Peregrine falcons are BAMFs

and they're just absolutely horrified because now they know why the Blip-A never returned, they sent them all to die, now to save their sun they have to redo the entire program all over again and Adrian is devastated -

okay so i think i found the article op's (and me in my tags) talking about. being exposed to over 40 celsius (120 farenheit or so) for the whole day means youre sweating a LOT (the article says rashid- the farmer at the centre of the text- drinks around 17 liters a Day. humans usually only need 3, so i presume the rest is mostly used for sweat). so much so that the organizm reroutes water from other parts of itself to not die of heatstroke - salivary glands included, which means that 1. they have very little saliva in comparison to a healthy human being 2. what little their bodies DO produce is incredibly acidic, falling to ~5.5 ph from the ideal of 7ph. Teeth dissolve. Quickly. There's a mention of someone losing 8 teeth in two years

im not reading the whole article now (headache -_-), but later on the author of the article says about 30 million people (employed in agriculture) are at risk for extreme dental health problems. 30 million people at risk of not being able to eat solid food. 30 million people at risk of not being able to find work. being able to marry. being able to be part of their community. being able to speak clearly

Image #2: Tumblr tags reading: what. do you mean loosing teeth., im gonna try looking for the article what the fuck

Image #3: Article text reading: When a 28-year-old loses the ability to eat, speak clearly, smile, and work because of a climate crisis created primarily by high-emission countries on the other side of the world, that's not just a dental issue, it's a manifestation of environmental racism and climate apartheid. And it demands urgent recognition and immediate response.

Image #4: Article text reading: Rashid came back to my clinic recently, his face showing the toll of another harvest season. We discussed implants as a long-term solution, knowing full well that he cannot afford them—the cost is prohibitive for an agricultural laborer earning 400 rupees a day. Before he left my clinic that day, I asked him what he'd want people to know about what's happening to him and others like him.

"Tell them that climate change isn't abstract," he said. "It's here, right now, in my mouth, in my family's survival, in my ability to work and eat and live with dignity... It's not just teeth; it's my entire future. And I'm not alone. Every farmer I know is experiencing this. We're all getting older before our time. We're all becoming invisible."