Earth in Danger

A complex issue

The impacts of climate change on different sectors of society are interrelated. Drought can harm food production and human health.

Flooding can lead to disease spread and damages to ecosystems and infrastructure.

Human health issues can increase mortality, impact food availability, and limit worker productivity.

Climate change impacts are seen throughout every aspect of the world we live in.

However, climate change impacts are uneven across the country and the world — even within a single community,
climate change impacts can differ between neighborhoods or individuals.

Long-standing socioeconomic inequities can make underserved groups, who often have the highest exposure to hazards and the fewest resources to respond, more vulnerable.

The projections of a climate change-impacted future are not inevitable.

Many of the problems and solutions offsite link are known to us now, and ongoing research continues to provide new ones.

Experts believe there is still time to avoid the most negative of outcomes by limiting warming offsite link and reducing emissions to zero as quickly as possible.

Reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases will require investment in new technology and infrastructure, which will spur job growth.

Additionally, lowering emissions will lessen harmful impacts to human health, saving countless lives and billions of dollars in health-related expenses.

Source: NOAA