Climate Change? What’s That?
It seems as if every time we turn around, there is more news about climate change. Whether it’s discussing droughts, heat, cold or excessive rain, all kinds of weather patterns are beginning to emerge that are making people more nervous than ever before. It feels like what was once familiar is now becoming foreign and many people are struggling to understand how they can adjust to these changes, but are wondering how climate change of any kind can really happen.
So, here’s a breakdown to help you understand what might be happening and how it might be caused. Keep in mind that this subject is always up for debate, so many will say that there is nothing etched in stone, but this breakdown might help you to better understand the weather changes that are occurring across the globe.
– Weather patterns are determined by the ocean currents and the winds that drive them. Warm water from the equator travels up or down to the colder regions of the arctic and Antarctic waters, while the cold water from these areas travels toward the equator.
– These water temperatures help to cool and warm the air and the land in the areas they pass. There is a very delicate balance among the earth’s waters and land masses that helps to keep the climate stable.
– When the water that is supposed to be cooler warms up too much, it causes the winds to still, which in turn reduces the ocean current. This causes the waters to sit stagnant and according to many scientists is the root cause of climate change.
– Scientists also feel that the reason this is happening is the heating of the atmosphere due to greenhouse gasses such as carbon emissions that the population of the world give off when they do almost everything in their daily lives. Houses give off carbon waste, cars give off carbon emissions and even cows contribute with their fair share of methane gasses into the atmosphere.
– It is said that all of these factors combined are causing what is known as climate change which is essentially the changing of the weather patterns and climate or temperatures across the globe.
Now that you know what people are saying, you might be wondering what you can do and if anything you can do will make a difference. There are so many resources when it comes to climate change so that you can learn more and decide for yourself what steps you might like to take to help heal the planet little by little.
Get tips and advice on everything from renewable electricity to recycling by going online and read all about climate change facts so that you know exactly what to do to make a difference.
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