Climate Change and the Environment
Protecting the environment is important. Across the world, the effects of climate change are being felt and everything around us is slowly changing. Since the 1950s, the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has grown drastically. As the number of people living in our world increases, there are more demands for energy supplies, food and space.
Our blog at NP Solar looks into the impact of climate change, what is being done and how floating solar could make a dramatic impact.
Facts About Climate Change
Escaping facts about the environment is hard to do and we’ve all read about how global warming is impacting us. Knowing about the facts puts this into perspective and shows us why we need to do more to protect the world around us.
The hottest year on record so far was 2016 according to data NOAA and NASA. Of the 12 months in that year, 8 were the warmest months recorded so far. On top of this, 17 of the 18 hottest years on record have happened since 2000.
There has also been a decrease in snow cover in the past 5 decades along with a retreat in our glaciers. It is estimated that oceans have absorbed a large amount of the increase in heat, warming up 0.4 degrees in the previous 50 years.
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