Climate Change By The Lens of the 2010's Climate Change for the alarming truth has been exposed over the last decade. Scientists around the world have spoken in real time with evidence of its impact–melting Arctic ice caps, forest fires, hurricanes and so much more. Our world is imbalanced and today, we are experiencing its impact first-hand. Sadly, these changes disproportionately affected the most marginalized populations in society, but as the decade progressed, the adverse effects of climate change were increasingly felt.