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<<audio park loop play volume .5>> <div style="text-align: center;"> Welcome to our <<linkappend "interactive story section">> Please turn on your volume for a <<linkappend "full expierence.">> For more information about the audio and images used in these stories click the ? mark at the bottom of each passage. As previously stated, climate change is a <<linkappend "world wide issue...">> but the main contributors are [[not|not]]<</linkappend>> [[?|?1]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> While there are beliefs that climate change is an issue that will effect our future, climate change has already been affecting people in the <<linkappend "present.">> Continue [[here|here]] to listen to there stories. <</linkappend>> [[?|?1]] </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> Listen to a story from... <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/07/05/19/40/nature-2475761_960_720.jpg" > [[Bangladesh|Bangledash]] <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/03/01/10/11/flooding-277405_960_720.jpg" > [[Indonesia|Indonessia]] <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/11/11/23/53/tent-1817993_960_720.jpg"> [[Canada|Country]] [[?|?2]] </div>

<<audio park unloop fadeout>> <div style="text-align: center;"> The following passage is based on Muzaffar's story written by Sonja Ayeb-Karlson for The Conversation. Find the original story <<linkappend "here">> https://theconversation.com/this-bangladeshi-mans-story-shows-why-linking-climate-change-with-conflict-is-no-simple-matter-127764 <</linkappend>> [[continue]] </div>

<<audio park unloop fadeout>> <div style="text-align: center;"> The following passage is based on the interviews of Indonesian fisherman <<linkappend "Samysuddin">> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44S5sYWpwHE <</linkappend>> and <<linkappend "Betsina Petikotik">> https://oxfamblogs.org/indonesia/betsina-petikotik-a-fisherwoman-from-lermatang-village/ <</linkappend>> [[continue|continue1]] </div>

<<audio park unloop fadeout>> <div style="text-align: center;"> The following passage is based on interviews of Nunavut residents <<linkappend "Charlie Nakqashuk and Danny Ishulutak.">> For more information visit http://climatemigration.org.uk/moving-stories-the-arctic-migration-and-displacement-linked-to-climate-change/ <</linkappend>> [[continue|continue2]] </div>

<<cacheaudio "park" "https://www.dropbox.com/s/yvdpixheilczvav/zapsplat_public_places_park_lake_ambience_occ_voices_dist_traffic_birds_bamboo_trees_creak_close_dist_leaf_blower_australia_30174.mp3?dl=1">> <<cacheaudio "cooking" "https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0vxssjpsi0o50h/food_cooking_stirfry_frying_wok_then_heat_off_sizzle.mp3?dl=1">> <<cacheaudio "city" "https://www.dropbox.com/s/mpoct2f2j5ncc2i/felix_blume_public_places_town_africa_bamako_people_traffic.mp3?dl=0">> <<cacheaudio "waves1" "https://www.dropbox.com/s/sqpon7evzpq510d/zapsplat_nature_ocean_waves_roigh_distant_wash_against_rocks_top_of_headland_cliff_insects_summer_002_43841.mp3?dl=1">> <<cacheaudio "waves2" "https://www.dropbox.com/s/fau5znf8zsyx2pu/zapsplat_nature_ocean_waves_small_break_sandy_beach_bay_cove_tropical_great_barrier_reef_kepple_island_australia_54569.mp3?dl=1">> <<cacheaudio "melt" "https://www.dropbox.com/s/o8wt30dgp3ox6q0/felix_blume_water_drops_falling_melting_ice_under_roof_old_house_mountain.mp3?dl=1">>

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Currently playing "Public park, lake ambience, birds, occasional voices, wind in bamboo trees, distant traffic and leaf blower, Australia" posted on ZapSplat at https://www.zapsplat.com/music/public-park-lake-ambience-birds-occasional-voices-wind-in-bamboo-trees-distant-traffic-and-leaf-blower-australia/ <<return "Return">>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <<audio cooking loop fadein volume .5>> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/03/26/11/56/campfire-4970255_960_720.jpg"> As a father, making sure there is food on the table for your family is always a <<linkappend "main concern">> However... food in the area has become [[scarce]]. <</linkappend>> [[?|?3]] </div>

Currently playing "Cooking stir fry in wok, sizzle then heat turn off" posted on ZapSplat at https://www.zapsplat.com/music/cooking-stir-fry-in-wok-sizzle-then-heat-turn-off/ Image by @Stephaniejl247 on PixBay. <<return "Return">>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <<audio cooking unloop fadeout>> As the climate has become less stable, and rain has become more rare, your village has <<linkappend "suffered">> Do you... [[get a new job here]] [[get a new job in the captital]] <</linkappend>> </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <<audio city unloop pause>> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/10/12/15/04/lightbulb-984139_960_720.jpg"> You are unable to afford a house. At night you sleep in a shared dormitory <<linkappend "tin shed.">> There are about 50 to 60 others stuck in there with you, as well as the mosquitoes and ants. You just make sure to care for my family. That is all that keeps you <<linkappend "going.">> [[End.]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> [[?|?6]] </div>

Currently playing "African city ambience (Bamako, capital of Mali), people and traffic" posten on ZapSplat at https://www.zapsplat.com/music/african-city-ambience-bamako-capital-of-mali-people-and-traffic/ <<return "Return">>

