There is no gainsaying that we are living in a world of dynamism. Thus change is
the order of the day. In fact, climate change is one of the most important phenomena in our
contemporary world. To this end, both scientists and non-scientists alike are akin to seek
for solutions on the negative impacts of climate change on human wellbeing which some
authorities call maleficial effects. The aim of the paper is to investigate the causes and
impacts of climate change in Warri while the objective is to examine impact of climate
change with respect to rising temperatures using the Discomfort or Comfort Index statistics.
Climate change has been defined as variations in climate over a long period which helps to
discern a shift in the climatic characteristics of a place for about 100 years without
reversing to former climatic characteristics (Ayoade, 2003 and Tamuno, 2004 &2007;). It
was discovered that Warri has has a Comfort Index of 77 instead of the average of 70