Declining global efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, combined with continued fossil fuel use, is making weather events and natural disasters more intense. Nearly a decade ago, most nations signed the Paris Agreement to limit emissions and slow climate change. However, global pledges and follow-through have fallen short, allowing carbon pollution to accumulate in the atmosphere, trap heat, and drive-up temperatures worldwide, according to a recent report by FOX 13.
Expecting Extreme Weather Events
Given current trends, rising temperatures, sea levels, and extreme weather events are expected to worsen. According to Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Program, quoted by FOX 13, the current situation means, “Fires will be raging. Droughts will be happening. Tropical…
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