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A Warming Earth: The Basics

Writer's picture: Jared LeeJared Lee

Updated: Jul 31, 2020

It’s a matter of mere degrees. 


In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report that revealed a startling development: since the Industrial Revolution, the global average temperature has risen by 1°C. Without context, a single celsius degree change may sound unassuming, but when such a change is applied to global temperatures, its consequences, as we are already experiencing, can be quite drastic. Furthermore, the IPCC revealed that human-induced warming will reach 1.5°C by 2040 at its current rate, a degree change that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has aimed to avoid. With global temperatures on the rise, this written mini-series will explore the vast issues surrounding a warming Earth.


Let’s first understand the basics of global warming and climate change.


The terms “global warming” and “climate change” are often used interchangeably, although they have slightly different meanings. “Global warming” refers to the warming of the planet, and is typically used to describe anthropogenic warming, while “climate change” refers to the holistic changes happening to our planet’s long-term weather patterns and its consequent impacts. Global warming is a symptom of overall climate change.


The crux of the climate change problem is anthropogenic warming- warming caused by human activity. From the release of toxic emissions to the destruction of our surrounding environment, the human impact on our planet has been devastating. During this written mini-series, we will dive into the specific human activities that are driving climate change, the impacts on our planet and on our societies, and the difficulties of possible solutions that can reduce the negative human impacts on our home.



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