The Heat Is On 🌡️

The Earth is wrapping itself in a blanket of gases. This is the 'Greenhouse Effect'. Sunlight enters the atmosphere, warms the surface, and tries to bounce back into space. But 'Greenhouse Gases' (GHGs) like Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Methane trap that heat.

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been burning 'Fossil Fuels' (coal, oil, gas), releasing massive amounts of ancient carbon. This 'Anthropogenic' (human-caused) warming is disrupting weather patterns, causing more intense hurricanes, droughts, and heatwaves.

Scientists warn of 'Tipping Points'—thresholds where change becomes irreversible, like the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet or the death of the Amazon Rainforest.