The Impact Of

climate Change
On Our Lives
And How We
Influence It
Content
• Definition Of Climate Change
• Causes Of Climate Change
• Impacts Of Climate Change
• Complex Issues Of Climate Change
Definition Of Climate Change
:
“It is a change which is attributed
directly or indirectly to human activity
that alters the composition of the
global atmosphere and which is in
addition to natural climate variability
observed over comparative time
periods"
Causes Of Climate Change
• Natural Causes
• Man-made Causes
• Greenhouse Gases and The Green house Effects
 Natural Causes :
• Natural cycles can cause the climate to alternate between warming and cooling.
• Milankovitch cycles – As Earth travels around the sun, its path and the tilt of its axis can
change slightly. These changes, called Milankovitch cycles, affect the amount of sunlight that
falls on Earth. This can cause the temperature of Earth to change.
• El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) – ENSO is a pattern of changing water temperatures
in the Pacific Ocean. In an 'El Niño' year, the global temperature warms up, and in a 'La Niña'
year, it cools down. These patterns can affect the global temperature for a short amount of time
(months or years) but cannot explain the persistent warming that we see today.
• Solar irradiance – Changing energy which warms it. Volcanoes produce 50
from the sun has affected the temperature times less carbon dioxide than humans do,
of Earth in the past. However, we have so we know they are not the leading cause
not seen anything strong enough to of global warming. On top of this, cooling
change our climate. Any increase in solar is the dominant effect of volcanic
energy would make the entire atmosphere eruptions, not warming.
of Earth warm, but we can only see
warming in the bottom layer.
• Volcanic eruptions – Volcanoes have a
mixed effect on our climate. Eruptions
produce aerosol particles that cool Earth,
but they also release carbon dioxide,
Man-made Causes :
• Burning fossil fuels – Fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal contain carbon dioxide that
has been 'locked away' in the ground for thousands of years. When we take these out of
the land and burn them, we release the stored carbon dioxide into the air.
• Deforestation – Forests remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Cutting
them down means that carbon dioxide builds up quicker since there are no trees to
absorb it. Not only that, trees release the carbon they stored when we burn them.
• Agriculture – Planting crops and emissions.
rearing animals releases many different
types of greenhouse gases into the air.
For example, animals produce methane,
which is 30 times more powerful than
carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The
nitrous oxide used for fertilisers is ten
times worse and is nearly 300 times
more potent than carbon dioxide!
• Cement – Producing cement is another
contributor to climate change, causing
2% of our entire carbon dioxide
Greenhouse Gases And The Greenhouse Effect :

• The greenhouse gases absorb some of the infrared radiation, instead of it passing
straight out into space from the Sun. The atmosphere then emits radiation in all
directions, sending some of it back to the surface, causing the planet to heat up. This
process is known as the 'greenhouse effect'.
• Greenhouse gases come from both human and natural sources. Gases like carbon
dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide naturally occur in the atmosphere.
• Some gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat and stop it escaping into space. We call
these 'greenhouse gases’.
• The greenhouse effect is critical to our
survival. In fact, without greenhouse
gases, Earth would be about 30 degrees
colder than it is today. Without
greenhouse gases and their warming
effect, we wouldn't be able to survive.
• Instead of keeping Earth at a warm,
stable temperature, the greenhouse effect
is heating the planet at a much faster
rate. We call this the 'enhanced
greenhouse effect' and it's the main
cause of climate change.
Impact Of Climate Change :
• 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
• Global temperatures rose about 1.8°F (1°C) from 1901 to 2020.
• Sea level rise has accelerated from 1.7 mm/year throughout most of the twentieth
century to 3.2 mm/year since 1993.
• Glaciers are shrinking: average
thickness of 30 well-studied glaciers has
decreased more than 60 feet since 1980.
• The amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere has risen by 25% since
1958, and by about 40% since the
Industrial Revolution.
• Snow is melting earlier compared to
long-term averages.
Complex Issues Of Climate Change :

• Water :
Changes to water resources can have a big impact on our world and our lives.
Flooding is an increasing issue as our climate is changing. Compared to the beginning of the
20th century, there are both stronger and more frequent abnormally heavy precipitation events
across most of the United States.

• Drought is also becoming more common, particularly in the Western United States.
Humans are using more water, especially for agriculture. Much like we sweat more
when it is hot out, higher air temperatures cause plants to lose more water, meaning
farmers must give them more water.
• Snowpack is an important source of
freshwater for many people. As the
snow melts, freshwater becomes
available for use, especially in regions
like the Western United States where
there is not much precipitation in
warmer months. But as temperatures
warm, there is less snow overall and
snow begins to melt earlier in the year.
• Snowpack may not be a reliable source
of water for the entire warm and dry
seasons. 
• Food : • Rising temperatures and heat stress can also
harm livestock. 
Our food supply depends on climate and weather
conditions. Although farmers and researchers may be
able to adapt some agricultural techniques and
technologies or develop new ones, some changes will
be difficult to manage.

• Increased temperatures, drought and water

stress, diseases, and weather extremes create
challenges for the farmers and ranchers who
put food on our tables.

• Human farm workers can suffer from heat

related health issues like exhaustion,
heatstroke, and heart attacks.
• Human health : color, and people with low income, are at an
even higher risk because of the compounding
Climate change is already impacting human health. Changes
in weather and climate patterns can put lives at risk. factors from climate change.

• As ocean temperatures rise, hurricanes are

getting stronger and wetter, which can cause
direct or indirect deaths.
• Higher incidences of flooding can lead to the
spread of waterborne diseases, injuries, and
chemical hazards.
• The most vulnerable groups, including
children, the elderly, people with preexisting
health conditions, outdoor workers, people of
• The environment : Climate change will atmosphere from the burning of fossil
continue to have a significant impact on ecosystems fuels.
and organisms, though they are not impacted
equally. • Sea levels are rising due to thermal
• The Arctic is one of the ecosystems most expansion, in addition to melting ice
vulnerable to the effects of climate change, as it is sheets and glaciers, putting coastal areas
warming at least twice the rate of the global at greater risk of erosion and storm
average and melting land ice sheets and glaciers surge.
contribute to sea level rise around the
globe
• The ocean absorbs about 30% of the
carbon dioxide that is released into the
• Infrastructure : Physical infrastructure can lead to flooding that shuts down
includes bridges, roads, ports, electrical grids, highways and major business areas. 
broadband internet, and other parts of our
transportation and communication systems. • Coastal infrastructure, such as roads,
bridges, water supplies, and much more,
• Extreme weather events that bring
is at risk.
heavy rains, floods, wind, snow, or
temperature changes can stress existing
structures and facilities.
• Increased temperatures require more
indoor cooling, which can put stress on
an energy grid. Sudden heavy rainfall
Reference :

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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/29-bullet-points
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https://www.myclimate.org/information/faq/faq-detail/what-are-th
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https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate/clim
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https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/globalwarmingeffects.p
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