(Edit: no idea why I wrote so much... I have so much passion for this - whoever reads this, thank you)... I had to watch this one in phases, because I got halfway through it (I know, only 8 mins long) and just felt this overwhelming mix of ... sadness, frustration, fear, anxiety, and anger... definitely lots and lots of anger. I'm also SUCH a chill person, but this kind of thing just hits a nerve for me for some reason, because we know what the problem is, we know what the solutions are, but we can't convince anyone to do anything about it. And when they do, it's all greenwashing and empty promises. It's also frustrating because the problem is top down AND bottom up. On my channel so often I'll see the same things posted in various videos, in comments from one person to another, and it's the same misinformation. I experience that 2:02 thing on a daily basis. And the frustrating thing is that people who say that kind of thing are completely impossible to convince. You can send them every single scientific paper, point them to the IPPC reports, to the reference appendices with hundreds of things for them to read and verify... but they are okay just listening to someone on youtube who used to be a lawyer, failed at that, made a youtube conspiracy channel about aliens, then now talks as an expert anti-climate science professional. I won't name the channel, but he's basically where this all comes from. It's so infuriating to know that we're on this path, and there are so many people (it's terrifying really) who actually think that the scientists are pushing an agenda of global control with the climate science. I don't even know how to tackle that level of ignorance. That's the main challenge we face as a scientific community. How on earth can we reach those people? I've been trying to circumvent all that talk with just pointing out the inherent benefits of starting a garden and planting trees. My next video is straight up about how to make money installing a food forest. It's hard because the gardening community is arguably more "anti-climate science" than pro-science. It's weird but most of the people who care about this stuff (the city folk) aren't even doing much to help (it's hard to garden when you live in an apartment), and most of the people who are producing our food (the country folk) are the ones who both do the most damage (not just talking carbon but all the other existential threats we face), but they are also the heaviest contingent of people who don't "believe in science". We've got ourselves in quite a pickle here folks. What we need to for everyone to make sure we are doing what we can to both minimize consumption, but also look for ways where you can increase our own personal production (food). We really have to decentralize the food production system because it's causing the most amount of damage, and it's also the easiest for us to change, and has a massive impact. It's easy, it's impactful, it's low hanging fruit (literally) and we need to get on it. People who want to help but can't garden, check out drawdown dot org (spelled out so as not to hit youtube filter) and check out the list of most impactful changes, then see how you can help out. I'm pleading with anyone reading this far into a youtube comment... please think about starting a garden. I don't care where. In your backyard, in your frontyard, in a wild space in an abandoned parking lot. Heck even that's a great place for an apple tree. Maybe you get food off it that you didn't buy from 3000km away, and even if not, you still fed the bees, other larger wildlife and sequestered carbon. But we HAVE to stop industrial agriculture from destroying the planet. It's not even just climate change, it's ecosystem collapse and loss of topsoil. We have roughly 50 growing seasons remaining if we don't fix things (Stanford university). Just think about that number. It's terrifying. So everyone focused on climate change... we can solve all of the carbon problems, but if we don't also regrow our soils, we have 50 seasons left before the earth herself starts fixing this human problem that it has.

I love hearing a smart person like you explain this!

It’s depressing but it reminds me of the “Pandora’s Box Myth.” I can’t remember it exactly but when Pandora opened the box, all these plagues and curses were let out upon humanity. However, the last thing left in the box was very beautiful though. It was hope.

Thanks for explaining! Could you do a video on the UN’s Sustainable Development goals and go in depth with it?

Great video! We really can't delay. It's so important that we keep pushing people to make smart choices in their lives. We are just a drop in the bucket of the worst offenders, but they don't exist if we don't buy their product. Some of those are really really hard to kick (everyone has to go to work, etc), but there's still so much we can do. All I know is that I'm going down fighting. One of the biggest things we can all do is start a garden. It helps so so many existential threats caused by big Ag. If I can do it with a job and wife and 3 kids, then anyone can. I can help show people how. It's critical that we get going on this!

Omg i feel so sad i really hope if we can truly make a change

As an environmental strategist who has been lurking on your channel for a while, I just had to say... I simply loved that LotR quote.

