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American Museum of Natural History

Climate Change

What is Climate Change?

Climate change refers to the long-term changes in global temperatures and other characteristics of the atmosphere. Climate has changed throughout Earth's long history, but this time it's different. Human activity is causing worldwide temperatures to rise higher and faster than any time we know of in the past.

A marine biologist answers kids' questions about how climate change affects life in the ocean.

Solve these story puzzles to find out more about how life in the Arctic is affected by climate change.

Museum scientists answer kids' questions!

Find out what you can do to save energy and slow climate change!

Why are many animal and plant species dying out forever?

Find out about Earth's climate, its consequences, and what we can do.

Solve these interactive story puzzles to find out how people and other animals live in the Arctic.

Build your own miniature greenhouse to see the greenhouse effect at work.

Explore the connections between technology, population and rising atmospheric CO₂.

Do you know how climate works? Here are some questions to test your climate knowledge.

Think you're an expert on changing climate? Test your knowledge with this quiz!

Find out more about global warming. How, and why, we should slow it?

Take a closer look at how the atmosphere keeps our planet warm.