Global warming pictures for project

Earth’s climate is changing at an unprecedented × unprecedented CAIAIMAGE/MARTIN BARRAUD/GETTY IMAGES never done before (adjective) The internet has given people unprecedented access to news and information. rate. As a result, storms and droughts × drought FONGFONG2/GETTY IMAGS a long period of time when there is no rain (noun) During the drought, many of the flowers in our garden died. are becoming more intense. Temperatures are rising. Polar ice caps are melting. This is causing oceans to rise. Low coastal areas are flooding. Animals are losing their habitats. Scientists are sounding the alarm: If we don’t make changes to halt global warming, the planet’s climate will become increasingly unbearable. Climate, unlike weather, describes long-term patterns in the conditions of the atmosphere × atmosphere SUMAN BHAUMIK the layer of gases that surrounds a planet (noun) The atmosphere of Neptune consists mostly of hydrogen and helium. . Earth’s climate as a whole has changed several times throughout history. In the past 650,000 years alone, there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat. Most of these changes are a natural part of Earth’s 4.5 billion–year history. They are due to tiny variations in the Earth’s orbit, which alter the amount of solar energy reaching the planet. Scientists say that recent changes in Earth’s climate are not due to natural causes. According to NASA, 97% of climate scientists agree there is a direct connection between human activity and ...