#climateweeknyc

🌡️Climate varies naturally, but the natural factors that affect climate cannot account for the warming we see today. How can we tell? Many decades of data from instruments across the globe reveal an accelerated warming trend since the 1970s. It’s clear that human activity is warming the planet at an unusually rapid rate. Some of the main drivers include burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and cement production. The effects of rapid warming vary from region to region, but all of Earth’s systems are affected by #ClimateChange. 🌍Society can make choices now to better the Earth's future. Cutting CO2 emissions lessens the likelihood of some of the gravest potential consequences. Preparing infrastructure for sea-level rise and extreme heat now can help people and communities manage immediate impacts. And a worldwide shift to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power could limit the risk posed by climate change. ➡️It's #ClimateWeekNYC! To learn more about this important topic, visit the Museum's Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth or explore our climate change exhibits digitally. The exhibits and interactive stations are based on data from organizations including NASA and NOAA. Link in bio for more! Photo 1: Tony, CC BY 2.0, flickr Photo 2: D. Finnin/ © AMNH #ClimateAndNature #amnh #museums #nyc #uws #climate (at American Museum of Natural History) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0Jeo2LdYj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“The rich countries that have historically driven the climate crisis and are continuing to expand fossil fuels were given an opportunity ... to demonstrate their commitment to the 1.5°C global warming limit. Instead, we saw cowardice and a staggering failure of climate leadership,” Romain Ioualalen of Oil Change International said in a statement.

(Photo: Wendy Cover/NOAA. Image Description: A bleached white coral sits atop a rock in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa)

Faile in Greenpoint.

In 2020, approximately 4% of California’s land burned, with most states seeing a 15% increase in the number of fires. Billions of dollars were spent on fire suppression and lost homes, power, and other infrastructure. As part of #ClimateWeekNYC, starting next week, the Museum will be hosting a (free) live program on YouTube about wildfires—and what we can learn about them from space. Learn more details with the #linkinbio. Photo: P. Buschmann/United States Forest Service, Wikimedia Commons https://www.instagram.com/p/CT3goBSg0xO/?utm_medium=tumblr

(Photo: NOAA. Image Description: Pteropods, a food source for many species of fish, are highly susceptible to ocean acidification)

(Photo: XL Catlin Seaview Survey. Image Description: (left) a healthy thicket of coral, (right) the same thicket of coral bleached white due to heat stress.)

Learn more about our new National Marine Sanctuary Climate Change Impacts Profiles in our latest story: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/sep20/changing-sanctuaries.html