The last ice age, known as the Last Glacial Maximum, occurred due to a combination of factors such as changes in the Earth's orbit and tilt, which affected solar radiation distribution, as well as the release of volcanic aerosols and greenhouse gases. These factors led to the cooling of the climate and the expansion of ice sheets across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the last 150 years can primarily be attributed to human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas for energy. Deforestation and land use changes have also contributed to this increase by reducing the planet's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has varied significantly over the last 4500 million years. There have been periods with much higher CO2 levels, such as during the early Earth with levels over 100 times higher than today, and periods with much lower levels, like during the last ice age around 20,000 years ago. However, the rapid increase in CO2 levels over the past century due to human activities is unprecedented in Earth's history.
Yes, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have increased significantly over the past 150 years due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation. This increase in carbon dioxide is a major driver of climate change and is contributing to global warming.
Acid rain has increased over the last 20 years due to factors such as industrial activities, vehicle emissions, and deforestation releasing pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These pollutants combine with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, leading to acid rain.
Atmospheric CO2 has gone from something on the order of 310 ppm (parts per million) to over 380 ppm in the last 50 years. That's about a 20% increase. In just 50 years. A graph from Wikipedia is linked. Go look. Can anything be more plain than that we, the people, are making more CO2 and making it more quickly than it was made before?
over a thousand.
A little over 3 and a half years or a little over 42 months. Whichever you prefer.
Over 100,000 people died.
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it was originally designed to last 10 years, but was retrofitted to be lighter and this caused it to last until present day, where project constellation will take over.
In the past 5 years tornadoes in the U.S. have caused over $16 billion worth of damage. More than half of that occurred in 2011.
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Plate tectonics.
Going back over the last 50 years, and forward over the next 50 years, these are years when Halloween is a Saturday: 1964 1970 1981 1987 1992 1998 2009 2015 2020 2026 2037 2043 2048 2054
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The primary reason for the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere over the last 150 years is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. This releases carbon dioxide that had been locked away for millions of years into the atmosphere, leading to a rise in atmospheric CO2 levels and contributing to climate change.
The Cleveland Browns have had the worst NFL record over the last 10 years.