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Global Warming: The Apocalypse | Joshua Stargell | TEDxMaysHighSchool


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[Applause] hello Ted universe

hello Ted universe

hello Ted universe my name is Joshua Stargell I’m the very

my name is Joshua Stargell I’m the very

my name is Joshua Stargell I’m the very first junior chief meteorologist here at

first junior chief meteorologist here at

first junior chief meteorologist here at Mays high school but no I’m not here to

Mays high school but no I’m not here to

Mays high school but no I’m not here to bring you weather forecast

bring you weather forecast

bring you weather forecast we’ll say that for my next talk I’m here

we’ll say that for my next talk I’m here

we’ll say that for my next talk I’m here to do something much more profound than

to do something much more profound than

to do something much more profound than that I want you to imagine yourself

that I want you to imagine yourself

that I want you to imagine yourself living in a world where tornadoes

living in a world where tornadoes

living in a world where tornadoes hurricanes forest fires glaciers melting

hurricanes forest fires glaciers melting

hurricanes forest fires glaciers melting and things of that sort of terrible

and things of that sort of terrible

and things of that sort of terrible proportions happen on the daily where

proportions happen on the daily where

proportions happen on the daily where you can’t go outside without a

you can’t go outside without a

you can’t go outside without a protective gear or a suit where

protective gear or a suit where

protective gear or a suit where blizzards rabbits horribly these things

blizzards rabbits horribly these things

blizzards rabbits horribly these things are happening currently in people’s

are happening currently in people’s

are happening currently in people’s lives in California the combustion rate

lives in California the combustion rate

lives in California the combustion rate is a seven on a scale of zero to ten

is a seven on a scale of zero to ten

is a seven on a scale of zero to ten meaning they’d have two branches on a

meaning they’d have two branches on a

meaning they’d have two branches on a tree would rot together start a forest

tree would rot together start a forest

tree would rot together start a forest fire just like that in Puerto Rico the

fire just like that in Puerto Rico the

fire just like that in Puerto Rico the Caribbean islands Houston India of the

Caribbean islands Houston India of the

Caribbean islands Houston India of the coast of Australia five category 5

coast of Australia five category 5

coast of Australia five category 5 hurricanes have and are right now

hurricanes have and are right now

hurricanes have and are right now destroying their lands killing millions

destroying their lands killing millions

destroying their lands killing millions of people taking lives

Blizzard’s freezing lands fires burning

Blizzard’s freezing lands fires burning these things are happening right now I

these things are happening right now I

these things are happening right now I remember when I was a young boy by the

remember when I was a young boy by the

remember when I was a young boy by the age of five years old

age of five years old

age of five years old Hurricane Katrina had just ran rapid

Hurricane Katrina had just ran rapid

Hurricane Katrina had just ran rapid through New Orleans I was living here in

through New Orleans I was living here in

through New Orleans I was living here in Atlanta and my neighbor allowed her

Atlanta and my neighbor allowed her

Atlanta and my neighbor allowed her cousins to come and live with her I was

cousins to come and live with her I was

cousins to come and live with her I was a child five years old and I learned

a child five years old and I learned

a child five years old and I learned what they deal with they told me the

what they deal with they told me the

what they deal with they told me the stories of one day it started raining

stories of one day it started raining

stories of one day it started raining then the winds picked up then the storms

then the winds picked up then the storms

then the winds picked up then the storms came and a hurricane ran rapid through

came and a hurricane ran rapid through

came and a hurricane ran rapid through their time destroying everything they

their time destroying everything they

their time destroying everything they had to run for their lives I was

had to run for their lives I was

had to run for their lives I was terrified for terrain in my own city I

terrified for terrain in my own city I

terrified for terrain in my own city I was terrified to hear the Thunder roar I

was terrified to hear the Thunder roar I

was terrified to hear the Thunder roar I was scared for the wind to blow I didn’t

was scared for the wind to blow I didn’t

was scared for the wind to blow I didn’t want anything like what they told me to

want anything like what they told me to

want anything like what they told me to happen to anyone I knew anyone in this

happen to anyone I knew anyone in this

happen to anyone I knew anyone in this world period global warming is the

world period global warming is the

world period global warming is the apocalypse global warming is the

apocalypse global warming is the

apocalypse global warming is the phenomenon of co2 gas carbon dioxide

phenomenon of co2 gas carbon dioxide

phenomenon of co2 gas carbon dioxide being pumped into the atmosphere where

being pumped into the atmosphere where

being pumped into the atmosphere where it stays there act as a blanket for the

it stays there act as a blanket for the

it stays there act as a blanket for the radioactive sunlight to come into our

radioactive sunlight to come into our

radioactive sunlight to come into our atmosphere and the sunlight to stay

atmosphere and the sunlight to stay

atmosphere and the sunlight to stay there

there

there causing currents to become warmer when

causing currents to become warmer when

causing currents to become warmer when they mix with cold occurrence to create

they mix with cold occurrence to create

they mix with cold occurrence to create storms like hurricanes and blizzards and

storms like hurricanes and blizzards and

storms like hurricanes and blizzards and these things come down to earth and kill

