Changing Climate

Climate change is happening. It's happening at a rate faster than scientists have predicted. A vast amount of information and data has been obtained from research to dispute those who believe otherwise. Although changes in climate have occurred over the course of Earth's history it has definitely been accelerated due to the human induced problems that threaten the planet.
 

According to evidence, is the climate changing right now?

Research and Data shows that climate is changing now; According to NASA

Sea level rise

 

Global sea level rose about 6 inches in the last century. The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly double that of the last century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extreme Weather Events

The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean acidification

Industrial Revolution was the beginning with the acidity of surface ocean waters having increased by about 30 percent.This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the upper layer of the oceans is increasing by about 2 billion tons per year.

What does evidence say about humans’ roles in the changing climate?

We effect climate change so drastically that our daily activities and lives contribute to climate change by changing the Earth’s atmosphere in the large amounts of greenhouse gases and by burning good ol' oil, which releases carbon dioxide gas to the atmosphere. Other contributors is the amount of consumption, placing a pressure on manufacturers to produce more, creating more toxic output into the environment.

How is climate change likely to affect our society and our world?

 

The unfortunate consequences that humanity is suffering and will suffer from climate change include: 

 

Global Temperature Rise

Ice Sheets Melting at an alarming rate

Warming Oceans  

 

 

Although there is plenty of information available that would show climate change is a serious threat to the planet and mankind,  many still disbelieve the facts. I find it interesting that a lot of skeptics and scientists disproving climate change are usually one of the following; republicans, wealthy republicans, millionaires, giant corporations that are conglomerates of many different companies that have a lot of influence on the general uniformed public. They say money makes the world go round...well money is bringing the world to a dead halt if something is not done soon. 

 

If we continue our rate of climate change and nothing is drastically done in 50 years are planet is going to look a lot more different. According to an article I read in LIVESCIENCE.COM ...

"About 50 percent of plants and one-third of animals are likely to vanish from half of the places they are now found by 2080"