Climate change is a global threat where a change of climate patterns from mid to late 20th century led to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere mainly from fossil fuels.
As a result of the ongoing carbon emissions, the world's surface temperature increased around .6 degrees Celsius with impacts of melting polar ice caps, change in rain patterns, an increase of storms, and with oceans absorbing more heat dramatically changing the marine ecosystem.
Animals are already negatively affected by climate change with polar bears who depend on sea ice to hunt their native prey are affected by fast melting sea ice and the sea turtles with their hatchlings being born a different gender depending on the certain amount of temperature are being affected by rising temperatures.
CLIMATE CHANGE STATS
9 out of 10 warmest years on record were recorded since the year 2000.
Changes of land and deforestation contributes to 15% of carbon emissions every year.
Concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 30% over the last 50 years.
At least 600,000 deaths occur every year due to climate change with 95% in develpoing countries.
In the U.S., vehicles contribute to 20% of carbon emissions
Expected at the end of the century is a temperature increase from 1.1 to 6.4 degrees
As a result of the ongoing carbon emissions, the world's surface temperature increased around .6 degrees Celsius with impacts of melting polar ice caps, change in rain patterns, an increase of storms, and with oceans absorbing more heat dramatically changing the marine ecosystem.
Animals are already negatively affected by climate change with polar bears who depend on sea ice to hunt their native prey are affected by fast melting sea ice and the sea turtles with their hatchlings being born a different gender depending on the certain amount of temperature are being affected by rising temperatures.
CLIMATE CHANGE STATS
9 out of 10 warmest years on record were recorded since the year 2000.
Changes of land and deforestation contributes to 15% of carbon emissions every year.
Concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 30% over the last 50 years.
At least 600,000 deaths occur every year due to climate change with 95% in develpoing countries.
In the U.S., vehicles contribute to 20% of carbon emissions
Expected at the end of the century is a temperature increase from 1.1 to 6.4 degrees
OCEANS AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
An increase of global temperatures to around 0.7 degrees Celsius since before the Industrial Revolution have already negatively affected the oceans.
There's a dramatic increase of coral bleaching with the rising temperatures with 70% of coral deaths in some regions
35% of coral are dead in the northern and central sections of the Great Barrier Reef
Rising see levels may rise up to 69 centimeters affecting the coastal habitats of native animals like fragile nesting sites of marine birds and sea turtles, and the Sudarban mangrove forest where there are over 100 threatened Bengal tigers.
Oceans are becoming more acidic since it absorbed a huge amount of carbon dioxide making it harder for animals to breathe in oxygen. Since the Industrial Revolution, oceans absorbed 30%of carbon dioxide equaling 150 billion tons.
There's a dramatic increase of coral bleaching with the rising temperatures with 70% of coral deaths in some regions
35% of coral are dead in the northern and central sections of the Great Barrier Reef
Rising see levels may rise up to 69 centimeters affecting the coastal habitats of native animals like fragile nesting sites of marine birds and sea turtles, and the Sudarban mangrove forest where there are over 100 threatened Bengal tigers.
Oceans are becoming more acidic since it absorbed a huge amount of carbon dioxide making it harder for animals to breathe in oxygen. Since the Industrial Revolution, oceans absorbed 30%of carbon dioxide equaling 150 billion tons.