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What Climate Change History Reveals About Our Future

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  Climate change isn't just a future problem—it's a puzzle we've been piecing together using historical clues. By looking back, we can see clear evidence of how shifts in climate have impacted humanity. Our planet has recorded its history in ice cores, tree rings, and ancient sediments, all holding secrets about past temperatures, sea levels, and weather patterns. Understanding these historical climate trends allows us to grasp the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today. Let’s dive into eleven important lessons from our climate past that clearly show what's at stake for our future. 1. The Ice Core Chronicles Ice cores drilled from glaciers provide a detailed record of Earth’s atmosphere going back hundreds of thousands of years. These frozen archives show periods of high and low atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. During warm periods, CO2 levels surged, mirroring current trends. Each peak in historical CO2 concentrations aligns with warmer global ...

From Farm to Fork: How Climate Change is Disrupting Our Food Supply

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Climate change isn’t just melting glaciers or fueling wildfires—it’s also disrupting the food on your plate. From unpredictable weather patterns to shrinking crop yields, the impact of a warming planet is being felt across every stage of the food supply chain. Farmers, distributors, and consumers are all grappling with the consequences, from higher prices to fewer choices. But understanding the problem is only the first step; finding solutions is crucial to ensuring a sustainable future. In this blog, we’ll explore ten tangible ways climate change is affecting our food supply and what we can do to adapt. Let’s dig into how this global crisis is hitting closer to home than you might think. 1. Declining Crop Yields Due to Extreme Weather Rising temperatures and erratic weather are reducing the productivity of staple crops like wheat, rice, and corn. Droughts, floods, and heatwaves are becoming more frequent, destroying harvests and leaving farmers struggling. For example, prolonged droug...