Tens of thousands of climate activists from diverse groups around the world will unite in a global strike to demand an end to the burning of fossil fuels, which contribute to the alarming climate crisis. Led primarily by youth-driven organizations like Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future movement, this massive protest will span across dozens of countries and hundreds of cities over the weekend.
With just a week before the planned strike, the United Nations issued a warning that countries are failing to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, as established in the Paris Agreement of 2015. Global temperatures have already risen by at least 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since then.
Recent months have witnessed an alarming surge in temperature extremes, with Earth breaking its daily heat records multiple times. July was officially declared the hottest month ever recorded, while the Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest summer on record.
Scientists attribute numerous extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Idalia in the United States and devastating floods in Delhi, India, to human-induced climate change.
In addition to this global strike, another major protest is scheduled in New York City on Sunday, coinciding with Climate Week and the U.N. climate summit.
This demonstration follows a series of worldwide strikes organized by climate activists in recent years, where protesters from various nations join forces on a single day to advocate for urgent action on climate change.
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