Hi Nicole, welcome to the group. @Nicole Jordan My aim is to help people understand the Climate Crisis - how it became a crisis, what is going on now and where we might end up - if we do not act. Then, when you are ready, suggest ideas of how you might want to speak up or even lead groups to help make change happen. If enough of us do it, we will make a difference. As part of this, I am also on a journey from - I think I know - to - oh wow - really???? There is a lot here already, and I am beginning to think I need to get more of the "and here is how you can help" material. But when you read all of this, you will see how it can deflate you. Please rest assured that it is not my intention. But all that I read really indicates that this is an emergency, and it's huge. I started this because many of us are still learning what is going on. There is so much misinformation. But it is all linked - racism, religious wars, corporate power, billionaires - there is a system, and it is doing exactly what it was intended to do. Even to the extent that, as I write this, I think - Am I turning into a weirdo ...this cannot be true.... So I try to write in a calm, neutral voice about some really intense subjects - but if you think about them for a moment, we all know they are there. Seeing them as systems makes it easier - if we made them, we can change them. This is all about do unto others as you would do unto yourself. Now we need to do just that. Welcome to the group. Please feel free to point out what I have missed - what I should add, what you think I may have got wrong. I am here to learn as much as to share. Everyone - please welcome @Nicole Jordan !

Ruth Mwongeli Muthoka @ruth-mwongeli-muthoka-9560 Startup Founder (EcoRue) | Material innovation scientist | Climate-aligned innovation using AI This is an impressive profile statement - I love it. Welcome to our group Ruth!

We can't afford to look away anymore. As a community of people who genuinely care about our planet, I wanted to share something that's been weighing on my mind. We're all familiar with the basics... rising temperatures, melting ice caps, extreme weather. But I've been reading deeper into the science recently, and honestly? Some of it is absolutely terrifying. Not in a vague, "future generations will suffer" way. But in a "this could genuinely unravel civilisation as we know it" way. Here are five facts I've come across that explain why burying our heads in the sand is no longer an option. 1. The 5°C "Unknown Territory" We hear a lot about 1.5°C of warming, the "safe" limit everyone's fighting for. But here's what's less discussed - scientists have actually created a new risk category for warming beyond 5°C. They call it "unknown". We haven't seen temperatures like that on Earth for 20 million years. At this level, we're talking about existential threats that our current models simply cannot predict. Over 7 billion people could be exposed to lethal heat conditions. Entire ecosystems would collapse. And crucially, we don't know what we don't know. That's why they call it unknown. It's a scientific admission that things could get unimaginably bad. 2. The Domino Effect Nobody's Talking About The really unsettling bit? It's not just about individual systems failing, but rather about them taking each other down like dominoes. Scientists call them "tipping cascades" and when the Greenland ice sheet melts, it could destabilise the Atlantic currents. When those currents slow down, it could damage the Amazon rainforest. The kicker is that research shows the vast majority of these interactions are destabilising. They reinforce each other in a negative way. Once these dominoes start falling, we might not be able to stop them. 3. The Gulf Stream Could Simply... Stop You've probably heard of the Gulf Stream. That warm ocean current that keeps the UK from turning into a frozen wasteland? Its full name is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), and scientists are increasingly concerned it could collapse entirely after 2100 under high-emission scenarios.

Please welcome Charan @Charankamal Singh Boparai I am inviting members of our local Green Party to take a look at my work here. Charan's reason for joining was that he is keen to increase the global capacity for change. This is the very essence of what I am attempting here. We all have voices that only we can reach. My way of wording or explaining things may not match yours, but if they do, we can share ideas and expand awareness of the issues surrounding the Climate Crisis. If not, there are other school groups that may suit you better or even one of your own. I will support anyone who helps spread the awareness and expand the conversation. (*See below) Welcome Charan! __ * One such "competing" skool group is Weather Watchers Community - David has written many things similar to my content. The wording is different, but the message is similar.

Please welcome @Ben Wills our very newest member. I have known Bne for a few years and we have managed to chat from time to time on Climate Change issues, politics and the way of the world. I feel that there have been too few conversations! Welcome Ben!