Climate Crisis Demands Urgent Action and Moral Responsibility, Column Argues

Climate change means the Earth is getting warmer because gases like carbon dioxide trap heat in the air.

These gases come from cars, factories, cutting down trees, and other things people do.

Because the Earth is getting warmer, the weather is becoming more extreme.

There are more heatwaves, big floods, droughts, melting ice, and wildfires than before.

Bad weather has recently hurt people in India, the United States, Spain, Brazil, Canada, and many other countries.

A long time ago, Al Gore made a movie called 'An Inconvenient Truth' that warned this could happen.

Now the bad things he warned about are happening more often.

The article says climate change is not just about weather—it affects our food, water, health, and safety.

It says governments should use more clean energy and people should save water, plant trees, and recycle.

The article says we must act now so that children in the future have a safe and healthy world.