Unit on Climate Adaptation
A complete unit on Climate Adaptation by Scholastic Kids.
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How are people around the world dealing with a changing climate?
arth's atmosphere is getting hotter. The oceans are warming as well. The highest temperatures, both on land and in the world's oceans, have all happened in the past five years.
We live in a time of climate change. Studies show that the main cause of this warming is heat trapped by gases in the atmosphere. These are called greenhouse gases. They come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. These gases store energy from sunlight. They then release the energy as heat into their surroundings.