Including 6 closely related terms such as extreme weather events, weather events, and extreme weather.
… in the climate are occurring: • warming oceans • melting polar ice and glaciers • rising sea levels • more extreme weather events Across the world we are already seeing devastating consequences from more frequent and intense droughts, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, and melting glaciers upon people’s lives and livelihoods as well as whole communities and ecosystems. As climate change worsens…
… the 400 parts per million (ppm). This far exceeds the 350 ppm deemed to be safe for humanity. Extreme weather events have already caused damage and destruction in this country. Locally the effects of climate change are seen in falling water levels and erratic weather conditions affecting farming and infrastructure. Natural habitats, wildlife and biodiversity are in peril not only from Climate…
…, dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent or severe and the environmental, economic and social costs increasing. BACKGROUND 5 THE PARIS AGREEMENT THE PARIS AGREEMENT The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance, signed in 2016. The agreement was negotiated…