A graduate of the Lewis & Clark Law School with a juris doctor (magna cum laude), Zach Pilchen went on to earn a master of laws from George Washington University Law School (highest honors). Zach Pilchen also completed an internship with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division and maintains in interest in climate change.
According to data from NASA, climate change has become clearer than ever, as evidenced by a 6.7-inch rise in sea levels over the last 100 years. What’s more concerning is that the rate of sea level rise over the last 10 years has been almost twice that of the last 100 years.
Another indicator of climate change is an increase in temperature, with the three principal global surface temperature reconstructions demonstrating that the Earth’s temperature has been rising since 1880. Much of the temperature rise has happened over the last 35 years, and 15 of the 16 hottest years to date have occurred since 2001.
The reduction in mass of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica is yet a further indicator of climate change. Between 2002 and 2006, Greenland saw a reduction of 36 to 60 cubic miles of ice per year, and from 2002 to 2005, Antarctica lost approximately 36 cubic miles of ice.
According to data from NASA, climate change has become clearer than ever, as evidenced by a 6.7-inch rise in sea levels over the last 100 years. What’s more concerning is that the rate of sea level rise over the last 10 years has been almost twice that of the last 100 years.
Another indicator of climate change is an increase in temperature, with the three principal global surface temperature reconstructions demonstrating that the Earth’s temperature has been rising since 1880. Much of the temperature rise has happened over the last 35 years, and 15 of the 16 hottest years to date have occurred since 2001.
The reduction in mass of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica is yet a further indicator of climate change. Between 2002 and 2006, Greenland saw a reduction of 36 to 60 cubic miles of ice per year, and from 2002 to 2005, Antarctica lost approximately 36 cubic miles of ice.