It's hard to hear all this and still feel so helpless. I grow my own food, herbs, and weed. Try to give back to the bees for eating so much of their honey. Avoid single serve plastics and have used refillable bottles for years. Ride my bike and commute wherever I can when it's not scorching. And more I'm sure but I still travel solo for 2.5 hours one way to escape the desert. It feels like the tank of gas or so it takes to get there and back deconstructs every little piece of my eco-friendly tower I have built. Then to realize others aren't putting in a fraction of the effort and also doing way more damage overall. Sometimes it doesn't feel like our actions matter and we're just pedaling backwards. Expecting the worst but still hopeful for the best. Great video it was nice to see some data/numbers to cement the amounts of possible damage.

I was so hoping you'd cover this!!! Thank you for being awesome

I asked my teacher to play this for our environment class!

thanks for the explanation. its feeling great that anyone makes effort to explain about that topic..

Kristina, you are awesome! This might be one of my favorite videos, but all of your content is really inspiring and I just appreciate your existence on the internet! Much love from Texas! 💓🌎💓

Thanks for helping especially me. I started reading the report but it's huge.

Thank you for explaining this so clearly. I'm studying Conservation Biology masters at the moment and learning about all this. I always feel like I am not doing enough to change things, and the more I learn the more helpless I feel. You are doing amazing work. Thank you for the motivation!

The sort of thing that encourage me to become a climatologist. We need to be prepared for this changes. Great video!

That's kinda A good Speech for the world to be aware the environment that should be saved As Soon as possible . Thanks Mam .

Agree with your presentation. I’m 71 and likely won’t be around when the worst of the negative effects begin to hit home. Never heard of ozone or climate change through my teen years. Now my three grandchildren will be around to bear brunt of humanity’s worse which is unfair to them. Although you were precise and mostly avoided big words, unfortunately this subject is complicated and I lack faith that most people seriously consider the seriousness of climate change.

Thank you for your thoughts and for cutting it into pieces ma'am. I have seen lots of news in social media about the predictions that will happen by 2100 and it is really sad to forsee possibilities that will happen to the near future. This is a massive issue that must not be ignored.

excellent video! we need to change the current economic system (capitalism) to really have a change at the root of the problem. The human species also needs to change their eating habits and their dependence on fossil fuels.

Great video, thanks for the explanation!

Thank you so much for sharing this! I don’t keep up with news often so it was really good to see a favorite scientist explain the report. I’ve been watching you for a few years and I’m a sophomore in a wildlife program now. just had my first research field experience. Keep sharing! It’s a dark topic but it’s the truth. It’s really so sad to hear about the oceans. The more you talk about this the more people will know and the closer we get to keep the global temp down ❤️

very well said! Our climate is changing and warming naturally, but as you pointed out, humans are accelerating the warmer temperature patterns. Here in Sask its a concept not many people understand.

Love your videos!

Hey, you may not see this comment but Id like to say that your work fascinates me and Id like to thank you for inspiring me to become a wildlife biologist. Really, thanks a lot

Thanks for informative video. I am getting inspired for going to do another Bachelors degree, this time in Earth Sciences, just to be able to contribute and do the biggest part I can for the future of our world.

Inspiring and informative, thank you :]

Thank you for this! 💙 Sometimes I try to tell others about this but they choose not to be more aware of these issues.

Thank you for sharing the info. Sorry to hear about the fires in your community. Many in my community lost their homes last year too. Gandalf is right, we have to choose.

Thanks.It was a really useful explanation.

Thank you for your overview on the report. This does not sound discouraging to me, but makes me want to look into it more. I know I don't know enough to convince others and politicians about what is going on, but that's why I want to learn (I will probably watch this video another couple times). Whenever people want to hang out with me I can slip in my words on this matter so...there! No but really I can't wait to work with scientists in the field. I have been catching your videos to get an idea of what I will be getting into. Even the hardships sound pretty ok to me and worth it. I did think the other day about how the warming seems inevitable but we don't have to let it get so hot so fast. It already seems really dangerous.

What an amazing video! I’ve learnt a lot from the information and your thoughts. I really love how you express your ideas on taking some actions to help the earth! :)

Explained very well , I am still thinking why are there very low views on such an amazing video ........I wanna say I am also going to be a wildlife biologist one day and seriously you are the only one where I get the correct information as nobody is there to guide me about my field and what o wanna do so thank you so much ma'am....love from india🥰🥰

This video actually helped me feel a little better. Thank you for the message.

