{"id":10261,"date":"2019-11-12T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ie.myenergi.com\/?p=10261"},"modified":"2019-11-12T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:16:14","slug":"how-does-climate-change-affect-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/news\/how-does-climate-change-affect-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Climate Change Affect The Weather?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global warming and climate change are often cited as the forces behind drastic weather. From rising temperatures and sea levels to cyclones, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, concern for these increasingly alarming issues has never been stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While most people are aware of the impact that global warming is having on our planet\u2019s behaviour, there is some confusion surrounding <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">how <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the likes of air pollution and emissions have been able to alter the weather in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Climate change &amp; the weather: The Facts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The facts are becoming increasingly impossible to ignore when it comes to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/2019\/07\/09\/common-misconceptions-on-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">climate change<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and global warming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone from the general public to key decision makers, policymakers, businesses and politicians are looking at ways in which to cut down emissions and save our planet. Here\u2019s why\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/mapped-how-climate-change-affects-extreme-weather-around-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">230 peer-reviewed studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> looking at weather events around the world found that 68% of all extreme weather was made more likely or severe by human-caused climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scientific research suggests that the earth\u2019s climate is accelerating at its fastest ever rate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our planet\u2019s average surface temperature has risen about 0.9 degrees celsius since the late 19th century, with most of the warming taking place in the last 35 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">five warmest years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on record have taken place since 2010.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland lost <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">286 billion tonnes of ice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> per year between 1993 and 2016, while Antarctica averages 127 billion tonnes per year in that same period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018 set a new record for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2019\/01\/oceans-warming-faster-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ocean heating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/climate-change-facts-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sea levels are rising<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the fastest rate in 3,000 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does global warming affect temperature?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global warming is defined as the increased temperature in our atmosphere caused by the greenhouse effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The greenhouse effect describes the process of the earth trapping the sun\u2019s heat in its lower atmosphere as a result of the inescapable greenhouse gases caused by fossil fuels and emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plants help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, but deforestation and more treacherous conditions have caused a reduction in greenery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This, combined with human activity such as driving, littering and increased reliance on fossil fuels, means that the trapped heat has caused our planet to get hotter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does climate change cause flooding?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As temperatures rise, so do sea levels. Global warming\u2019s melting of the ice caps and gradual heating of our waters has caused oceans to expand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/2019\/09\/11\/climate-changes-effect-on-wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">90% of greenhouse gases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are absorbed by the sea. In the last 25 years, half of the sea level rises can be attributed to climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does this affect the weather, you ask? Well, rising sea levels can cause mass flooding of our land, particularly in low-lying coastal places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major floods in recent years have caused horrific destruction of people\u2019s homes, and this will only continue unless we make huge changes to our behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does global warming cause storms and hurricanes?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warmer air and increased evaporation mean that there is now more water vapour in the air than when we had cooler temperatures. This extra moisture and humidity is becoming increasingly apparent when looking at rainfall and storm figures in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Climate change is causing more unpredictable weather patterns across the planet, one of which being that of hurricanes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIncreases in greenhouse gases and decreases in air pollution have contributed to increases in Atlantic hurricane activity since 1970,\u201d according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nca2018.globalchange.gov\/chapter\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NCA 2018 Global Change Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Higher sea levels and warmer oceans correlate to the increased intensity of storms and hurricanes we are continuing to see across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does climate change cause volcanic eruptions?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hotter temperatures are causing the ice on volcanoes to melt, which can cause landslides and the collapse of such natural structures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cImagine the ice like some sort of protective layer &#8211; when the ice melts away, the mountain is free to collapse,\u201d says researcher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/environment\/volcano-eruption-climate-change-mountain-landslide-glacier-global-warming-a8299821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Giochani Roberti<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cVolcanoes are a pressurised system and if you remove pressure by ice melting and landslide, you have a problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volcano eruption can not only be caused by climate change, but is in fact a cause of climate change in itself. When a volcano erupts, it spews smoke, ash and a lot of hot air into the earth\u2019s atmosphere, presenting a major problem in terms of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is there a difference between climate change and global warming?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes! Many confuse global warming and climate change as direct synonyms, but they do in fact differ slightly in meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global warming relates only to the earth\u2019s rising temperatures, whereas climate change covers all weather-related side effects of global warming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What can we do to prevent climate change and global warming?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global warming and climate change have accelerated due to human behaviour, but there is plenty we can do to slow the process down and save our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/2019\/01\/09\/greenjanuary-5-simple-ways-to-immediately-reduce-your-carbon-footprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reducing your carbon footprint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and expanding your knowledge of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/2019\/10\/24\/what-are-the-5-type-of-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">renewable energy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to switching to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/2019\/08\/07\/who-supplies-green-energy-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">green energy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and using our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sustainable green products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the time for action is now!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global warming and climate change are often cited as the forces behind drastic weather. From rising temperatures and sea levels to cyclones, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, concern for these increasingly alarming issues has never been stronger. While most people are aware of the impact that global warming is having on our planet\u2019s behaviour, there is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-renewable-energy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}