Category: Climate Change

What causes global warming? The main cause is greenhouse gases, which trap the sun’s heat as they build up in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide accounts for 66% of the warming effect (radiative forcing) of long-lived greenhouse gases, followed by methane at 16% and nitrous oxide at 6% (NOAA, 2024). In 2024 the planet recorded its…

Climate change in Mexico is already being felt, and it will intensify in the coming decades. What consequences does it have for the country? In 2002, 44.9% of its soils were already degraded, at least 2,678 species are at risk according to CONABIO, and between 1970 and 2025 the country recorded an average of 7,095…

Climate change hits Colombia hard because of the country’s location and ecological wealth. What consequences does it bring for the country? According to the IPCC, sea level rose 0.20 m between 1901 and 2018; coastal erosion is already visible, and IDEAM projects that temperatures in Colombia could rise by 2.14 °C by 2100 if emissions…