Climate Change
What is climate change?
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Climate Change refers torefers to a long-term
shift in the planet's weather patterns and average temperatures. Global
temperatures rose about 1.98°F (1.1°C) from 1901 to 2020, but climate
change refers to more than an increase in temperature. It also includes
sea level rise, changes in weather patterns like drought and flooding,
and much more. Things that we depend upon and value — water, energy,
transportation, wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, and human health —
are experiencing the effects of a changing climate.
We now know that man-made climate change is real and that it poses a
great threat to the planet and its inhabitants. Current data suggest
that we need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in developed countries
by at least 80% by 2050 in order to have a chance of staying below an
average temperature rise of over 2ºC.
To know more about Climate Change, you can visit: NOAA