Outside the supermarket today, a woman greeted me in the desperate way we have all been greeting each other this summer, whether friend or stranger; “Hot, isn’t it?” The weather report now talks not just about “mid-summer days,” but about...
Food production is affected by climate change, which has made growing conditions more difficult in several regions globally. Firstly, extreme weather can reduce yields as it damages the soil structure. Intense floods drown crops and pollute water...
Coastal cities are vulnerable to rising sea levels, making cities prone to flooding and storm surges. However, approximately a fifth of Japan’s population lives in low-lying coastal urban centers. Coupled with ever-more devastating typhoons and...
Climate change is a crisis that we are experiencing now, and it will only get worse in the future if action is not taken. We are already seeing a global increase in extreme weather such as heatwaves and severe storms. While not every instance of...
According to a report by IPCC, the globe is expected to experience a 1.5-degree temperature rise by 2040, relative to the pre-industrial period. Given that the global temperature is currently 1-degree warmer than the pre-industrial level, this 0.5...
Theoretically, when temperatures are warmer, there is more water vapor in the air, causing more frequent and heavier rain. The rise in the Earth’s surface temperature can also lead to evaporation that can exacerbate droughts. Although scientists...