Stephan: I have been telling my readers for years this was coming, so the information itself will be familiar. I am running this piece to show that as time goes on the certainty of these changes becomes ever stronger. I urge my readers to check the numerous maps projecting temperature and sea rise changes in your area, look at the dates when these things will occur, and plan accordingly.
Greenhouse gas emissions play a significant role in climate change, as it traps heat radiating from the sun. Fellow researcher James Randerson said the effects of this will be felt “faster” in certain areas, including Asia. “In Asia, projected reductions in aerosol emissions, glacier melting in the Himalayas and loss of snow cover in northern areas brought on by climate change will cause the atmosphere to heat up faster than in other regions,” Randerson said. “We know that the rain belt shifts toward this heating, and that its northward movement in the Eastern Hemisphere is consistent with these expected impacts of climate change.” The researchers have said that with this information, the next step is to figure out more specifically how these changes will impact natural disasters, infrastructure and ecosystems, and what changes need to be made to policy and management
By 2100, billions of people are at risk of facing more flooding, higher temperatures and less food and water. A new study published in “Nature Climate Change” found that the climate change will cause the Earth’s tropical rain […]
