Adaptation and Impacts of Climate Change

Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns are referred to as climate change. These changes could be due to natural causes such as oscillations in the solar cycle. However, human activities are the primary cause of climate change owing to the burning of fossil fuels such as gas, coal and oil. The combustion of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gas emissions, which act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun's heat and raising the temperature of Earth. Methane and...