Global warming, much of what will or will not happen in forty years rests on our actions or inactions taken between now and then. The crucial question is whether we should devote all our resources to mitigation, that is, to reducing our carbon emissions. According to scientists who study climate, there are other environmental problems; “Today we face a global crisis in land use and agriculture that could compromise the health, security and sustainability of our civilization.” Rather than worrying too much about emissions, we should accept that the world is going to get warmer anyway and adapt to climate change. global warming by building better flood defenses and developing drought-resistant crops. We cannot deny that automobiles, factories and power plants displace an unprecedented twenty tons of carbon monoxide - per person - per year. Emissions must be reduced, but we cannot focus only on this aspect of global warming. There are many indicators showing that climate change influences the frequency and intensity of natural disasters. If scientific models of global climate are accurate, current problems will be magnified in the near future. Scientists have already observed that more than 75% of recent economic losses are caused by natural hazards which can be attributed to windstorms, floods, droughts and floods. other climate-related hazards. In 2008, the US state of Iowa was making headlines around the world. Weeks of heavy rains in the Midwest caused rivers to swell and levees to break. Millions of acres of farmland are now underwater and their plantations are most likely destroyed. By March, Iowa had tied its third-highest monthly snowfall in 121 years of record-keeping, and then came the rain. The middle of April......drought, crop failures and extreme weather - it's all catastrophic. Impacts are already happening around us and will likely affect freshwater resources, food, coastal systems and natural ecosystems. Animals and plants have already begun to change the way they live, yet they are vulnerable, and if no action is taken, they could leave us with horrifying results. Yes, we must continue to hold industries accountable for their greenhouse gas emissions, which slow global warming, but we cannot rely on this decision alone. It's time to prepare to tackle climate change, which now gives us time to make decisions that will have a lasting effect on creating a better world for everyone. , it ignores another looming problem: the global land use crisis. Seed Magazine