temperature is putting the Pacific salmon
at-risk. Young salmon dies when the water warms above a
certain threshold, floods have been flushing, salmon, eggs,
and destroying their nest.

Then there are toxic algae blooms nurtured by extreme
weather. In 2019, eight million farmed salmons were killed
the estimated loss, $82 million. Fish depend heavily on the
Marine algae. They are disappearing because of the rising
sea temperatures. Phytoplankton or Marine alga population
has decreased by 20% in the last six decades. Now say you neither live in these submerging cities, nor do you consume
coffee or fish, but you care about your health?

The Wuhan virus has made us very health conscious. Our
wristwatches have been replaced by health bands, soft
drinks by health drinks. The gym is a new hangout, but none
of this is going to help None of it will keep you healthy as long
as our planet is suffering .