Climate Sciences
Understanding the climate change
The global interaction between Earth, its atmosphere and its hydrosphere significantly influence sustainable existence of living beings. Climate sciences is a human effort to understand this interaction as well as the forces that control the climate with a focus on the ocean and atmospheric circulation, weather and climate extremes, and anthropogenic climate change, among others.
Why Does it Matter?
The total concentration of CO₂ equivalents including all greenhouse gases and other forcing agents (including aerosols) reached 460 ppm in 2019. It is about 180 ppm more than in pre-industrial times and 52 ppm more than just 10 years ago.
In addition, according to a consolidation of five leading international datasets by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2020 was one of the three warmest on record. What’s stranger is the fact that the warmest six years have all been since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 being the top three. Arctic sea ice is declining much faster, drought conditions continue increasing the world over and global ocean circulation appears to be slowing down.
The world desperately needs to make serious efforts toward conserving and restoring the planet to ensure a sustainable future.