How science links extreme weather disasters to climate change: Interview with WWA’s Clair Barnes

Mongabay
Aug 25, 2025, 7:53 am207 pts
Human activities have been the major driver of climate change since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. As greenhouse gas levels, primarily carbon dioxide due to the burning of fossil fuels, have increased in the atmosphere, Earth’s air and oceans have warmed in response — and…

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