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...
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...