Well at least they learned to kick the predictions down the road 100 years because all their other predictions failed so badly that the computer models lost all credibility.

Hey! I'm new to your channel bit I'm loving it so far! I'm also a fellow Canadian and LOTR fan 😊 these statistics are certainly scary, but I agree that we can't despair at this time. There is always hope and each individual doing their part is a help! I've recently reduced my carbon footprint by walking everywhere I can and changing my diet to vegetarian as well. I also pick up garbage that I see left around my neighborhood. Always feels good and I know us humans can all make changes for the better!

Ha! Smart AND beautiful AND educated!! AND compassionate!! I friggin love you!!❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for this balanced explanation. I've been one of those whose anxiety made them run away from facing such information but... can't ignore the heatwave now can I? It has been awful although nowhere near as bad as the hell it is in other places. But as you said it's crucial not to despair now and take action in our life and as a community...

Hello dear Kristina Lynn! Im a MSc student of Environmental Engineering.Wanna devote myself to improve our environment, would like to ask you to make a video about way of searching internships,maybe what to do for the first step especially for those who graduates or in the process of looking for a job etc.Thanks!Always watching your videos!

I just saw your creepy camping story video from 3 years ago, and I HAD to come here to leave a comment coz the comments to that video were turned off: kudos to both of you guys, but especially you, for keeping it together and not freaking the f out and booking out of there right the f away!! You’re waaaaay more courageous than I could ever be!! Whatta f was Jack doing?!!! Creep!! I am SO SO SO GLAD you guys came out unscathed!! How horrifying!! I wouldn’t even have packed up my stuff; I would have RAN to civilization right away!! Smart (knife purchase!!) AND brave!! ❤️❤️❤️ Btw- why the heck did that video get so many 👎??? People looove to hate and think they could do better! Moronic haters! I loved that video so much, I ended up subscribing to your channel!❤️❤️❤️

A good summary for those of us without the time/aptitude to read the entire report. Thanks for showing appreciation for technicians (etc.) in ADDITION to the scientists. Do you have any plans you'd like to highlight that address the drastic & immediate changes needed? Do you feel one party (if you want to "touch" this issue before the election 😂) or something like, for example, The Leap's Green New Deal are respectable/realistic ideas? Just curious on your thoughts. Thanks for ANOTHER thoughtful video!

I really love you vlog! Now im subscribing at you YT cause i want to learn more from you. I am student taking BS Environmental Science 🤗🤗

Gas will never lump in a vacuum. Modern "science" says it does. Hard to argue with entropy.

Hi, Greetings for the day!!! We are a Canadian based Healthcare startup, established by a woman entrepreneur with a vision of bringing nature best to the consumers. To bring awareness of our products, we are looking for people like you, who can influence people to make the right choice. We look forward to collaborating with you on our journey. Regards, Sushma

I'm really interested in soil biology. Do you know where or how I can learn more about soils?

As a scientist what do you think of solar flares and flare cycles ?

Can you go technically deeper as a part 2?

Can you recommend me a book about environmental science for a beginner, please🥺 ( by the way I love you videos sooo much. You're my inspiration!!)

Just saw your scariest wilderness story video. Girl learn to handle a small handgun if your gonna be on trails like that. If you learn to properly handle a gun, that gun want ever hurt anyone. But the fact is they’re some crazy people in this world who don’t care about who they hurt. Honestly, that dude sounds crazy or drugged. Catch the wrong person like that and that pistol could save your life. Best of hope to you, be safe.

I love love hearing and reading stories like this there's nothing more drastic and more important and more of a goal than reducing carbon footprints I worry that my grandchildren will face a burden so tough and so disastrous that they may not I need to see their own grandchildren prosper.

I guess we have to sell our Miami Beach house... but wait the water was supposed to trash the house like 5 years ago? hmmmmm.......

This is a complicated situation for all of us and there's no simple solution. It involves so much more than any of us can fathom or see. The fate of the planet and it's well being will fall into the hands and control of the most influential and richest players who have whatever interests in mind that suit them. BTW. I saw your video about the scariest camping experience. I live in Pennsylvania and have a concealed carry permit with reciprocity in most states. I don't know anyone that would go camping today that would be caught without carrying some effective means of protection. At least you have a knife. I'd still hate to have to fend off a bear with a knife though, but you do the best with what you have. You sound like you'd enjoy learning bushcraft techniques. You might enjoy watching Survival Lilly or Wild Woman Bushcraft or even Dave Canterbury. Dave has a school in Ohio that teaches wilderness survival including herbal medicine and metal forging.

