Climate change impacts already 'severe' across the globe
The Arctic in a changing climate
It contributes to rising sea levels, and is likely to provoke extreme temperature events beyond the Arctic. The effects of a shifting Arctic climate are felt ...
The Science of Climate Change | The world is warming
Since 1880, average global temperatures have increased by about 1 degrees Celsius (1.7° degrees Fahrenheit). Global temperature is projected to warm by about ...
FAQ: Climate Change in California
Already subject to drought, wildfires, and extreme weather, California's environmental and social problems will be exacerbated by a warmer world. Temperatures ...
World Weather Attribution – Exploring the contribution of climate ...
Unusual cold spells can occur even in a warming world, and cause disruption to transport, energy & food supplies. Drought. Drought affects people in many ways, ...
Impacts at 1.5 and 2 degrees of warming | Climate Council
The impacts that we are experiencing now at around a 1.2°C rise in average temperature are forerunners of rapidly escalating risks as global temperatures rise ...
That's because the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that crossing ... climate change impacts, including more frequent and severe droughts, ...
On the Frontline of Climate Crisis, Worlds Most Vulnerable Nations ...
The report warns that the scale of human-induced changes across the climate system is “unprecedented” and climate extremes are affecting every region across the ...
Impact of Climate Change on Health: The Cost of Inaction
By 2030, climate's negative health effects could drive 40M people into extreme poverty. With climate pressures putting a burden on already ...
Climate change impacts | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Storms and flooding. Frequent and intense storms are now occurring more than any time on record, and the trend is projected to continue. Record-breaking floods ...
The impacts of climate change are already being experienced, calling for adaptation measures. The extent to which the Earth will warm and how severe the ...
The global costs of extreme weather that are attributable to climate ...
Based on the available data from the International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), the World Meteorological Organization reports that there has been ...
Vermont Today | Climate Change in Vermont
The intensity of extreme winter cold is already decreasing with Vermont's freeze-free period lengthening by three weeks since 1960. On average, lakes and ponds ...
5 natural disasters that beg for climate action | Oxfam International
The disproportionate impact on the world's poorest people · Extreme weather disasters affect all countries, rich and poor. · Climate change is forcing people from ...
Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s
Beyond that point, scientists say, the impacts of catastrophic heat waves, flooding, drought, crop failures and species extinction become ...
What are the solutions to climate change? - Greenpeace UK
Climate change is happening now, and it's the most serious threat to life on our planet. Luckily, there are plenty of solutions to climate change and they are ...
The risks to Australia of a 3°C warmer world
These impacts will increase as global warming reaches 2°C and beyond, with iconic ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage-listed Kakadu ...
What to Know About "Loss and Damage" from Climate Change
The planet has already warmed by approximately 1.3 degrees C (2.3 degrees F) due to human-induced climate change. Millions of people today ...
Climate change and food security: risks and responses
The magnitude of impacts of extreme events on agriculture is already high. FAO's recent analysis of 78 post-disaster needs assessments in 48 developing ...
How Climate Change Impacts the Economy - State of the Planet
Warmer temperatures, sea level rise and extreme weather will damage property and critical infrastructure, impact human health and productivity, ...
Climate Science and Climate Justice - 350
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability confirms that at the current rate, the world could ...