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The ABCs of climate change (you need to know these)

NAIROBI: Climate change is a subject many have researched and written about, a few don’t believe while everyone suffers its reality of existence. Even the hardcore sceptics are on the verge of collapsing their hard stances that haze their gaze from reality. Meanwhile, climate scientists are undertaking more research work and studies globally, and recommending mitigation strategies.

Human interest

Despite the claims by scientists that the world is 4.54 billion years old, it was not until in recent centuries that humanity showed interest in the changing climate patterns. It has been observed globally that there are great climatic deviations from normal observations in weather history. More extreme weather events have occurred in the last century than in the former centuries. Such climatic catastrophes claim more lives today than any known natural cause of death.

Climate change casualties

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