Auckland, New Zealand is one of the featured locations in 24 Hours of Reality. Once you learn how the reality of climate change is impacting New Zealand, here’s how you can help.

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Protect Our Winters, an organization founded by professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones, is working to unite the winter sports community behind the fight to limit the impact of climate change on our communities and our outdoor recreation. They, like so many others, understand it’s time for us to do our part to protect our environment and the activities that depend on it.

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In a way then, have something in common. They’re exerting a powerful influence … even in small concentrations. But there’s no good reason why deniers can’t be diluted.

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It’s true that plants need carbon to survive, and that many plants grow more quickly when they are exposed to higher concentrations of carbon dioxide. But now we’re pumping billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere every year — 9.5 billion tons in 2009 alone.

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As 24 Hours of Reality approaches, we’re taking a little time to get to know the people who will give the presentations on September 14. Today’s featured Presenter is Rachel Brown, who will be leading the event in Auckland, New Zealand.

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A new study suggests that when water off the coast of New South Wales gets too warm, the seaweed has trouble producing its natural antibiotics and gets sick.

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