What evidence confirms climate change?

It’s probably good to start with the scientific consensus. Ninety-seven percent or more of peer-reviewed and actively publishing climate scientist agree that climate change that has occurred over the past hundred years is likely attributable to human activities. You can find information to support almost any claim out there but the overwhelming majority of reputable scientists working in this field are in agreement that climate change is very real. One important indicator scientists point to is the accumulation of heat in our oceans. While temperatures on land fluctuate in response to natural forces (such as volcanic eruptions), ocean temperatures are far slower to respond to such factors. This is very useful because it allows us to separate human caused climate change from other possible factors affecting climate. Ocean temperatures have been rising by over .1 of a degree each decade for the past fifty years. These changes have not fluctuated or deviated from a steady increase. This is just one piece of evidence among many, but it’s compelling because the world’s oceans are naturally resistant to short-term, temporary fluctuations.