- klimaatverandering
- climate change
The global climate has changed as human activity has released more and new
substances and gases into the atmosphere. This has many results, including
global warming, the effect of consistently increased average global temperature,
particularly in the oceans. One of the most common term associated with climate
change is global warming, which can be confusing since climate change can take
many forms, including higher temperatures in some areas, lower ones in other
areas, and more powerful natural disasters (such as hurricanes). The term global
weirding, coined by Paul Hawken, describes this inconsistent (but elevated)
weather change around the world.
There is overwhelming, credible support from scientists and scientific
research around the world that confirm that increased carbon released into the
atmosphere from manufacturing and oil-burning or the decrease of the ozone layer
due to specific gasses and other human activities are having real (and alarming)
effects on the global climate.
Climate change isn’t only concerned with temperatures. Climate change has
consequences for companies, organizations, governments, and individuals in terms
of natural disasters (such as more powerful floods and storms), increased
insurance costs, loss of food producing habitats (such as fishing grounds), and
loss of wetlands, coral reefs, and rising sea levels that threaten tourism.
source: http://www.sustainabilitydictionary.com/
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