Let’s say that you want to understand the consequences of global warming. How will you approach the subject, assuming you want to understand the consequences one year from now, or fifty years into the future?

The Atlantic Ocean's Gulf Stream may be weakening as Arctic melt slows its driver, the sinking of salty water in the North Atlantic, whereas currents in the Pacific Ocean have seen a strong uptick. The potential future effects of global climate change include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought in some regions and an increase in the number, duration and intensity of tropical storms.