Global Warming Effects

Global warming is not a 20th century phenomenon. It has, in fact, occurred in the past more than once, along with periods of extreme cold known as the ice ages. With so much written and reported about global warming, sometimes it's difficult to detect which is fact and which is just part of scientific scaretactics. Here are some facts about global warming that might help: What exactly is global warming? Global warming is...

A three-kilometre thick cloud of brown soot and other pollutants hanging over Asia is darkening cities, killing thousands and damaging crops but may be holding off the worst effects of global warming, the UN said on Thursday. The vast plume of contamination from factories, fires, cars and deforestation contains some particles that reflect sunlight away from the earth, cutting its ability to heat the earth. "One of the impacts of this atmosp...

The effects of global warming in the 21st century and beyond is expected to be devastating, according to the summary of a scientific report published on April 6, 2007 the main group of scientists global climate change. And many of these changes have already begun. Global warming affects all people on Earth Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability [pdf] the report of Working Group II of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Pan...

Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. The global average air temperature near the Earth's surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the last 100 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very...