Are you noticing the increasingly bad weather, the concerning  amount of precipitation, or long periods of time without water? All of these changes are  the result of climate change, or the warming of the earth's atmosphere. This isn't an issue that has been made up to stir up trouble, it is 100% real, and the sooner people stop denying this fact, the less dangerous the self-destructive human race becomes. According to the Annual Climate report of NOAA, the combined land and ocean temperature has risen to an average rate of  0.14 degrees Fahrenheit, and we can already see the effects that it's had on our community. When humans use fossil fuels to power cars, factories, or create electricity, they release carbon dioxide into the air, which also happens to be the air that we breathe out after taking in oxygen. Humans release enough CO2 as it is, and here we are releasing more of that toxic gas into the atmosphere. After the carbon dioxide is exposed to oxygen, it stays in the air, although invisible to the naked eye. It also remains trapped in the earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gasses.                                              Greenhouse gasses act like a shield. Their main purpose is to keep out unwanted sunlight from the earth, allowing us to live and not burn every time we step outside. But the gasses are also working in another way. Along with keeping unwanted heat out, it's keeping both oxygen and carbon dioxide inside the atmosphere, with us. This makes us more easily exposed to toxic chemicals, and can trap in the heat produced by high emission of carbon dioxide.                               The Natural Resources Defense Council stated, "It increases exposure to hazardous wildfire smoke and ozone smog triggered by warmer conditions, both of which harm our health, particularly for those with pre-existing illnesses like asthma or heart disease." This evidence is explaining that we can’t hide from the effects of climate change, no matter how hard we try. We can’t ignore what’s happening in the world, it’s impossible to miss the way climate change has taken a toll on the earth and our own community. Many hazards from the warming of the earth’s atmosphere are with us as we speak, silent and invisible, but, as the evidence proves, deadly. Every year, climate factors take the life of millions of people, and diseases are becoming more easily spread because of the increasing heat. Fire’s are more easily started, and the reduction of the ozone is releasing toxic chemicals into the air, affecting millions of people every day. Someone who is already vulnerable because of an illness are the first ones to experience a change, and will be victims of more harmful and dangerous diseases that will definitely affect our community and economy. ​                                                                                                          "Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife throughout our parks. Rising temperatures lower many species survival rates due to changes that lead to less food, less successful reproduction, and interfering with the environment for native wildlife. These detrimental changes are already apparent in our National Capital Area parks" (National Park Services).This evidence shows that if we continue to ignore the needs of plants and animals around us, we will end up losing the animals and species that we love. Soon, it will be too late to notice the real problem that animals are in, and the way that we keep ignoring them. It had mentioned in the text that climate change is to blame for most problems that animals face in our world today. This includes the struggle for food, shelter, and reproduction. Access to the basic necessities of animals around the world is becoming more challenging every day.