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Global warming is resulting in rapid environmental change. Note: Earth's climate is always changing, and it will always continue to change. The problem with anthropogenic global warming concerns more the pace or rate of change, as well as its extent.
Ice core samples from the past 800,000 years show that atmospheric CO2 has varied from 250 to 280 ppm. Rapid natural swings amounted to changes of 10 parts per million across two thousand year time spans. But with the onset of the industrial revolution in 1700, CO2 rose 10 ppm in just two centuries. That is ten times faster than the normal rate of change.
From 1900 to 1950 CO2 rose another 10 ppm, topping 300 ppm for the first time in 20 million years or more. That change was 4 times faster than that of the preceding 200 years, 40 times faster than any preindustrial rate of change.
The environmental consequences of this change are expected to be dire, with more violent, energetic storms resulting in coastal flooding from rising sea levels. The economic damages are expected to be enormous. That makes global warming kind of a "big deal."
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When will global warming destroy earth?
Global warming will not destroy the earth. The earth can deal with temperatures very much hotter than now. However, if global warming does not stop it will destroy all life on earth.
What more can be done to control global warming?
The global warming issue has scientist of around the world working around the clock to better understand how to deal with it. To the science community, it is clear that global warming is caused by the excess of gases in the atmosphere and governments have gone to a big deal of trouble trying to control gas emissions from vehicles, power producing plants and anything that produce emissions. Many investigations are being conducted to produce better and cleaner fuels to help on this problem.
Is it 'global warming' or 'global warning'?
Global Warming.
Why does global warming decrease temperatures?
True global warming does not decrease temperatures. So, either the model for global warming's effects is hokus-pokus, or global warming as presently claimed, does not exist. Some global warming followers will have you believe that global warming makes the weather "act crazy". If true, then it is not really global warming, is it.
Is global warming a pollution?
Global warming in itself isn't pollution - global warming is the gradual warming of the earth. However, global warming was caused by carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere, but global warming in itself isn't a pollution. yes it is a pollution
What is the deal with global warming?
Everything having to do with earth.
Is US the reason you have global warming?
No. Humans are the reason for Global Warming! Humans in big rich countries!
Is gloabl warming real?
# global warmin is a big hoax created by scientists and the gouvernment. and if littering is a big deal then littler pickers should tudy up, that is what they get payed for.
When will global warming destroy earth?
Global warming will not destroy the earth. The earth can deal with temperatures very much hotter than now. However, if global warming does not stop it will destroy all life on earth.
Why did the world deal with ozone depletion before global warming?
The world deals with ozone depletion before global warming. It is because ozone depletion is much fatal.
What caused the big dry in Australia in 2003?
The global warming
What year did global warming become a big problem?
in 1998
What more can be done to control global warming?
The global warming issue has scientist of around the world working around the clock to better understand how to deal with it. To the science community, it is clear that global warming is caused by the excess of gases in the atmosphere and governments have gone to a big deal of trouble trying to control gas emissions from vehicles, power producing plants and anything that produce emissions. Many investigations are being conducted to produce better and cleaner fuels to help on this problem.
Is it 'global warming' or 'global warning'?
Global Warming.
Which of the following global issues dose the 1997 Kyoto protocol address?
global warming!!!!!!
How big a threat is global warming?
Chances are, global warming is going to get worse, however, we cannot predict exactly how rapidly this will happen or how bad it will get. My guess is that I will not live to see severe global warming, but the next generation after me probably will. And severe global warming could be very destructive. The immediate threat is that the ice caps will melt, and the sea level will rise a great deal, causing massive flooding of coastal regions. Many other problems are likely to result as well. Things could get very interesting.
What is water global warming?
the big water plants use a lot of electricity
