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Devastating floods in Europe. Temperatures soaring to 45\u00baC in Canada. Mudslides in Japan. Cloud bursts in India. Floods in New York subways, central China and Uganda, and a sweltering heatwave in Morocco.

No, I’m not describing scenes from a science fiction film or an intro to an abstract report on climate change. This is real life in 2021. Chances are, you have recently seen these either in newspaper headlines, social media feeds, or even from your own home.<\/p>\n\n

We have gone past climate projections, policy papers and arguments. As climate change accelerates and becomes deadlier, cities become more and more vulnerable. We need to move forward with early warning systems, coordinated response work, and of course, bold action to stop the climate emergency from getting worse. <\/p>\n\n

Let’s be be perfectly clear: extractive industry, from fossil fuels to industrial agriculture<\/a>, is the source of this misery. These industries may try to put the blame on the consumer, but it is their colonial business model which is to blame. Even faced with record floods, droughts, heatwaves and cold snaps, they appeal court orders<\/a> to drastically reduce their emissions and greenwash<\/a> with ‘net zero’ offsetting and other false solutions.<\/p>\n\n

We must hold them to account. With 100 days till COP26, we need to tell world leaders to step up and fight to cap global temperatures at 1.5\u00baC above pre-industrial levels. This is what the climate crisis looks like:<\/p>\n\n

Japan<\/h2>\n\n
\"Mud
Mud and debris from a landslide following days of heavy rain in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 3, 2021.
\u00a9 Charly Triballeau\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n


Bangladesh<\/h2>\n\n
\"Cycle
Cycle rickshaw pullers wade through a waterlogged street carrying their passengers after a heavy downpour in Dhaka on July 4, 2021.
\u00a9 Munir Uz Zaman\/AFP via Getty Images<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Austria<\/h2>\n\n
\"A
A damaged street is seen in Kelchsau near Kitzbuehel, Austria, on July 18, 2021, after heavy rainfall caused damaging floods and mudslides.
\u00a9 Zoom Tirol\/AFP via Getty Images<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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USA<\/h2>\n\n
\"People
People rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States. Swathes of the United States and Canada endured record-setting heat on June 27, 2021, forcing schools and Covid-19 testing centres to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event, with forecasters warning of worse to come.
\u00a9 Kathryn Elsesser\/AFP via Getty Images<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRaise your voice for Climate Justice\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

It\u2019s time for all of us to assert our rights, demand climate justice, and a dignified way of life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n Take action\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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