Global warming future map

Global warming is now recognized by almost all scientists, and they recognize that humans are increasing the rate of global warming. Global warming has become a major concern of humanity since the middle of the 20th century. It was namely then that the first increase in the Earth’s temperature was registered. The temperature became less than one degree higher, but on a global scale, this is very high. Global warming is increasing each year. Humanity's contributions to global warming are in the form of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which prevent heat from escaping the earth. The result is increasing temperatures, up to 4 degrees, across the planet. In such a condition, many forms of plant and animal life can and will die.

Per unit of mass, methane has 25 times the greenhouse effect as carbon dioxide, but there is more than 50 times as much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as methane, so carbon dioxide has the larger overall greenhouse effect. However, the increasing temperatures can cause the permafrost in Siberia to melt, and if that melts, millions of litres of methane will be let into the athmosphere.

We now stand at a fork in the road:

• One path leads to more money for entrepreneurs and politicians influenced by major corporations, but will most likely further damage our world for our posterity. This is the easy route. We do nothing different.
• The other path leads to recognizing the threat that global warming is, and its effects on climate change. Should the United States sign the Kyoto protocols at last, so will many other nations, as the United States is the example that many other nations follow.

Consequences of global warming

The possibly consequenses of a 4 degrees rise in temperatures.

Global warming has become a major issue. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is so far beyond normal that the ice caps will continue to melt way past 2050 and we are continuing to add more. This will speed up global warming, giving us less time to prepare for the consequences or to invent new technology to prevent it.

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