The world is getting hotter. This year, the United Nations acknowledged what many climate scientists have warned for years: exceeding 1.5°C of warming is now effectively unavoidable.
We've already seen increasingly severe heatwaves, droughts, fires, storms, and other risks. Overshoot will worsen these impacts and increase the risk of irreversible tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon rainforest, permafrost thaw, and ice sheet collapse. Global food production could decline by 14% by 2050.
But overshoot is not the end of the story. How much hotter the world gets, how long it stays there, and how much damage we prevent still depend on what we do next.
We believe two things must now be true at the same time.
FirstWe have to keep fighting to reduce emissions, protect nature, and limit every fraction of additional warming we still can.
SecondWe have to learn how to live safely in a climate that has already changed.
That means understanding the risks around us. Preparing our homes. Knowing what to do when the power fails, the air becomes unsafe, the water rises, or the heat lasts longer than it used to. It means depending a little less on systems that were designed for weather conditions that no longer exist, which can become strained precisely when we need them most.
We believe that preparedness is not about withdrawing from the world. Being ready is an act of care for everyone around you.
When your household has what it needs, emergency resources can go to someone who needs them more. When you know what to do, you can check on a neighbor instead of scrambling yourself. When your family has a plan, you are better able to help someone who doesn't. When you have two of something, you have one to share. That is real resilience.