German magazine rips Trump with brazen 'doomsday' cover

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would be withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, a global effort to curb emissions and slow down the progress of climate change.

The decision to withdraw support from the agreement, which is currently backed by 194 other nations, was immediately condemned by everyone from environmental experts to A-list celebrities and even former President Barack Obama himself.

But it isn't just Americans who are upset about the decision.

Back in November, German magazine Der Spiegel first debuted a bold image of Trump's head as a flaming asteroid headed straight for Earth after he won the election.

The controversial image was captioned "It's the end of the world (as we know it)."

The magazine took to Twitter to share the artwork again after Thursday's announcement, writing "America First! Earth Last!"

In light of Trump's decision, which was hailed by the Sierra Club as a "historic mistake," other world leaders have promised they will be stepping up their own efforts to curb global warming.

Reaction to US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement:

Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Friday that France will double down in its efforts to limit carbon emissions and pull other signatory countries along with it.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel also condemned the decision on Friday, saying, "This decision cannot and will not deter all of us who feel obliged to protect this earth."

Under the pact, the United States had committed to reducing its emissions by 26 to 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.

According to CBS, Trump's withdrawal from the deal may result in an additional _three_ billion tons of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere each year

This will likely speed up the rate of melting ice caps and rising sea levels, which have already reached a critical point.

The decision puts the United States in the same league with Syria and Nicaragua as the world's only non-participants in the Paris Agreement.

Nicaragua rejected the agreement because it favors more strict environmental regulations than the deal outlines.

Paul Oquist, a representative from Nicaragua, called the agreement a "path to failure" in 2015, noting that the deal is not binding since there are no punishments for countries that fail to live up to the commitments they make as part of the deal.

NASA photos show why the Paris Agreement was signed: