Runaway collapse – The current rate of sea level change is not without consequences. However, the primary issue is whether global warming will reach a level such that ice sheets begin to disintegrate in a rapid, non-linear fashion on West Antarctica, Greenland or both. Once well under way, such a collapse might be impossible to stop, because there are multiple positive feedbacks. In that event, a sea level rise of several metres at least would be expected.

Melting sea ice at ‘tipping pont’ – A catastrophic collapse of the Arctic Sea ice could lead to radical changes to the Northern Hemisphere climate, say scientists who warn that the rapid melting has reached a critical threshold. The scientists believe the shrinking sea ice is now so serious it may have reached a “tipping point” beyond which it may not recover.

Tiny Pacific countries will struggle from climate change – New Zealand’s Pacific Island neighbours face major climate change impacts, but are ill-equipped to cope.
In the central and eastern Pacific the tiny nations are at an increased likelihood this century of severe cyclones which destroy vulnerable infrastructure, housing and food supplies.

Climate change impacts already happening – Earlier signs of spring, changes in bird migration, and warming lakes and rivers show climate change impacts are already with us, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at their highest levels for at least 650,000 years and this rise began with the birth of the Industrial Revolution 250 years ago, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

World view of global warming -Since 2002 this website has born witness to ongoing changes on Planet Earth caused by global warming. The photo essays and reports shown above and within, have just been given background in comprehensive and authoritative detail by the world’s climate scientists.
A huge change is underway across the globe and in its atmosphere, they report, that is affecting not only nature, but the lives and homes of millions of people. Changes can be measured from the highest mountains to deep in the oceans and are leading to extinction for parts of earth’s rich biodiversity.

Whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) – are facing increasing threats from climate change, according to a new report published by WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)

Climate Change and Animal Populations – In recent years, biologists have noticed changes in ecosystems that reflect changes in climate.

Climate change is not a future problem but a present one – that must be tackled now, concludes the latest chapter of a major climate report.
The report details how different amounts of global warming, ranging from 0°C to 5°C will impact on human society. It also underlines that those who will be most affected are the poor people who are least responsible for increasing levels of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.

Ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxideCarbon dioxide (CO2) emitted to the atmosphere by human activities is being absorbed by the oceans, making them more acidic (lowering the pH the measure of acidity).
Evidence indicates that emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities over the past 200 years have already led to a reduction in the average pH of surface seawater of 0.1 units and could fall by 0.5 units by the year 2100. This pH is probably lower than has been experienced for hundreds of millennia and, critically, at a rate of change probably 100 times greater than at any time over this period.
The report outlines our best understanding of the impacts of these chemical changes on the oceans. The impacts will be greater for some regions and ecosystems, and will be most severe for coral reefs and the Southern Ocean.

Global warming will create at least 1 billion refugees by 2050 as water shortages and crop failures force people to leave their homes, sparking local wars over access to resources, a leading aid agency has said.
Published to mark Christian Aid Week, the report said the numbers of displaced people would dwarf the refugee crisis that followed World War II. Released yesterday, the report, Human Tide: The Real Migration Crisis, said that unless urgent action was taken, the added problems brought by environmental changes would spiral out of control.

Anthony Field, Senior Campaigns Officer at WWF, talks to WWF ambassador and Oxford University environmental scientist Professor Norman Myers. Norman defies us to see the links between our own lifestyles and our impact on species and climate change.

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A rising human population of 6.5 billion was undermining the environment for animals and plants via pollution, expanding cities, deforestation, introduction of “alien species” and global warming, it said.

Impacts of Climate Change – WWF

About 100 years ago, people worldwide began burning more coal and oil for homes, factories, and transportation. Burning these fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These added greenhouses gasses have caused Earth to warm more quickly than it has in the past.
How much warming has happened? Scientists from around the world tell us that during the past 100 years, the average global air temperature has risen more than 0.6°C (1.0 °F). This may not sound like very much change, but even one degree can affect the Earth. Below are some effects of climate change that we see happening now.