The Jaxon Times

Issue 1, April 9, 2108

EXTREME TEMPERATURES THREATEN CROPS

The Jaxon Times

Reina Obeid: Los Angeles, California April 9, 2108

Issue, 9 April 2108 Timeline0

20910 Millions of species die off all o)er the %orld at alarmin! rates due to ecosystem distur ances"

21000 (orld Temperatures ,a Report sent out all around !lo e only to e met %ith little concern and action"

Recent Reports0
2rops are dyin! off all around 3nited 4tates" 5ur economy fails due to decrease of supply and ma6or increase in demand"

Redford, Montana crop land drastically affected y extreme temperature chan!e in the re!ion"

-missions are at an all ne% hi!h" (e ha)e surpassed our 7tippin! point"8 9o% %e race for the %orse as resources deplete"

Scientists are ferociously searching for a solution to our global crisis-Elliot Ja on, !ictator of the fifth land

Global Consequences
It#s happenin!$ The day %e hoped %ould not come so soon" The day %e reali&ed that 'lo al (armin! is real and it#s hauntin! our %orld no%" (ith extreme temperatures threatenin! our e)ery aspect of life %e must no% face the conse*uences" The !laciers ha)e fully melted, o)er + million, out of 9 million, species extinct, and our food sources ha)e een harmed as %ell" (e#)e reached our tippin! point no% %e %ait" It all e!an on 21 June, 2100, %hen the %arnin! reports, from the (orld Temperatures ,a , %ere sent out to all continents and leaders containin! the horrifyin! statistics of our %armin! -arth" .ictator of the fifth land, -lliot Jaxon, not ta/in! much of a concern to this report, only issued minor chan!es to the %ay %e li)e"

The Jaxon Times

Issue 1, April 9, 2108

:e su!!ested carpoolin! and usin! less electricity" Thou!h these are )ery helpful, the actions %ere not serious enou!h to alle)iate the extreme temperatures" (e %ere releasin! more harmful emissions then could e stopped" 5ut of the +00 million of 3nited 4tates Americans, only 9; of Americans actually participated in this %orld%ide race a!ainst temperature" That#s only <= million %ho cut do%n on emissions, the population si&e of 2alifornia alone" These emissions cause harmful dama!e to our o&one %hich, in turn, depletes allo%in! stron! destructi)e 3> rays enter our atmosphere and conse*uently urnin! ecosystems and resources" The first si!ns %ere seen in 210+ %hen many species %ere ecomin! extinct at exceedin! rates" The next %as our crops dyin! off all o)er the country" .yin! off

crops ecame an epidemic, and possi ly our i!!est fear, to date" 5ur lar!est food supplies are disappearin! at a record hi!h" 2rops in Illinois, %hich are adapted to the colder climate in that re!ion, %ere succum ed y the extreme cold spells hittin! that re!ion and any others" 5n the other hand, crops in 2alifornia ha)en#t een a le to eat the heat" -xtremely hot temperatures ha)e urned the once a undant crop fields" The 3nited 4tates has a out 211 million acres of har)est land, or

Local su"er#ar$et shel%es are d&indling do&n' (roduce and other goods are none istent in #any "arts A#erica'

<"2 million )aryin! farms, %hich ha)e enefited the economy and our dinner ta les" These farmlands include the produce of corn, %heat, rice, and soy eans" T%o months a!o, on the 2<rd of ?e ruary, the 3"4" 2rops Mana!ement A!ency sent out a report statin! that, 7more than three *uarters of our crops8 ha)e officially died off" (ithout food ein! !ro%n then li)estoc/ are harmed" 5ur li)estoc/ production has declined exponentially since the dyin! of crops ro/e out" 5n a !lo al scale, +0 percent, or <"= illion, of %orld#s population are farmers" (ith more than half of these )ital farms !one the %orld food mar/et has crashed" Many people around the %orld ha)e died due to star)ation" In response to this, many scientists are %or/in! )i!orously on a ne% type of

)his "ast to "resent global scale te#"erature #easure#ent sho&s ho& #uch our te#"eratures ha%e beco#e e tre#e'

The Jaxon Times

Issue 1, April 9, 2108

4cientists at 2rops Mana!ement A!ency test many forms of %eather resistant pesticide in %hich .r" 4%ainie states, 7$%ill pre)ent us from %orld hun!er, economic conse*uences, and ultimately comfort us in time of need"8

pesticide" This specialty pesticide %ill e manufactured in order to resist the extreme %eather chan!es" This is all in hopes that %e may reco)er of this pandemic efore %orld hun!er %ill ta/e place" All of the scientists# focuses are on creatin! a %eather resistant pesticide to help pre)ent dama!e from the extreme !lo al temperature chan!es@ cold spells and heat %a)es" 5n further spea/in! %ith .r" 4%ainie, his team plans on ha)in! produced this miracle in the near future and possi ly callin! it M5T" Thou!h not yet re)ealed %hat this acronym stands for they are confident it %ill alle)iate the dama!es of !lo al %armin!" ?or no% they must test all the chemical ma/eAup of the pesticide to ensure food and human health safety" This testin!, usually supposed to e ta/en in a B year time slot, is shortened do%n to only a = month testin! deadline" .r" 4%ainie a!ain states that, 7thou!h testin! is minimi&ed to these fe% months %e must rapidly come up %ith a solution so as to not %orsen the crop states and %orld star)ation %ill not e pre)alent"8 :e claims hundreds of scientists are %or/in! around the cloc/ to test and measure the efficiency and safety of M5T"

A pu lic statement, from the se)en dictators, %as sent out 6ust four hours a!o statin! an emer!ency %orld%ide ci)ilian plan until the pesticide is appro)ed" In this statement, it positions the asic actions %e must ta/e" ?or example, rationin! foods and helpin! out one another" Their !oal, until crops are restored, is to pre)ent any criminal acti)ity, such as lootin!, as to not increase the death toll that is already 1B; of the %orld#s population as of today"