5 Ways Climate Change is Affecting our Environment
                     5 Ways Climate 
Change is 
Affecting our 
Environment

It’s no secret that climate change has 
already affected our environment, and 
there is no indication that it’s going to 
slow down any time soon. Scientists 
believe that the rising temperatures are 
going to continue to increase for the next 
few decades. They believe that the most 
damage is being done by greenhouse 
gases created by our actions as humans.
As people who care about 
this planet, we need to be 
aware of what is happening 
so we can take action for 
our planet earth. Here are 5 
ways climate change is 
affecting our environment.
• Sea Levels
One of the environmental changes already 
taking place is the increasingly high sea 
levels. Rising temperatures are causing 
Arctic sea ice to not form as it normally 
would. With less ice, heat is not reflected 
in the atmosphere and is instead absorbed 
by the ocean. This causes warmer oceans, 
and therefore, rising sea levels.
• Food Supply
Climate change is affecting the farms and 
vineyards that provide us the food we buy at 
our local grocery stores. In the American 
Midwest, heavy rain caused by climate change 
made the environment too wet to grow plants, 
which resulted in lost crops. There is also a 
possible impact on livestock. Heat can cause 
direct stress to livestock, making them more 
vulnerable to disease. Droughts caused by 
changing temperatures will reduce the food 
supply for the livestock as well.
• Air Quality
When we burn coal and gas for power, we 
release carbon dioxide into the air. This 
builds up in the atmosphere and causes 
potential problems for the air we breathe. 
Higher temperatures can lead to more 
ozone, which is an air pollutant. Ozone is 
the main component in smog, which has 
been shown to lessen lung function, more 
hospital admissions, and increased asthma 
episodes.
• Stronger 
Storms
As temperatures rise, water temperatures 
rise. Warmer oceans combined with more 
heat and water evaporation mean there is 
a higher potential for hurricanes. As the 
sea levels continue to rise, higher locations 
are also potentially subject to storms and 
the destruction caused by the currents and 
waves.
• Animal 
Species 
Threats
vagarysoloadventure.com