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The term anthropogenic designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. The term was first used in the technical sense by Russian geologist Alexey Pavlov, and it was first used in English by British ecologist Arthur Tansley in reference to human influences on climax plant communities. [20]
Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...
The effects of climate change are impacting humans everywhere in the world. [233] Impacts can be observed on all continents and ocean regions, [ 234 ] with low-latitude, less developed areas facing the greatest risk. [ 235 ]
From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of ...
The human activities causing this warming include fossil fuel combustion, cement production, and land use changes such as deforestation, [3]: 10–11 with a significant supporting role from the other greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide. [1]: 7 This human role in climate change is considered "unequivocal" and "incontrovertible".
The effects of climate change on human health are profound because they increase heat-related illnesses and deaths, respiratory diseases, and the spread of infectious diseases. There is widespread agreement among researchers, health professionals and organizations that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. Human-caused emissions have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide by about 50% over pre-industrial levels.
The comments come less than a year after Hurricane Ian left more than 100 people dead in Florida.