by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Glacier Study, Impacts, What is Global Climate Change?, What is happening?
Greenland is covered with ice, and Iceland is very nice. This famous quote from the 1990s cult classic “D2: The Mighty Ducks” helps paint a picture of what we’d expect to see in Greenland – vast stretches of ice and glaciers as far as the eye can see. And mostly, it’s...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, What is happening?
Ozone is formed when pollutants from cars, power plants, refineries, industrial boilers, and chemical plants react chemically in the presence of the sun. Ozone on the ground level is a harmful air pollutant. Ozone when in the air we breathe can harm human’s health,...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Impacts, What is Global Climate Change?, What is happening?
The impact of the earth’s increasing surface temperature is meaningful in itself because it will affect the planet. But global warming will cause other reactions on the planet to happen that will have a vast effect on earth. The warming of the planet changes rainfall...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, Sea Level Rise, United States, What is happening?
As researchers continue to study the effects of climate change, one main focus continues to be the relationship between coastal flooding and global warming. Louisiana flooding during 2016 was called “a historic, unprecedented flooding event” by governor John Bel...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Impacts, What is Global Climate Change?, What is happening?
There’s a big difference between short-term weather phenomena and long-term climate patterns, and too often people don’t make this distinction when they’re considering the effects of climate change. While there’s considerable controversy over the motives behind...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, What is happening?
Around the globe, coral reefs and the colonies of marine life they support are in crisis mode, suffering from what may be irreparable damage to their delicate ecosystems. Many factors are contributing to the vulnerability of corals and coral reefs: Overharvest of...