Century of Climate Change From Discovery to Critical Decisions
In September 1933, American meteorologist Joseph Kincer posed a now-crucial question: Is the climate changing? This query marked the beginning of modern efforts to understand humanity’s impact on the planet’s climate.
By examining global temperature trends, Kincer concluded the world was warming, though he did not propose a cause. Five years later, in 1938, British engineer Guy Callendar attributed a 0.3°C rise in land temperatures over 50 years to increased carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal. This built upon earlier theories of the greenhouse effect, laying the groundwork for understanding human-driven climate change.
Accelerating Warming
Today, global climate monitoring relies on a sophisticated network of weather stations, satellites, and forecast models that track chan...
