- Alaska Sea ice has dropped from typically 300,000 square kilometers 100 years ago to 270,000 in the last 30 years to a drop below 100,000 square kilometers now.
- There’s a 20 year disparity in life expectancy in the US (86.8 years in Colorado, 66.8 years in South Dakota) mostly from personal choices.
- In the US, households with guns have dropped from about 50% in the 70s to about 31% in 2014, all accounted for by 22.4% of individuals.
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 410.31 parts per million (ppm), a record that exceeds the previous climate change avoidance target level of 350 ppm.
- Humans (0.01% of the population of the planet) have caused the loss of 83% of mammals and 50% of all plants.
- From 2000 until 2015, 6.8 million jobs were created in the US, but they are almost all in only 10% of the zip codes, widening the wealth and income disparity.
Pretending Not To Panic 