The reality that climate change is occurring is supported by rising sea levels and global temperatures, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, glacial retreat, decreased snow cover, and more extreme weather events. The effects of climate change also includes ocean acidification, lengthening of the frost-free season, changes in precipitation patterns worldwide, more droughts and heat waves, and more frequent and extreme hurricanes. [2, 3]
Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1993 vs. 2000 shows extensive decrease of ice and snow cover. [2]
New Jersey coastline after Hurricane Sandy struck. Climate change will continue to make weather events, such as hurricanes, more likely and extreme. [3]