{"id":5564,"date":"2019-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate-change-impacts\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:31:09","slug":"climate-change-impacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate-change-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The climate emergency<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Climate change is a reality. Scientists agree that the world is getting warmer and human activity is largely responsible. Today, our planet is the hottest it\u2019s been in over 2,000 years and on track to grow hotter than it has been in two million years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take action<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The climate crisis is not some far-off future. It is here and it is a major driver of the water crisis in Arizona, the record heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, and deadly storms like Hurricane Ida.<\/p>\n\n

Science can tell us a lot about the causes and effects of our warming world. Most importantly, it shows us how we can prevent the worst of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

What We Know About Climate Change Impacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Years of scientific investigations have given us a clear understanding of how the climate crisis is affecting our families and the planet. It is impacting us all, but not equally. Black, Brown, Indigenous, and working class communities are disproportionately exposed<\/a> to the health and economic impacts:<\/p>\n\n