In the Arctic, sea ice melts during the summer, but the winter snow helps it freeze back, replenishing the ice that’s lost. However, because of on-going rising temperatures due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, glaciers are melting at a...
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...
Climate change is having a significant impact on the Hokkaido region. According to the Hokkaido Research Organization, Japan’s coldest and northernmost prefecture will see average July temperatures increase as much as 3 degrees by the 2030s, in...
Climate change is going to massively impact the way we live. Not only will it affect average temperatures worldwide, it will also affect everything from water levels to food quality. One of the biggest possible issues, however, is the possibility of...
The climate crisis is urgent. According to the United Nations, we need to drop our carbon emissions by a staggering 55% by 2030 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We are already likely seeing some of the effects of climate...
When someone doesn’t have the facts on their side, when they don’t have a good counter-argument for points that an opponent is making, they often resort to attacks. The scientific consensus for climate change is nearly unanimous, and the effects of...
Climate change is undoubtedly going to affect all of us in the future — in fact, we are already seeing some of its consequences play out now. Though the scientific consensus is nearly unanimous, and people in general realize that global...
Climate change is undoubtedly caused by human activity – mainly through the release of CO2 and other pollutants into Earth’s atmosphere. While most of this is because of corporate activity and production, we all have a part to play in reducing...
In our daily lives, it can be easy to put off dealing with important issues because the consequences seem so far off. There are always signs that something is going wrong, however. In a previous piece, I compared climate change to not improving a...