{"id":10,"title":"What is climate change","slug":null,"description":"Generated from EngineHouse query (24 sources). 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Concentrations of three key greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—reached record levels in 2024, marking \"the single-largest year-on-year increase\" (named non-…","speaker_notes":"# What is Climate Change\n\nBased on the indexed EngineHouse sources, climate change is characterized by the following core phenomena and consequences:\n\n## Primary Drivers and Mechanisms\n\n**Rising atmospheric CO2** causes increased global temperatures (named non-reticent scientists group / Extracted Structured Claims). Concentrations of three key greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—reached record levels in 2024, marking \"the single-largest year-on-year increase\" (named non-reticent scientists group, Passage 4).\n\n## Observable Impacts\n\n**Temperature rise**: The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era (named non-reticent scientists group, Passage 1). One source reports a sustained 0.2°C jump in global temperatures (named non-reticent scientists group, Passage 3).\n\n**Sea level rise**: Warming oceans and melting land-based ice are driving long-term global mean sea level rise (named non-reticent scientists group, Passages 3 & 4; Extracted Structured Claims).\n\n**Heat stress and system failure**: Global warming causes heat waves leading to human mortality and stresses food and water systems (named non-reticent scientists group / Extracted Structured Claims).\n\n## Systemic Consequences\n\nAccording to the sources, climate change drives:\n- Forest fires, permafrost melt, and loss of carbon sinks (named non-reticent scientists group / Consequence Statements)\n- Extreme weather and ecosystem impacts from jet stream and Arctic destabilization (named non-reticent scientists group)\n- Forced adaptation in agriculture, water systems, and urban heat management (consequence_overlay.json)\n\nThe sources suggest these changes are accelerating and involve nonlinear dynamics rather than gradual processes."}]},{"id":"sec-993978-r3kvf","label":"Evidence","slides":[{"id":"sl-993978-tmrie","sub":"5 claims · 8 passages retrieved","type":"section-title","headline":"Evidence","sectionNum":"2","speaker_notes":""},{"id":"sl-993978-zrt4w","type":"bullets","bullets":["Rising atmospheric CO2 causes increased global temperatures.","Global warming causes heat waves leading to human mortality and stresses food and water systems.","Warming oceans and melting land-based ice drive long-term global mean sea level rise.","global mean sea level rise","Global greenhouse gas emissions"],"headline":"Scientific Claims","speaker_notes":"Sources: named non-reticent scientists group"},{"id":"sl-993978-y6far","type":"bullets","bullets":["♦ Receive daily updates directly in your inbox - Subscribe here to a topic.\n\n♦ Download the UN News app for your iOS or …","world temperature Risk and adaptation Science Science communication Sea ice Sea level rise State of the climate Storms T…","Mainstream  climate  science  has  an  increasingly  poor  record  of  making  accurate  \npredictions\n\nbecause\n\nit\n\nis\n\n…","Presenting a grim overview of the state of the climate in 2025, Ms. Barrett stressed that as glaciers continue to retrea…","Guest posts\n\nInfographics\n\nInterviews\n\nMedia analysis\n\nTranslations\n\nWebinars\n\nDaily Briefing\n\nSubscribe\n\nScience \n Clim…"],"headline":"Key Passages","speaker_notes":"- named non-reticent scientists group: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167178\n- named non-reticent scientists group: https://www.carbonbrief.org/heatwaves-driving-recent-surge-in-compound-drought-and-heat-extremes/\n- named non-reticent scientists group: \n- named non-reticent scientists group: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167178\n- named non-reticent scientists group: https://www.carbonbrief.org/heatwaves-driving-recent-surge-in-compound-drought-and-heat-extremes/"}]},{"id":"sec-993978-kwrx9","label":"Data","slides":[{"id":"sl-993978-g7ed5","sub":"8 structured records","type":"section-title","headline":"Data & Evidence","sectionNum":"3","speaker_notes":""},{"id":"sl-993978-yyd9x","type":"image","caption":"ASIP variables: {\r\n  \"source\": \"manual\",\r\n  \"location\": \"global\",\r\n  \"timeframe\": \"immediate\",\r\n  \"signals\": {\r\n    \"temperature_anomaly\": \"accelerating global temperature rise\",\r\n    \"extreme_weather_events\": \"extreme weather events affecting food systems\",\r\n    \"heat_stress\": \"heat stress on energy infrastructure\"\r\n  },\r\n  \"system_effects\": {\r\n    \"agricultural_system_collapse\": \"food systems collapsing under extreme weather\",\r\n    \"energy_grid_failure\": \"energy infrastructure failing under heat stress\",\r\n    \"cascading_infrastructure_failure\": \"grid failures compounding other risks\"\r\n  },\r\n  \"human_consequences\": {\r\n    \"heat_mortality\": \"increased mortality from heat exposure\",\r\n    \"climate_displacement\": \"mass migration of billions from uninhabitable regions\",\r\n    \"food_affordability_crisis\": \"affordability crises for vulnerable populations\",\r\n    \"mortality_amplification\": \"grid failures compounding mortality risks\"\r\n  },\r\n  \"intensity\": 8\r\n}\r\n\r\ntemperature driving heat_mortality and energy_grid_stress, extreme_weather_events causing crop_failures leading to food_affordability crisis, sea_level_rise_impacts creating mass_migration, cascading system failures amplifying mortality_risk across multiple pathways","headline":"Test PostgreSQL Content","imageAlt":"System diagram — to be generated","imageUrl":"","_visual_data":{"title":"Test PostgreSQL Content","consequences":"People are dying from heat exposure as temperatures rise. Billions face forced displacement from uninhabitable regions due to sea level rise. Vulnerable populations cannot afford food as agricultural systems collapse. 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Energy grid failures under heat stress are multiplying death rates by cutting power during extreme heat events.\nfamilies face impossible choices between heat death and financial ruin as cooling costs spike 6x while grid failures during heat waves kill the most vulnerable who cannot afford backup power or relocation\n"}]},{"id":"sec-993978-pjram","label":"Consequences","slides":[{"id":"sl-993978-og21b","type":"section-title","headline":"Consequences","sectionNum":"5","speaker_notes":""},{"id":"sl-993978-cr26c","type":"statement","footnote":"named non-reticent scientists group","headline":"Ecological","statement":"Runaway climate change leads to a hothouse Earth scenario.","speaker_notes":"Runaway climate change leads to a hothouse Earth scenario."},{"id":"sl-993978-8gl52","type":"statement","footnote":"named non-reticent scientists group","headline":"Ecological","statement":"Accelerating climate change drives forest fires, permafrost melt, and loss of carbon sinks.","speaker_notes":"Accelerating climate change drives forest fires, permafrost melt, and loss of carbon sinks."},{"id":"sl-993978-ebelt","type":"statement","footnote":"named non-reticent scientists group","headline":"Ecological","statement":"Changing jet stream and Arctic destabilization lead to extreme weather impacting ecosystems.","speaker_notes":"Changing jet stream and Arctic destabilization lead to extreme weather impacting ecosystems."}]},{"id":"sec-993978-izubh","label":"Summary","slides":[{"id":"sl-993978-46y3z","type":"bullets","bullets":["Query: what is climate change","Sources retrieved: 24","Question type: semantic","Generated by EngineHouse Interface"],"headline":"Summary","speaker_notes":"Full query: what is climate change"}]}],"template_id":"narrative"},"template_name":null,"created_at":"2026-04-13T17:20:16.427Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T17:20:16.427Z","published_at":null}