POST 6: Climate Change and Society
Climate change is the greatest environmental threat facing humanity. The planet has experienced climate change before: Earth's average temperature has fluctuated throughout history experiencing long periods of cold ("ice ages") and warm periods ("interglacial"). The rate of increase in global warming is different from past warming. The current rise in global average temperature is occurring much faster and probably faster than any warm interglacial period in the last million years. Climate change is imminent, today its impacts have caused environmental, social and economic damage. If we keep our arms crossed, the damage will increase more and more, generating very serious consequences. Some global data: The average global temperature has already risen by 1.1ºC since pre-industrial times. The period 2015-2019, according to the World Meteorological Organization, will probably be the warmest period ever recorded. The rate of sea level rise has risen to 5 mm per ...