CLIMATE CHANGE – PART 4 – WHAT CAN WE DO?

Now, in a much-belated part 4, let’s put it all together. A quick recap of what we have learned: Climate is long-term and refers to atmospheric behavior over long periods. Small climate changes, over a long period, can lead to major effects on global ecosystems. Our planet is warming up with new temperature records being […]

Climate Change – Part 3 – The Consequences

We have had a taste of the basic science behind climate change. With COP26 having come to an end last Friday, lets look at what climate change has and will do to the planet. Briefly, the major consequences include: extreme heat (a warmer planet), extensive flooding and droughts (not everywhere though), a big melt (bye […]

Climate Change – Part 2 – How Does It Work?

So, in Part 1, we looked at the basics and got a glimpse of the evidence we have for climate change. Today, let us look behind the scenes at how it all works. The Greenhouse Effect The warming of our planet is attributed to a human amplified greenhouse effect – warming that occurs when heat […]