Author: L. Hall, Staff Writer | ☀ The Costs of Climate ChangeThroughout 2024, communities around the world experienced destructive floods, severe heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and tropical cyclones. These events caused deaths, displaced residents, damaged infrastructure, and placed additional pressure on governments and emergency services. Although extreme weather has always occurred, the changing climate increasingly influences…
How Climate Change is Affecting the World’s Oceans
Author: O. Watts, Staff Writer | ☀ The Earth’s oceans play a vital role in regulating global climate, supporting biodiversity, and sustaining life on our planet. However, decades of greenhouse gas emissions has fundamentally altered the composition and dynamics of these vast bodies of water. As the Earth’s atmosphere warms due to human activities, such…