Hotter Temperatures
As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, so does the global surface temperature. The last decade, 2011-2020, is the warmest on record...
More Severe Storms
Destructive storms have become more intense and more frequent in many regions...
Increased Drought
Climate change is changing water availability, making it scarcer in more regions...
A Warming, Rising Ocean
The ocean soaks up most of the heat from global warming...
Loss of Species
Climate change poses risks to the survival of species on land and in the ocean...
Not Enough Food
Changes in the climate and increases in extreme weather events are among the reasons behind a global rise in hunger and poor nutrition...
More Health Risks
Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity...
Poverty and Displacement
Climate change increases the factors that put and keep people in poverty...