Global warming: How much hotter is the earth today than when …
2022年7月22日 · The rate of global warming has rapidly increased in recent decades. Experts agree that climate change is exacerbating dangerously high temperatures across the world. Yearly global heat maps—published by NASA, the US space agency—can illustrate how much hotter the world is today than when you were born.
Six charts that show the state of global biodiversity loss | World ...
2022年10月17日 · If we are unable to limit warming to 1.5°C, climate change is likely to become the dominant cause of biodiversity loss in the coming decades. Image: WWF The Living Planet Index looks at 32,000 populations of 5,230 animal species across the globe.
This alarming chart shows the reality of global warming over 100 …
2017年8月21日 · Lipponen’s animation is the latest in a series of graphic illustrations showing how the planet is warming. Image: Antti Lipponen The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in August confirmed that 2016 was the hottest year globally since temperatures records began 137 years ago – and the third year in a row that the ...
Climate change: Why each increment of temperature rise matters
2023年3月23日 · Limiting global warming requires action now All the ways modelled to limit warming to 1.5°C involve widespread, deep and rapid – if not immediate – cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. But our current trajectory is way off what is required, meaning that temperatures are exceeding targets and timelines are being missed.
This animation shows how the Earth has warmed up since 1850
2016年5月13日 · It is difficult to really visualize global warming, but a new animation vividly illustrates how much global temperatures have risen since 1850. Constructed using data from the UK’s Met Office , the animation shows global warming rapidly gathering pace in recent years.
How rising global temperatures impact the tourism industry
2023年8月14日 · Tourism is crucial to many economies, but rising global temperatures are putting parts of the industry at risk. The climate crisis is changing the face of many tourist destinations and is already making some holidaymakers rethink their plans.
Which key historical events contributed to global warming?
2021年2月9日 · The history of human development is intricately linked with global warming. While part of the rise in Earth’s surface temperature can be attributed to natural patterns of climate change, these historical trends shed some light on how much human activities are behind the rapid increase in global average temperatures in the last 85 years.
This is how climate change could impact the global economy
2021年6月28日 · The Swiss Re Institute’s Climate Economics Index stress tests how global warming will affect 48 countries – representing 90% of the world economy – and ranks their climate resilience. Global temperature rises will negatively …
This is what climate change costs economies around the world
2023年11月29日 · “Despite 30 years of global climate advocacy and diplomacy, the international system has struggled to make the required progress on climate change,” the report says. “The potential failure to address this existential global risk first entered the top rankings of the Global Risks Report over a decade ago, in 2011.”
5 charts that explain the Paris climate agreement
2016年11月4日 · The Paris climate agreement is a pact, signed in December 2015 by 195 countries, to keep global temperature increase well below 2C, and if possible, below 1.5C. Known as COP21 (The 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), it was one of the largest gatherings of world leaders ever seen.