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Climate Change and Disasters

Climate change is playing an increasingly important role in causing weather-related disasters and in making communities more vulnerable to the effects of disasters.

 

What is Climate Change?

For more than 100 years, scientists have been tracking a warming trend on a global level - we know it now as Global Warming. Global Warming is causing our climate to change with disastrous results ranging from droughts and crop failures to floods, mudslides and salination of water supplies. Read more »

How does Climate Change Influence Disasters?

Climate change is causing an increase in the number and intensity of severe weather events worldwide and making communities more vulnerable to the effects of those events. Read more »

What Causes Climate Change?

Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in earth’s atmosphere are causing the planet to warm. While there are still questions regarding some aspects of climate change, the scientific consensus is that the buildup of greenhouse gases is a man-made phenomenon. Read more »