Wildfires | MIT Climate Portal
Wildfires are becoming larger and more severe as a result of climate change, as forests in arid parts of the world become hotter and drier.| MIT Climate Portal
Wildfires are becoming larger and more severe as a result of climate change, as forests in arid parts of the world become hotter and drier.| MIT Climate Portal
The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon whereby cities experience higher air temperatures than the surrounding countryside, making them more vulnerable to a warming Earth.| MIT Climate Portal
Climate change affects both the quantity and quality of the limited amount of freshwater on Earth and threatens the availability of freshwater for humans and ecosystems alike.| MIT Climate Portal
Air pollution, which comes from many of the same sources as the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, is one of the largest threats to human health worldwide.| MIT Climate Portal
Coastal ecosystems, formed by plants that can thrive in saltwater, are especially good at storing carbon because of the thick, rich layers of soil they build up.| MIT Climate Portal
Sea levels around the world are rising because of climate change, as warming ocean waters and melting ice cause the oceans to encroach on the world's coasts.| MIT Climate Portal
Agriculture is likely to face severe impacts from climate change. At the same time, the production, storage, and transport of food contribute to climate change.| MIT Climate Portal
Public transportation gets people where they’re going while emitting far fewer climate-warming| MIT Climate Portal
