Explore the evidence and mechanisms of climate change, from greenhouse gases and warming trends to impacts, adaptation and mitigation.
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Climate change is a long-term shift in the statistical state of Earth's climate. The current global warming trend is primarily driven by human activities that increase heat-trapping greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide from.
The greenhouse effect is the process by which certain atmospheric gases absorb and re-emit infrared radiation, slowing the loss of heat from Earth's…
Climate models are mathematical representations of the atmosphere, ocean, land, ice and the exchanges of energy and matter among them. They are built…
Evidence for climate change comes from many independent measurements rather than one thermometer record. Surface stations, satellites, ocean instrume…
Greenhouse gas builds up in the atmosphere, causing Mars temperature to rise, making a long warm period appear, with a period of up to 10 million yea…
A recent study by Yale University found two terms that are often used interchangeably
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Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures making the country twice as likely to be hit by deadly storms.
The story of the prickly pear cactus begins in the arid south of Italy, where agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges.
Amid climate change and shrinking habitats, polar bears are struggling to adapt to new conditions.
The prolonged summer due to climate change makes Alba white truffles more expensive than gold bars, difficult to grow and become more scarce.
In 2023, average CO2 concentrations will be 420 parts per million (ppm), a 151% increase over pre-industrial levels.
In 2024, Earth continues to break records. However, they are all unexpected events.
When it comes to global warming and the climate crisis, CO2 is the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, it is just one of the greenhouse gases that cause the Earth t…
At exactly 5 a.m. on August 30, water rushed into a large underground space known as the 'cathedral' just north of Tokyo.
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According to forecasts from 2017, by the end of this century, global temperature will likely rise higher than that level, up to about 3.2 degrees C.
Each 25m wide hexagonal artificial ice sheet built from submarine of the design team in Indonesia can prevent global warming.
According to experts, climate change has caused many horrifying consequences, including over half a million people dying of starvation.
Climate change is bringing rain back to the region that has been suffering from severe drought for decades in Africa. However, scientists are also not optimistic when wa…
If the global warming trend shows no signs of mitigating, some of the world's most famous and historic cultural landmarks may be destroyed by rising sea levels within th…
The United Nations Global Climate Change Summit (COP21) on November 30 opened in Paris, bringing together the leaders of 147 countries, taking place in two weeks.
If the greenhouse gas emissions situation does not decline, by the end of this century, 1 in 10 people in the world must live in areas where crops, water, ecosystems and…
The World Meteorological Organization on November 6 said that greenhouse gas emissions in the air reached a new record in 2012.
Summary of UN Special Report on Climate Change: Those who live in the 21st century must read it
At the last minute of the 11/12 supplementary meeting, more than 190 delegates attending the Durban (South Africa) international conference finally agreed on a new legal…
More and more scientific research shows that reservoirs, especially in the tropics, are a significant source of global greenhouse gas pollution.
Climate change is having an extremely negative impact on the melting of Antarctic ice.