A magna cum laude graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, Zach Pilchen also holds a master of laws with highest honors in energy and environmental law from George Washington University Law School. Zach Pilchen maintains an interest in environmental law and climate change.
While climate change has occurred over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, the most recent developments are concerning because they have been caused by human activity. According to NASA, one of the most compelling pieces of evidence of climate change is the rising temperatures. With much of the warming occurring over the last 35 years, the planet has seen 15 of its 16 hottest years since 2001.
Further evidence of climate change is the warming of the Earth’s oceans. The rising temperatures have taken a toll on the planet’s oceans, with the top 700 meters (approximately 2,300 feet) of water having warmed by 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969. In connection to rising ocean temperatures, the sea level has risen approximately 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) over the last 100 years.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the evidence of global warming is unequivocal, and action is necessary to curb the damaging effects of human activity on the planet.
While climate change has occurred over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, the most recent developments are concerning because they have been caused by human activity. According to NASA, one of the most compelling pieces of evidence of climate change is the rising temperatures. With much of the warming occurring over the last 35 years, the planet has seen 15 of its 16 hottest years since 2001.
Further evidence of climate change is the warming of the Earth’s oceans. The rising temperatures have taken a toll on the planet’s oceans, with the top 700 meters (approximately 2,300 feet) of water having warmed by 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969. In connection to rising ocean temperatures, the sea level has risen approximately 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) over the last 100 years.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the evidence of global warming is unequivocal, and action is necessary to curb the damaging effects of human activity on the planet.