Skimmers of the latest headlines can see its impact: historic flooding in parts of the world such as Pakistan, Indonesia and, closer to home, Mississippi. Elsewhere, historic wildfires rage in Europe and on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. What’s more, record-breaking droughts reveal ancient secrets and cause troubles for river cruise lines in Europe while threatening already endangered species in countries such as Zimbabwe.
The effects of a warming planet are happening now: though they differ across the world, nearly every place on Earth has been feeling some sort of ill effect from the change in climate, and it’s only going to get worse within the next century.