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Climate Change

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Have you ever wondered if climate change is really a problem? Climate change is a change in global or regional climate patterns, largely due to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere produced by the use of fossil fuels Climate change has been described as one of the greatest global health threats of the 21st century First, the rapid temperature rise last year caused nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide to be pumped into the air of all the countries of the world combined Global carbon dioxide emissions have been increasing at a rate of more than 2% per year, due to the rapid industrialization of countries such as China and India The planet's average surface temperature has increased by about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century Sixteen of the seventeen hottest years on record 136 years h...