Four photos that show climate change's ever-growing impact on Earth and five things you can do about it. ➡🌎 1: Smoke billows from a large steel plant on November 4, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. Over the industrial era, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by about 40%, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program. 2: More than 50 polar bears have been roaming the streets of a Russian Arctic military settlement since December. Shifts in sea ice due to climate change may or may not be a factor, but the community is scared, and people are staying indoors as much as possible. The Polar Bear Programme / Russian Geographical Society 3: In this July 15, 2021 file photo destroyed houses are seen close to the Ahr river in Schuld, Germany. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. 4: The aftermath of a coral bleaching event at Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland's coast, Australia, on May 14, 2016. Bleaching events are often caused by warmer sea temperatures caused by climate change. 📸: Kevin Frayer (Getty Images), The Polar Bear Programme / Russian Geographical Society, Michael Probst (AP), XL Catlin Seaview Survey (EPA) | #climatechange #climatecrisis