Humans have caused major climate changes to happen already, and we have set in motion more changes still. However, if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, the rise in global temperatures would begin to flatten within a few years. You can also reduce your emissions by taking public transportation or carpooling when possible. And while new federal and state standards are a step in the right direction, much more needs to be done.
Demand Climate Action Learn More. This story was originally published on March 11, and has been updated with new information and links. The western city of Ahmedabad is preparing residents to cope with the longer and more intense heat waves sweeping across South Asia—and inspiring other Indian cities and states to follow suit. The most widespread, damaging storms on earth are getting worse, and climate change is a big reason why. The U. Healing the planet starts at home—in your garage, in your kitchen, and at your dining-room table.
Short answer: Yes. Even a seemingly slight average temperature rise is enough to cause a dramatic transformation of our planet. How smog, soot, greenhouse gases, and other top air pollutants are affecting the planet—and your health. As temperatures and carbon levels rise, even breathing has become a challenge.
NRDC senior attorney Ben Longstreth explains how plaintiffs for these cases get chosen—and how you can help advance the cause in or out of the courtroom.
Gun-control activists want to use financial levers to curtail firearm sales. Can we do the same for carbon emissions? We will keep you informed with the latest alerts and progress reports. What Causes Global Warming? Biden Pledges to Cut U. Ocean acidification — from increased CO2 in the atmosphere — compounds the problem.
Climate change is very bad news for anyone hoping to see the Great Barrier Reef one day. Did you know that 2 in every 3 people worldwide live in regions of severe water scarcity? Even a small increase in global temperatures will destabilise the water cycle and could make water scarcity much worse. Climate change affects rainfall patterns, meaning both drought and flooding will be more common, and more intense.
Globally temperature records have been broken in recent years, and flooding in the UK gets worse. More frequent and more intense extreme weather is a documented result of our greenhouse gas emissions, and the annual cost of flooding in the UK could increase fold by the s as a result of climate change. We need to see politicians taking serious action on climate change, not looking for the next photo opportunity.
They really are amazing; the Amazon, for example, is home to an astonishing 1 in 10 of all the known species on Earth. Yet over a third of the Amazon rainforest is already threatened by climate change. With anthropogenic climate change driven by human-caused emissions to the atmosphere, it stands to reason that we face compromised air quality.
Will you join them? Read our privacy policy. See all climate experts ». This is why fighting climate change is so urgent. In just the past few decades: Rising temperatures have worsened extreme weather events. Chunks of ice in the Antarctic have broken apart.
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