Climate Change: Impacts and Risk
Human activity has added about 2,040 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide since 1750, driving global warming and climate impacts. Explore climate change evidence, sea-level rise, extreme weather, risk assessment, satellite data, and mitigation/adaptation strategies.
References
The contents of this page are featured in the Climate Wall, a dynamic digital exhibit in the Museum’s David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. Data from NASA, NOAA and other sources highlights our changing climate, and how it affects life on our planet. The Climate Wall is featured in our list of Highlights. Check out the rest of our must-see exhibits!
Topics
- climate change
- global warming
- carbon dioxide
- greenhouse gases
- sea-level rise
- extreme weather
- heat waves
- drought
- flooding
- satellite data
- climate risk
- ice sheets
- glaciers
- ocean warming
- adaptation
- mitigation
- emissions reduction