I would like to present the rationale behind a book I recently published on the environmental and climate crisis (https://earth.huji.ac.il/climate_crisis_Y.E). My working hypothesis, following reading thousands of articles, books, and websites, is that the climate crisis is part of a more profound crisis that includes two additional aspects: (1) widespread pollution of the immediate and distant environment, and (2) widespread damage to all living organisms on Earth. In light of this, dealing with the climate crisis necessitates dealing simultaneously with other issues, some of which are related to the climate crisis (e.g., rising sea levels due to melting glaciers) and some of which are unrelated to the crisis (e.g., pollution of water bodies with plastic). Furthermore, the solutions to the environmental and climate crisis depend first and foremost on changing social, economic, and moral paradigms as well as technological improvements based on a comprehensive understanding of the magnitude and complexity of the crisis. Without these changes, the environmental and climate crisis could worsen and lead to an endless series of social, economic, and political crises, posing a national-level threat in many countries, including Israel.