Impact of Climate Change

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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...