Climate Adaptation

Humans are talented at adapting to their surroundings. We modernize, create new technology and change our habits according to our living situation. To assume that Global Climate Change is solely a natural cycle would be a mistake, considering we contribute a massive amount of greenhouse gases each year. Not only is the US being effected, the whole world is changing. That is why it is important to help not only us, but also developing countries. The video below tells about Climate Adaptation and how we can prevent disasters happening not only in our own country but also to those who are in greater need.
Global Climate Change affects everyone on earth. It affects plants, animals, human beings and even things unknown to man. Our planet has experienced ice ages to stages of prolonged heat. Icecaps, glaciers and permafrost are melting, plant growth seasons are changing, trees are blooming earlier and society is trying to adapt to the unknown. The debate of whether the effects are caused by natural or man-made events is a heated debate but those arguments put aside, the world is changing. US scientists predict that temperatures will continue to rise and that moisture will gather along the outside of the US while the middle parts become drier. Alaska is predicted to have the biggest change in climate. Alaska’s temperatures are rising; glaciers are melting and animals such as the polar bear are losing their hunting grounds as the ice deteriorates. Many animals are losing numbers quickly, which could eventually have a disastrous chain effect.

What Is Climate Adaptation? from AmericanProgress on Vimeo.

sources:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/eco_animals.html
http://vimeo.com/4530136