Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. The worlds climate has been relatively stable for thousands of years, with a strong temperate central tendency and a nearly constant atmospheric level of carbon dioxide (CO2). But there have been reports that levels of CO2, methane, and other greenhouse gases have been rising, a trend associated with changes in climate and other earth systems. Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today, the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the...
Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. The worlds climate has been relatively stable for thousands of y...