Mitigation and adaptation are the two major prongs of climate action: mitigation to limit the warming our planet will experience, and adaptation to help people adjust to the effects of climate change.| 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
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
