climate change and its impacts
Climate change refers to the long-term alteration of weather patterns and average temperatures worldwide, primarily caused by human activities releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Its impacts include rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, increased droughts, more frequent and severe storms, rising sea levels, shrinking ice caps and glaciers, loss of biodiversity, and disruption to ecosystems and human livelihoods.
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