Global warming is more advanced and more undeniable than ever, especially as climate data point to a global average temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past year since pre-industrialization. This piece showcases scenes from a warming world, including both factors in and effects of climate change being accelerated by reckless human activity. As the hands on the clock suggest, we are fast approaching a critical point in our chance to respond to global warming—and a hopeful future may be just on the other side.