In a moment, we’re going to ask you to make an urgent gift to Climate Reality – and have it matched dollar-for-dollar – before our August 31 deadline. But first, here’s just a glimpse of what we’re up against and why your matched gift today is critical to our climate fight.

The Great Barrier Reef is in danger. Researchers in Australia say temperatures around the reef over the past decade are the highest recorded in 400 years and that human influence on the climate is to blame. Extreme heat has already caused five mass bleaching events in the past nine years alone.

Climate change is literally making us sick. The health effects of climate change can include a wide range of ailments, including respiratory and heart diseases, pest-related diseases like Lyme disease and West Nile Virus, water- and food-related illnesses. 

Not to mention potential injuries and deaths from extreme weather events like floods, wildfires, and more intense storms.

According to a recent study, the frequency and magnitude of extreme wildfires around the globe has doubled in the past two decades due to climate change – and the six most extreme fire years have occurred since 2017.

And this is just a snapshot of what we’re up against. That’s why your gift is so important. Your generosity today determines what our climate movement can achieve and how quickly we can take the urgent action that our communities – and our planet – desperately need.

Please: Will you rush a gift of $15 or more now? Your gift will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, to combat the worsening climate crisis and build a more just and sustainable world.

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Thank you for being a part of this movement, 

-Your friends at Climate Reality