<div style="text-align: center;"> Due to climate change, the north of Bangladesh continues to suffer from <<linkappend "droughts.">> The loss of natural resources has placed many, like Muzaffar, under economic stress resulting in <<linkappend "forced migration from their home and families.">> [[Return to Other Stories|here]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> There are none. Your village has relied on agriculture, but the lack of rain has made it difficult. [[get a new job in the captital|get a new job in the captital]] </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <<audio city loop fadein volume .5>> Although you don't want to leave your wife and children behind, you must go somewhere with work so that they [[do not go hungry.|do not go hungy.]] [[?|?4]] </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/02/12/04/25/train-3991306_960_720.jpg"> In the capital you find work as a day labourer, <<linkappend "carrying stones above your head.">> You do not have the education to change your profession of build up your career, and even with this work you are unable to afford [[much.|much.]] <</linkappend>> [[?|?5]] </div>

Image by @Free-Photos on PixBay. <<return "Return">>

<<audio waves1 loop play>> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/03/14/16/41/sea-3225665_960_720.jpg"> The ocean is rough today. It was rough yesterday as well, and the day before that. <<linkappend "Lately...">> The ocean hasn't been kind to the fisherman. The weather used to be managable, but now it is [[not safe anymore.]] <</linkappend>> [[?|?7]] </div>

Currently playing "Distant rough ocean waves wash against rocks, recorded from top of headland cliff, insects, summer. Version 2" posted on ZapSplat at https://www.zapsplat.com/music/distant-rough-ocean-waves-wash-against-rocks-recorded-from-top-of-headland-cliff-insects-summer-version-2/ Image by @dimitrisvetsikas1969 on PixBay <<return "Return">>

<div style="text-align: center;"> You have not had any catches due to weather in awhile. Do you... [[Take the boat out]] [[Wait for better weather]] [[?|?8]] </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> It's not easy but you row your boat out towards the center. You are at a risk of flipping over as each wave <<linkappend "hits the side of your boat.">> At the center you throw out your net... pull it up... and catch <<linkappend "little to nothing">> All the fish are hiding in the reef, and with the weather as it is, you cannot reach them. [[Leave and come back later|Wait for better weather]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> [[?|?8]] </div>

<<audio waves1 unloop pause>> <<audio waves2 loop play>> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/09/28/21/33/boat-962799_960_720.jpg"> You feel lucky as you look out at the calm ocean. You can finally take out your boat <<linkappend "safely.">> Once you make your way to the center you throw out your net... pull it up... and catch <<linkappend "little to nothing">> You think it is because the fish are hiding in [[the coral.]] <</linkappend>><</linkappend>> [[?|?9]] </div>

Currently playing "Small ocean waves breaking on tropical sandy bay, Great Keppel Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia" posted on ZapSplat at https://www.zapsplat.com/music/small-ocean-waves-breaking-on-tropical-sandy-bay-great-kepple-island-great-barrier-reef-australia/ Image by @Free-Photos on PixBay. <<return "Return">>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/27/04/33/coral-2790952_960_720.jpg"> But looking closer... you see that you are wrong. You don't see fish at all. You look at the reef and see that the once vibrant colors have <<linkappend "turned white.">> The once lively reef is [[dead.]] <</linkappend>> [[?|?a]] </div>

<<audio waves2 unloop pause>> <div style="text-align: center;"> Without the reef, there won't be any fish, and without the fish you and your community will no longer have jobs. [[End.|end2]] </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> Due to climate change, Indonesia has suffered from harsh weather and drastic changes in <<linkappend "water levels">> Not only does this cause issues for fisherman and their safety, but it has also forced the country to begin moving their capital city, Jakarta, because it is <<linkappend "sinking.">> The coral reefs of Indonesia are dying due to <<linkappend "raised water temperatures.">> Without the reefs, fisherman suffer. [[Return to Other Stories|here]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> </div>

<<audio melt loop play>> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/12/10/07/18/ice-4685227_960_720.jpg"> You noticed that 5 years ago the sea ice would last 10 months... nowadays it would only last <<linkappend "8 months.">> Without the sea ice you were limited in what you could do. The ice roads were unsafe to travel on and the ice wasn't thick enough to <<linkappend "fish on.">> Now more than ever you and your community were dependent on supplies brought in by the [[barges.]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> [[?|?b]] </div>

Currently playing "Water drops falling, melting ice, recorded under roof of old house in mountains" posted on ZapSplat at https://www.zapsplat.com/music/water-drops-falling-melting-ice-recorded-under-roof-of-old-house-in-mountains/ Image by @LNLNLN on PixBay <<return "Return">>

<<audio melt unloop pause>> <<audio waves1 loop play>> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src= "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2013/06/14/22/11/sea-139393_960_720.jpg"> However, more storms have plagued the sea and the melting ice has made barge landing sites <<linkappend "unstable.">> Without accessible barge sites... you and your community will have to <<linkappend "leave your home behind.">> [[End.|end3]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> [[?|?c]] </div>

<div style="text-align: center;"> <<audio waves1 unloop pause>> Due to climate change, the way of life in Artic regions <<linkappend "is being threated.">> Without the cover of sea ice, traveling, hunting, and fishing <<linkappend "becomes increasingly difficult.">> Furthermore, drastic changes in the enviroment have made access to supplies extremely limited. Thus, forcing communities <<linkappend "relocate.">> These enviromental changes in Canada harm Indigenous people and benefit the <<linkappend "settler population">> As the ice thins in Northern Canada, fossil fuels become more accessible. More use of fossil fuels will result in more C02 emmsions that will harm the enviroment. Creating a vicious cycle. [[Return to Other Stories|here]] <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> <</linkappend>> </div>