What Is Indirect Evidence of Climate Change?
As it relates to the study of climate, indirect measurements are measurements of things that are affected by climate and climate change. While direct measurements of climate (discussed in the first reading for this week) tell a story about changing temperature, indirect measurements tell a story about global changes that are happening because of changing temperature. Understanding how the Earth responds to warming is essential to understanding how our planet is changing, and how it may change in the future as warming continues. It is also an important part of ensuring the accuracy of climate models (discussed in the next reading), as these changes in the Earth can, in turn, have an affect the rate of climate change. Indirect measurements are also essential for the study of ancient climate conditions. Many different types of scientists study how things in the natural world are affected by changes in climate. Some study how the natural world is changing in response to recent climate chan
