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In December, 195 countries met in Paris to discuss climate reform. At the end of the 14 day period of talks, people agreed on an emissions target. The target The earth has warmed 1 degree Celsius (about 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since the industrial revolution started in 1750. The countries met and decided to try to keep it below 2 degrees Celsius.  A chart of the worlds warming in Celsius since 1880 http://400.350.org/ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/page2.php

                Snow! By Kaden Chien Snow is an important resource. Snow helps us and the environment. In the winter, how much do you play in the snow? More importantly, is how the snow helps the environment. Snow cover helps to regulate the temperature. Once that snow melts, the water fills rivers and reservoirs. Snow also helps farmers. Farmers need the snow to blanket their fields so that when it melts in the Spring, the fields will already be irrigated. There are many different colors of snow such as black, gray, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and rainbow colored snow. Snow is endangered because of global warming. Despite the efforts to help global warming slow, it is still happening rapidly. It was even 64 degrees in December! Snow is a very important resource and we have to keep it.  RAINBOW SNOW!!!

By: Samuel Desai Today, the first day of a world changing 12-day event happened. The COP 21 is an event hosted by the ICUN in Paris. At the event, 195 countries are attending, with 40,000 delegates altogether. These countries are trying to make an agreement for a world changing agreement. They hope that the agreement will help stop Climate Change.  One of the biggest things about this is China and the US negotiating too! You see, they are the biggest producers of greenhouse gasses.  Here are some of the things people have said so far: "Countries should be allowed to seek their own solutions, according to their national interest"- Xi Jinping- China  "One of the greatest threats humanity is facing"- Vladimir Putin- Russia  "Billions of people pinning their hopes on what we do in Paris"- Angela Merkel- Germany SOURCES:  http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/europe/france-paris-cop21-climate-change-conference/ http://www.cop21paris.org...

   Recently, France has passed a law regarding food waste.  This law states that all food that was going to be thrown away in stores, farms, or warehouses be donated to charity. This helps food from being wasted, causing less food to go into landfills, which is better for the environment. Listen to the audio and read the article yourself! day 6 -this includes the audio tree hugger -article