Climate Change and Global Warming: Explained in Simple Words for Beginners

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Published 2023-01-16
The term climate change is used to denote the long-term changes in the weather patterns in a given region. Another term often interchanged with climate change is global warming. Global warming is formally defined as a rise in Earth's temperature that persists for a decade or longer.
There could be several causes for climate change, but the biggest one is the rising concentration of greenhouse gases. Simply put, greenhouse gases are those gases in our atmosphere that trap heat. Some examples include carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide and ozone.

Natural sources and human activities both result in the emission of greenhouse gases. One of the most common ways these gases get released into the atmosphere is through the burning of fossil fuels. Burning coal or oil to run industrial processes or giant factories increases the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Indeed, fossil fuels' contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is the largest, in the range of 70- 80% of total emissions.

In this video, we explain, in simple terms, climate change and global warming and what we can do as a community and individually to save Earth from climate change.

#climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:47 Causes of Climate Change
2:28 Impact of Carbon Dioxide
2:59 Impact on Earth's Ice and Water
3:52 Impact on Sea Level and Coastal Areas
4:17 Impact on Weather and Climate
4:50 How to Avoid Climate Change
5:48 Conclusion

References:
climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
www.ipcc.ch/
www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-em…
gpm.nasa.gov/resources/faq/how-does-climate-change…
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature
www.globalchange.gov/

Original Article Link: www.scienceabc.com/social-science/climate-change-d…

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All Comments (21)
  • @Kree4Sai
    THANK YOU FOR THE EASY EXPLANATION AND CLARITY. IT IS USEFUL FOR MYSELF AND SOMETHING I WILL DRILL INTO MY STUDENTS. MAY WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL BLUE PLANET. I BELIEVE THE CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE, TEACH THEM WELL AND LET THEM LEAD THE WAY. STAY BLESSED. 💖
  • @yenti2005
    Wow, just like me, there must be others who are unaware of most of this information. My interest was piqued by a Physical Science class on a NASA report on climate change in today's 20th-century world. However, just like me, a significant percentage of humanity may be oblivious to these facts because we don't stop to listen carefully to how all this is impacting our CO2 greenhouse world in terms of Global Warming Potential (GWP). This is very enlightening. I will commit to sharing this knowledge and being a part of saving our world, making a difference starting with my activities as a human being and following the guidelines on how to contribute. We definitely need to come together as a community, city, country, and worldwide to bring this to greater attention, especially how it contributes to the destruction of our greenhouse effect and the increase in GWP. Thank you for sharing this information.
  • @godgamer7113
    Thanks for this video i needed it for a school project... really saved me :D
  • @raven-es7kl
    Long-term changes in the weather and temperature patterns in a given area or region
  • @donkloos9078
    CO2 absorption of terrestrial IR occurs at 15um wavelenth and follows "Beers Law" - college chemistry basics. The absorption is maximized, 99.9%, in under 10m from the earth's surface at CO2 concentration of just 200ppm or less. Increasing CO2 does not increase absorption further, so there is no increase in IR energy absorption from the earth's surface with CO2 doubling. This is basic college chemistry and physics of the issue. The truth is that CO2 increase does not further add to the greenhouse effect than it already does. There is a great series of short 4min lectures on YouTube about the details by Michel van Biezen.
  • @Docj69809
    Thanks!❤ Tom J. Former Earth Science educator
  • @HarrisonHollers
    We saw the Earth’s dress rehearsal to Climate Change as we experienced the Covid Pandemic. We fail failed miserably! Can’t wait to go live with Climate Change!
  • @FOXXXXYC
    There is definitely something up with the weather!!! So in July/August we had temperatures of 35 to 40 for many days!! It wasn't normal. I think those internet cables that they've wrapped around the earth is causing the entire world to have these crazy hot temperatures.
  • @stephenbannah83
    I think this bit needs to be seen by all so we could save our beautiful planet.
  • Question: Everybody is balanced if its center of mass passes through its base. But in the banking of the cycle, the cycle is ultimately balanced but its center of mass is not passing through its wheels. (base) How does a banking cycle balance?
  • @OUTDOORS55
    Fun fact, global warming started to trend up in the early 70s, at the same time the EPA began its existence.
  • @areeyedee
    We have made the fatal error of being too dependent on other countries. China has been the world’s largest producer of pharmaceutical ingredients since the start of the millennium, and it now produces 60% of all intermediates, which are the essential building-blocks for the active ingredients used in medicines. Although both the European Fine Chemicals Group and Aschimfarma, through its Vice-President Baccalini, have shown that Europe can cover 90% of the production and technology requirements for the 350 pharmaceuticals tested, it is home to just one laboratory covering all the stages in the production of life-saving antibiotics such as penicillin. The EU is 85-90 % dependent on the Chinese market for all ingredients and 33% dependent on it for active ingredients. WAKE UP PEOPLE. I extra made a song that talks about this and other issues.
  • @user-cl8ey2hw3c
    It hurts because the earth seems to be changed and destroyed by the development of society and human greed. I hope we can work together across the community and globally to mitigate climate change and global warming.
  • Question:Static charge produces an electric field around itself. But how does a moving charge produces a magnetic field around itself?
  • @vcoolpool
    Thanks, really good knowledge as always. Please keep them coming!!!!
  • @user-se1ii9vq5s
    I hope the world will work together to solve global warming.
  • Global warning exists for at least 2000 years. Just last summer melting glacier in Alps uncovered Roman road. I wander how much coal Romans were burning.