NATURAL CLIMATE AND

INTERIOR DESIGN
BY RUQIYA CHAUDHARY
DEFINITION

 Climate change describes a change in the average conditions such as temperature

and rainfall in a region over a long period of time. NASA scientists have observed
Earth’s surface is warming, and many of the warmest years on record have
happened in the past 20 years.
 Global climate change refers to the average long-term changes over the entire
Earth. These include warming temperatures and changes in precipitation, as well
as the effects of Earth’s warming, such as:
• Rising sea levels
• Shrinking mountain glaciers
• Ice melting at a faster rate than usual in Greenland, Antarctica and the Arctic
• Changes in flower and plant blooming times.
HOW CLIMATE CHANFE AFFECTS THE
ENVIRONMENT
 Though we often think about human included climate change as something that will happen in the
future, it is an ongoing process. Ecosystems and communities in the United States and around the
Global temperatures rose about 1.1°C from 1901 to 2020, but climate change refers to more than an
increase in temperature. It also includes sea level rise, changes in weather patterns like drought and
flooding, and much more. Things that we depend upon and value water, energy, transportation,
wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, and human health are experiencing the effects of a changing
climate.
 The impacts of climate change on different sectors of society are interrelated. Drought can harm
food production and human health. Flooding can lead to disease spread and damages to ecosystems
and infrastructure. Human health issues can increase mortality, impact food availability, and limit
worker productivity. Climate change impacts are seen throughout every aspect of the world we live
in. However, climate change impacts are uneven across the country and the world even within a
single community, climate change impacts can differ between neighborhoods or individuals.
ELEMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Various elements make up the climate of a region, but the following are the most common:
 Temperature is the amount of heat energy that is in the air. Its measure unit is Celsius degrees
or Fahrenheit degrees in some countries. Heat is the energy radiated from the Sun to the Earth
in the form of light. Clouds, water vapor, and atmospheric dust deflect about half of the solar
energy back into space, while the rest is absorbed by the soil and water and becomes heat. The
temperature is characterized by its variation during a day due to Earth’s rotation and during the
annual seasons due to the translational motion of the Earth around the sun.

 Precipitation is a process that ends with the fall of water, in liquid or solid form, to the earth’s
surface. A large percentage of rainfall drains into lakes and rivers while the rest evaporates
from the earth’s surface or passes through plants. The latter process is known as
evapotranspiration and is part of the water cycle.
 Humidity is the water vapor contained in the air. Its amount varies according to the
amount of rainfall and solar radiation in a zone. Water vapor is present in any region of the
world, even the hottest ones. As the temperature increases, so does the possibility of having
water vapor.
 Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted on a given surface due to the weight of the
atmosphere. It varies vertically; the values decrease as you ascend in altitude.
 Cloudiness. The number of clouds in the atmosphere is also an element of climate. Clouds
form when humid air cools down to its few point, and water droplets or ice attach to small
particles of dust, ash, or other contaminants.
 Wind is the moving air. It causes variations in climate by drying humidity, causing storms,
and contributing to water evaporation.
 Solar radiation. Although it is an unseen element, it significantly impacts climate by
providing heat. The amount of sunlight the ground receives is called insolation.
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

 Sea levels are rising and oceans are becoming warmer. Longer, more intense droughts
threaten crops, wildlife and freshwater supplies. From polar bears in the Arctic to marine
turtles off the coast of Africa, our planet’s diversity of life is at risk from the changing
climate.
 Climate change poses a fundamental threat to the places, species and people’s livelihoods.
To adequately address this crisis we must urgently reduce carbon pollution and prepare for
the consequences of global warming, which we are already experiencing.
 Humans and wild animals face new challenges for survival because of climate change.
More frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers
and warming oceans can directly harm animals, destroy the places they live, and wreak
havoc on people’s livelihoods and communities.
 Hotter temperatures As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, so does the global surface
temperature.
 The last decade, 2011-2020, is the warmest on record. More severe storms Destructive
storms have become more intense and more frequent in many regions.
 Increased drought Climate change is changing water availability, making it scarcer in more
regions.
 A warming, rising ocean The ocean soaks up most of the heat from global warming.
 The rate at which the ocean is warming strongly increased over the past two decades Loss
of species Climate change poses risks to the survival of species on land and in the ocean.
 Not enough food Changes in the climate and increases in extreme weather events are
among the reasons behind a global rise in hunger and poor nutrition.
 More health risks Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity.
 Poverty and displacement Climate change increases the factors that put and keep people in
poverty