The science is clear but the story is a lot stranger than you’ve heard.

Climate change isn’t just “warmer summers” — it’s a slow, messy remix of the planet’s entire system. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are trapping heat in the atmosphere, and we’ve been pumping out record amounts through burning fuel, clearing forests, and industrial farming. That extra heat is throwing off ocean currents, animal migrations, weather patterns, and food systems. Scientists agree it’s happening and that we’re driving it. The bigger question is how fast it will keep shifting — and these changes are already well underway.