What causes climate change and what are its long-term effects?

The Earth is like a blanket that keeps us warm, when it gets too thick or too thin, we feel the change.

Climate change happens because our planet’s blanket has gotten thicker over time. This is mostly caused by humans burning things like coal, oil, and gas to make energy. These actions let out extra heat, just like when you leave your oven on too long, it makes the kitchen hotter than usual.

Think of the Earth’s blanket as layers around us. The heat we put into the air is like extra fluff added to the blanket. More fluff means more warmth, and that keeps the Earth warmer for longer, just like how you stay warm under two blankets instead of one.

Over many years, this extra heat changes the weather, making winters shorter, summers hotter, and storms stronger. It also affects oceans, which can lead to higher sea levels, like when you put too much water into a glass; it spills over.

In time, animals might need to move somewhere cooler, and people may have to change where they live or how they grow food, just like moving from a cozy room to a hotter one. The Earth is like a blanket that keeps us warm, when it gets too thick or too thin, we feel the change.

Climate change happens because our planet’s blanket has gotten thicker over time. This is mostly caused by humans burning things like coal, oil, and gas to make energy. These actions let out extra heat, just like when you leave your oven on too long, it makes the kitchen hotter than usual.