Earth’s global surface temperature has increased over the modern instrumental record.
Long-term global measurements show warming, even though individual years and places vary.
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Human activity is the dominant cause of recent global warming.
Evidence identifies human greenhouse-gas emissions as the main driver of the warming observed since the mid-20th century.
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Carbon dioxide absorbs and emits infrared radiation.
CO₂ interacts with infrared light at particular wavelengths, a property measured in spectroscopy.
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Global sea level has risen over the modern observational period.
Tide gauges and satellite measurements show a long-term rise in global mean sea level.
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Weather and climate describe different timescales.
Weather describes short-term atmospheric conditions. Climate describes their patterns over longer periods.
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Renewable energy technologies have environmental impacts as well as benefits.
Renewable does not mean impact-free. Materials, land, construction and disposal belong in the comparison.
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EVs typically have lower lifetime greenhouse-gas emissions than gasoline cars.
Battery production has emissions. Lifetime comparisons also count electricity and driving; typical EVs still come out lower.
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Cloud seeding is not evidence that people can steer hurricanes.
Limited weather-modification efforts exist. No demonstrated technology allows people to direct a hurricane toward a chosen community.
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