Hi Kristina I love your videos so much🥰 Also I feel so inspired to become an environmental scientist one day. But lately I have some doubts and fears because as I learn more about climate change and inform myself about what is happening I get really anxious and feel like I need to do something. I’m afraid that as the climate change is growing and growing, people in green jobs are feeling super stressed for not finding an instant solution. Could that be true? I mean could an environmental scientist get depressed or feel hopeless throughout his entire career as he knows so much but can’t solve instant the problem?

i was thinking what if she quotes lotr AND U DID OK SOULMATE

In the 1970s they predicted that we would live in a new ice age by now... i would be cautious about anything the IPCC says. If you feed your computer models with bad/lackluster data you get bad/lackluster results, especially when ignoring the sun, the engine of our climate. Warmer is better than colder, global climate has yet to reach the temperature it had during Roman times when it was 2 degrees warmer than today (without industry & cars...figures °wink °wink). Compare that to the times when it got colder, like the little Ice Age during medieval times, which caused so much famine and bad health that something like the bubonic plague could devastate mankind.

hi it's me jack....

Co2 cools after 100000 tonn co2 a day Reykjavik cool about 2-4c

could u do a vid on climate change jobs? my uni has a really good "bachelor of applied climate change adaptation" and I'm thinking of changing to that from environmental studies but idk do u need a masters for those jobs?? i don't really wanna do research lol I just wanna make pretty maps💕✨ and be outside🐸🌳🍂

Very easy to reverse and also ammend these horrors: Depopulation They have soil extinction happening in a very short time so perhaps the earth is safe.

Hello , I am from Algeria and an engineer in forest sciences, without any experience, how can I get a job in the field of animal protection

Fuck. This is so scary.

What about population?

Have you ever thought about how during the Permian period earth had significant higher levels of carbon, higher temperatures, no ice caps, and a thriving ecosystem! much more so than today! MOREEE CARBON PLEASE

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the sea level rise is the least of our problems. You mention an IPCC start date of 1840? Industrial pollution started in the late 1700s so that means the temperature increase is warmer than 1840. Also the report ignores the Aerosol Masking Effect is twice as bad as previously thought meaning a 40% decrease in coal pollution (sulfur) will heat earth another 1 degree Celsius global average. Also the ESAS Methane "bomb" is already going off in the arctic and will keep getting worse - that will heat earth another 1 degree Celsius global average. Otherwise thanks for caring.

I have a question - you studied environmental science right? How come you call yourself a wildlife biologist? -sorry I’m not informed about this stuff.

As geology man and environmental man who is more concerned with loss of habitat (especially in the Amazon forest) I find this video ridiculous. The earths temperatures naturally fluctuate with the changing revolution of our planet around our hydrogen, helium burning star. We only have recorded temperatures for about 150 years and the accuracy of those temperatures are suspect. The hottest recorded temperature in the State of Oregon was in 1898 at 119 degrees long before the gasoline engine and the oil industry. Hottest recorded temperature in Alaska was in 1915. What is the percentage of CO2 in our atmosphere ? Are you kidding me ? We are not the planet Venus with a volcanic 99 percent CO2 atmosphere. In 20,000 years we will be headed back towards a deep freeze again and another ice age will be on its way. Why would anyone want to tear up our planet to make billions of batteries ? How are you going to charge these battery cars ? What fuel will power the plants that charge these cars ?

Earth is flat and non moving come to Nathan Oakley 1980 and learn.

Nice.....give me a chance..I work with you...plz..

I’m into offroading and one of your vids came up the one where the creepy guy Jack came on your tent……I gotta say wow how lucky you are cus Jack couldve killed you or raped you. Seriously that story is crazy, I wouldve had a gun on me or a knofe beforehand, then you go back to sleep!!! Omg.

Can I work with you. Please give me a chance , and I will do it for free forever

political BS

Protect the planet u say?? Here people are thinking of getting out of the earth and stuff up some other planet…I wish some natural disaster kills us before we can do so.

Are you single? You're very attractive!