Causes and Effects of Climate Change

Shishmaref, Alaska: Tragedy of a village built on ice Their bodies are buried in the cemetery, I'm sure of it. I've seen the obituaries. But neither man is dead. No one in Shishmaref dies, I'm told -- not really. Wet and wild 2018 is officially fourth-hottest year Overall, 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record. Only the three preceding years have been hotter. And these global records will likely be broken soon. Climate change trends suggest Earth’s fever will continue to climb, scientists reported on February 6. They spoke at a joint news conference by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. The agencies collected data on global temperatures throughout 2018.

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Plants And Animals energyPlants And Animals The Brief Overview NASA satellites keep an eye on Earth’s water and air—which are essential for life on Earth. Some satellites can monitor plant health, too. The World's Largest Slums: Dharavi, Kibera, Khayelitsha & Neza While the number of people living the five biggest slums in the world amounts to 5.7 million, this is only just a drop in the ocean. Today, by the most conservative estimates, about 900 million people live in slums. But most experts agree that including different types of informal settlements, the number goes up to 1.6 billion – which represents 1/4 of the world’s urban population. By 2030, it’s estimated that it 1 in 4 people on the planet will live in a slum or other informal settlement. Let’s take a tour of the world’s biggest slums:

What is causing climate change? - Committee on Climate Change Geological records stretching back millions of years indicate a number of large variations in Earth’s past climate. These have been caused by many natural factors, including changes in the sun, volcanoes, Earth’s orbit and CO2 levels. However, comprehensive assessment by scientists shows that it is extremely likely that human activity has been the dominant cause of warming since the mid-20th Century. Greenhouse gas emissions Evidence that CO2 emissions are the cause of global warming is very robust. Scientists have known since the early 1800s that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap heat. Climate change will make America much warmer by 2050. See how these US cities will change. Our world is getting warmer. This we know. Just look at Los Angeles, which experienced all-time record heat in July, topping out at 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Dozens of other heat records across the United States were smashed last summer alone. And in a major report in November, federal scientists contradicted Trump administration policy, arguing climate change is already a major threat to our quality of life, health, and economy.

This is What Climate Change Looks Like in Alaska—Right Now A sea wall protects the village of Kivalina from the battering waves of the Chukchi Sea. The village recently secured funding to build a new school at a future relocation site. In Utqiaġvik, Alaska, the northernmost community in the United States, last winter’s temperatures were so warm that algorithms in weather monitoring stations were flagging them as false. Biologist Craig George says “the term is no longer ‘climate change’ in Utqiaġvik, it’s ‘climate changed.’” With Alaska and the rest of the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe, these temperatures are not yearly anomalies, they are daily occurrences.

Climate-friendly farming is taking root in New York Didi Barrett, a New York state assemblymember, has visited Stone House Grain, a farm in the Hudson Valley, enough times to be a seasoned tour guide. That’s what it felt like, at least, as we drove in a Jeep down a narrow road, through fields blanketed by cover crops and perennial pastures spread out like a gold-and-brown checkerboard. It was mid-March, a time of dormancy for most plants in the region. Poplar trees, bare of any leaves, lined either side of the road. But the farm was already teeming with life. From behind the wheel, Ben Dobson, the farm manager, explained why his farm was unseasonably busy.