Global Climate Change: Impacts and Future Projections

Widespread environmental changes caused by human-produced greenhouse gases.

Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat, leading to a warming effect.

Changes in Earth's climate, such as shrinking glaciers, earlier ice breakups, and shifting plant/animal ranges, already seen.

Climate effects that cannot be undone within the next few hundred to thousand years.

The increasing of global sea levels due to melting ice and thermal expansion of water.

Actions to lessen climate change effects and adapt to conditions changing.

United Nations body assessing climate change science.

Predicted adverse outcomes of global warming, becoming more intensified as temperatures rise.

Global warming caused by human emissions isn't future problem. Its effects are already widespread and noticeable across the environment, such as glacier shrinkage and changing plant/animal ranges.

Certain effects of global warming—like some sea level rise—cannot be reversed within the next few centuries, highlighting the urgency of the crisis.

Human activities, primarily emissions of greenhouse gases, are the main driver of the current global temperature increase.

Expected global warming is likely to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius (around 3 degrees Fahrenheit) within the coming decades, which will lead to further significant climate impacts.

Global climate shifts affect each region, but the severity of impacts is linked to the path of future human activities and subsequent emissions.

Changes in weather patterns are increasing in frequency and severity, including droughts, wildfires, and intense rainfall, with potentially damaging effects.

To ensure a sustainable future, global collective action is necessary to curb emissions and adapt to the changing environment.

Future climate outcomes strongly depend on how much carbon dioxide humans emit, with more emissions leading to more extreme conditions and adverse effects.