these things come down to earth and kill

these things come down to earth and kill millions of people

millions of people

millions of people devastate lives and displaced families

look at the world thirty years ago the

look at the world thirty years ago the innovation on technology has jumped

innovation on technology has jumped

innovation on technology has jumped dramatically from phones that didn’t

dramatically from phones that didn’t

dramatically from phones that didn’t have cameras to Internet to cars that

have cameras to Internet to cars that

have cameras to Internet to cars that didn’t have computers driving them

didn’t have computers driving them

didn’t have computers driving them no GPS think about where we are now

no GPS think about where we are now

no GPS think about where we are now currently there are tests being done

currently there are tests being done

currently there are tests being done that allow cars to drive themselves by

that allow cars to drive themselves by

that allow cars to drive themselves by computers think about what will be 30

computers think about what will be 30

computers think about what will be 30 years from now not only technology wise

years from now not only technology wise

years from now not only technology wise but atmospherically all types of

but atmospherically all types of

but atmospherically all types of displacement displacing weathers are

displacement displacing weathers are

displacement displacing weathers are happening happening now it snowed in

happening happening now it snowed in

happening happening now it snowed in Mexico a very tropical place it is

Mexico a very tropical place it is

Mexico a very tropical place it is snowed in Houston something that hasn’t

snowed in Houston something that hasn’t

snowed in Houston something that hasn’t happened in the last 40 years these

happened in the last 40 years these

happened in the last 40 years these things are happening not because of

things are happening not because of

things are happening not because of climate change but global warming being

climate change but global warming being

climate change but global warming being the apocalypse but we can change things

the apocalypse but we can change things

the apocalypse but we can change things from the instance of us taking a step

from the instance of us taking a step

from the instance of us taking a step back in reducing our own carbon

back in reducing our own carbon

back in reducing our own carbon footprint by going green stop cutting

footprint by going green stop cutting

footprint by going green stop cutting down trees trees take in co2 gas and

down trees trees take in co2 gas and

down trees trees take in co2 gas and give out clean oxygen that purifies our

give out clean oxygen that purifies our

give out clean oxygen that purifies our atmosphere but the number industries

atmosphere but the number industries

atmosphere but the number industries continue to hold us back for the next

continue to hold us back for the next

continue to hold us back for the next Industrial Revolution we don’t need

Industrial Revolution we don’t need

Industrial Revolution we don’t need paper anymore

paper anymore

paper anymore we don’t need pencils we have the

we don’t need pencils we have the

we don’t need pencils we have the technology that can move us forward we

technology that can move us forward we

technology that can move us forward we no longer need cars run on gas that

no longer need cars run on gas that

no longer need cars run on gas that pumps these terrible things into our

pumps these terrible things into our

pumps these terrible things into our atmosphere we have electric cars we have

atmosphere we have electric cars we have

atmosphere we have electric cars we have solar powered cars we have alternatives

solar powered cars we have alternatives

solar powered cars we have alternatives but the industries have their grip on

but the industries have their grip on

but the industries have their grip on the money so tight that they are willing

the money so tight that they are willing

the money so tight that they are willing to risk the losing of millions of lives

to risk the losing of millions of lives

to risk the losing of millions of lives how’d you feel if one these devastating

how’d you feel if one these devastating

how’d you feel if one these devastating storms were to happen to your family you

storms were to happen to your family you

storms were to happen to your family you in your life because the most scientists

in your life because the most scientists

in your life because the most scientists say good wine with effect a thousand

say good wine with effect a thousand

say good wine with effect a thousand years from now global warming is

years from now global warming is

years from now global warming is affecting us right now global warming is

affecting us right now global warming is

affecting us right now global warming is the apocalypse but it does not have to

the apocalypse but it does not have to

the apocalypse but it does not have to end there we can change things as I look

end there we can change things as I look

end there we can change things as I look at this model here our world is situated

at this model here our world is situated

at this model here our world is situated inside of a protective layer called the

inside of a protective layer called the

inside of a protective layer called the ozone as you see there are holes inside

ozone as you see there are holes inside

ozone as you see there are holes inside of this layer numerous allowing the

of this layer numerous allowing the

of this layer numerous allowing the terrible radiation to get inside of our

terrible radiation to get inside of our

terrible radiation to get inside of our atmospheres and cause these terrible

atmospheres and cause these terrible

atmospheres and cause these terrible storms when you go outside now you can

storms when you go outside now you can

storms when you go outside now you can feel the Sun on your skin with even with

feel the Sun on your skin with even with

feel the Sun on your skin with even with sunscreen think about when this big hole

sunscreen think about when this big hole

sunscreen think about when this big hole is dissipated to nothing at all we won’t

is dissipated to nothing at all we won’t

is dissipated to nothing at all we won’t be able to go outside at all why would

be able to go outside at all why would

be able to go outside at all why would we continuously support industries and

we continuously support industries and

we continuously support industries and use things that are tearing holes into

use things that are tearing holes into

use things that are tearing holes into our protective layer from the Sun ask

our protective layer from the Sun ask

our protective layer from the Sun ask yourself that question and here’s what

yourself that question and here’s what

yourself that question and here’s what you can do about it

we can provide gases we provide services

we can provide gases we provide services we can take a step back and protect that

we can take a step back and protect that

we can take a step back and protect that which protects us global warming is the

which protects us global warming is the

which protects us global warming is the apocalypse but we don’t need Christ to

apocalypse but we don’t need Christ to

apocalypse but we don’t need Christ to come down the safest one we can do that

come down the safest one we can do that

come down the safest one we can do that at all thank you

at all thank you

at all thank you [Applause]

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