Understanding Climate Change
Resilience โ
An information and learning resource for our community. Dip into any page, in any order.
Understand
The basics
๐ How the climate works
The atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, and the systems that move heat around the planet.
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The data
๐ The evidence
COโ, temperature, ice and sea level: what's actually been measured, and by whom.
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Ahead
๐ฎ What the projections show
The range of plausible futures, and why scientists give ranges rather than single numbers.
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Closer to home
โ ๏ธ FLOOD RISK: SPOTLIGHT
๐ Sterlochy Pier and Sterlochy Street
Findochty's known flood risk area, explained in plain terms: what the trend is and where to find practical guidance.
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The bigger picture
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland's changing climate
SEPA and Scottish Water data on what's shifting north of the border, and what's driving it.
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Taking action & reference
+1.2ยฐC
Average temperature rise in Scotland since 1960. Source: Met Office