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Global warming, the phenomenon of increasing average air temperatures near the surface of Earth over the past one to two centuries. Climate scientists have since the mid-20th century gathered detailed observations of various weather phenomena (such as temperatures, precipitation, and storms) and of related influences on climate (such as ocean currents and the atmosphere’s chemical composition). These data indicate that Earth’s climate has changed over almost every conceivable timescale since the beginning of geologic time and that the influence of human activities since at least the beginning of the Industrial Revolution has been deeply woven into the very fabric of climate change.
Think about global warming for a moment what are some things
that come to mind? Well the kind people at Distinctly sent me this info graphic. There’s a lot we need to do to start fixing these issues. The sheer scale of farming, and the subsequent environmental impact of such rates of production. As you read through this info graphic, you’ll notice that the numbers just keep increasing. Let’s all do our part to stop Global Warming. So why not take a quick trip and hit the link and check out the Straight Up fact’s. There’s no longer any question that rising temperatures and increasingly chaotic weather are the work of humanity. There’s a 99.9999% Chance That Humans Are The Cause Of Global Warming, a February study reported. That means we’ve reached the “gold standard” for certainty, a statistical measure typically used in particle physics.
Based on five separate data sets that keep track of the Earth’s climate, the global average temperature for the first 10 months of 2018 was about 1.8 degrees above what it was in the late 1800s. That was when industry started to emit large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
The atmospheric carbon dioxide level for March was 411.97 parts per million and Continue To Rise. It has now reached levels in the atmosphere not seen in 3 million years.
That’s an increase of 46% from just before the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, when CO2 levels were around 280 parts per million. Levels began to rise when humans began to burn large amounts of fossil fuels to run factories and heat homes, releasing CO2 and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Scientists say to keep a livable planet, we need to cut the level to 350 parts per million.