Sixteen Concerned Scientists: No Need to Panic About Global Warming. Sorry Global Warming Alarmists, The Earth Is Cooling. Latest Disturbing Global Warming Forecast: Goodbye, Winter. Hello, Hell. In 100 years we'll all gather round this stock image hanging in a museum in order to remember what ice looked like (kotomiti / Shutterstock) The Future of The GOP says that the Earth's age is "a dispute amongst theologians," and a Republican congressman from New York who lost his home in Hurricane Sandy derisively referred to global warming as an "opinion" used to justify "abuse and fraud.
" Purely political manipulations of facts stop being adorable and hilarious when you realize they will end human civilization: a report [PDF] released today by the World Bank details how an increase of 4°C in global temperatures by the end of the current century will end winter as we know it and obliterate the world's poorest countries. But what does a warming of 4°C actually mean? The report's sub-headlines tell the tale: Ocean Acidification; Coastal Inundation and Loss; Risk to…Food, Water, Ecosystems, and Human Health; Disruptions and Displacements. "Poor nations get fucked—what else is new? " Global Warming Effects on Animals and Plants. Global Warming Effects Information, Global Warming Effects Facts, Climate Change Effects.
The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole, and everywhere in between. Globally, the mercury is already up more than 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius), and even more in sensitive polar regions. And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some far-flung future. They’re happening right now. Signs are appearing all over, and some of them are surprising. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea ice, it’s also shifting precipitation patterns and setting animals on the move.
Some impacts from increasing temperatures are already happening. Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. Other effects could happen later this century, if warming continues. Source for climate information: IPCC, 2007. Global warming facts. Scientists have closed the case: Human activity is causing the Earth to get hotter. How? Primarily by two actions: Burning fossil fuels, with a smaller contribution from clear cutting forests, known as deforestation. Greenhouse gases trap heat When we extract and burn fossil fuels such as coal or petroleum, we cause the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping "greenhouse gases" into the atmosphere.
Though natural amounts of CO2 have varied from 180 to 300 parts per million (ppm), today's CO2 levels are around 400 ppm. That's 40% more than the highest natural levels over the past 800,000 years. We also can tell that the additional CO2 in the atmosphere comes mainly from coal and oil because the chemical composition of the CO2 contains a unique fingerprint. Losing forests makes it worse Clearing forests also releases large amounts of CO2. This means more CO2 stays in the atmosphere, trapping more heat. So what do we do about it? The solution is actually simpler than that. Global Warming Fast Facts.
Updated June 14, 2007 Global warming, or climate change, is a subject that shows no sign of cooling down. Here's the lowdown on why it's happening, what's causing it, and how it might change the planet. Is It Happening? Yes. Earth is already showing many signs of worldwide climate change. • Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. • The rate of warming is increasing. . • The Arctic is feeling the effects the most. . • Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier. . • Glaciers and mountain snows are rapidly melting—for example, Montana's Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910.
. • An upsurge in the amount of extreme weather events, such as wildfires, heat waves, and strong tropical storms, is also attributed in part to climate change by some experts. The United States Impact on Global Warming - Information provided by ecomii. So does the United States deserve its reputation as a nation of gas-guzzlers and fossil-fuel burners? A quick look at the facts shows that the United States has made its mark on the world in more ways than one. Unfortunately, our choices are affecting the rest of the world. Consider this sobering statistic: The United States contains only 5% of the world’s population, but contributes 22% of the world’s carbon emissions.1 Put another way, Americans contribute the equivalent of 54,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per person per year—or about five times the emissions of the average global citizen.2 Scientists today refer to this measure of the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during daily activities as a “carbon footprint.”
A carbon footprint is basically a representation of the effect you (or a company, organization or industry) have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases you produce. Unfortunately, the problem is going to get worse before it gets better.