We are not ready for Climate Change.... Climate change will lead to increased frequency, intensity and/or duration of extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall, warm spells and heat events, drought, intense storm surges and associated sea-level rise.
Emissions rising from Drax Power Station near Selby, Yorkshire - the climate change act will cost the UK £18billion a year. If greenhouse gas emissions are halved by 2050, temperature increases could be limited to 2C and catastrophic climate change avoided. In recent years, wildfires have burned hundreds of homes annually and caused extreme and sometimes irreversible damage to natural resources. The world is not ready for the impacts of climate change, including more extreme weather and the likelihood that populated parts of the planet could be rendered uninhabitable
Mount Kilimanjaro's massive ice fields which are rapidly thinning as temperatures rise, according to scientists
The contraction of the Arctic ice cap is accelerating global warming. Snow and ice usually form a protective, cooling layer over the Arctic. When that covering melts, the earth absorbs more sunlight and gets hotter. Polar bears on the melted ice of the Arctic Circle Scientists believe ocean acidification and warming could lead to a mass extinction of marine life with coral reefs among the most vulnerable Waves hit a lighthouse in Newhaven, England, on February 15, amid record levels of flooding. More intense storms are an example of extreme weather brought on by climate change, experts say Melting glaciers and land-based ice sheets also contribute to rising sea levels, threatening low-lying areas around the globe
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