With a few exceptions, like the current President, the impact of humans on the environment is accepted by all educated people.
We are taking carbon that has been stored in the ground for millennia and releasing it into the atmosphere.
In addition we have eliminated vast swaths of jungle and other carbon absorbing natural biomass.
This has led to a increasing impact on worldwide temperatures which serves as a trigger.
As the ice melts at the poles it does two things. Raises the sea level but also exposes heat absorbing land to solar radiation.
While this is in fact a natural process, it was triggered by human activity and may already be self sustaining.
There is really no easy cures but we can mitigate the damage by reducing carbon output and increasing carbon absorption
It may seem too late, but it will be later tomorrow.
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