> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 5 topics, 14 evergreens, 4 sources</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[climate change]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [climate change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate%20change) > > Contemporary climate change includes both [[global warming]] and its impacts on Earth's weather patterns. The current changes are caused by the emission of [[greenhouse gases]], mostly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. > > Greenhouse gases are transparent to sunlight, allowing it through to heat the Earth's surface. When the Earth emits that heat as [[infrared radiation]] the gases absorb it, trapping the heat near the Earth's surface. As the planet heats up it causes changes like the loss of sunlight-reflecting snow cover, amplifying global warming. > > On land, temperatures have risen about twice as fast as the global average. Deserts are expanding, while heat waves and wildfires are becoming more common. Increased warming in the Arctic has contributed to melting permafrost, glacial retreat and sea ice loss. > > Higher temperatures are also causing more intense storms and other weather extremes. Rapid environmental change in mountains, coral reefs, and the Arctic is forcing many [[species]] to relocate or become extinct. > > Climate change threatens people with food and water scarcity, increased flooding, extreme heat, more disease, and economic loss. Human migration and conflict can be a result. > > Making deep cuts in emissions will require switching away from burning fossil fuels and towards using electricity generated from low-carbon sources. This includes phasing out coal-fired power plants, vastly increasing use of wind and solar power, switching to electric vehicles, switching to heat pumps in buildings, and taking measures to conserve energy. Carbon can also be removed from the atmosphere, for instance by increasing forest cover. While communities may adapt to climate change through efforts like better coastline protection, they cannot avert the risk of severe, widespread, and permanent impacts. > ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[Clean electricity could make plastics a carbon sink]] > - [[Clean electricity requires large changes in power infrastructure]] > - [[Clean electricity solves a lot of problems]] > - [[Global warming isn't consistent]] > - [[Greenhouse gases absorb only specific wavelengths of energy]] > - [[How to understand climate change]] > - [[Small changes in average global temperature have exponential effects]] > - [[Solving climate change requires changing the world for the better]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[video - It’s Time To Break Up With Our Gas Stoves]] > - [[video - Problems with gas stovetops - weak, dirty and dangerous]] > - [[video - The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry]] > - [[video - Why have climate change predictions been so WRONG]] > - [[Africa]] > - [[clean electricity]] > - [[existential dread]] > - [[fossil fuels]] > - [[Climate change increases the likelyhood of extreme weather events]] > - [[Experts are often far too confident in the effectiveness of their theories]] > - [[Gas stoves suck]] > - [[Human caused extinction is prevalent]] > - [[We are confined to the tools of our time]] > - [[Your anxiety knows your insecurities better than you do]]