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Climate Change

Climate change describes long-term shifts in temperatures, weather patterns and environmental systems.

Overview

Climate Change is part of a connected knowledge map. This page combines a concise explanation, key facts, timeline notes, related topics and source links so readers can understand the subject quickly and continue exploring.

Key facts

Driven strongly by greenhouse gas emissions from human activity
Measured through temperature records, ice cores, satellites and ocean data
Impacts include heat, sea-level rise and changing rainfall patterns

Timeline

1988
The IPCC was established to assess climate science.
2015
The Paris Agreement set a global framework for climate action.