气象学--5-5--温室效应专用课件.pptVIP

Whats Known for Certain? That gases like carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gases. That we are increasing the amount of these gases into the atmosphere. That most of this is due to burning fossil fuels We have measured the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere. What are the early warning signs ? The Earth has warmed up. There has been a warming of 0.50C ( 10F) in the last 100 years. Warning signs include: Heat waves. Sea level rising. Glaciers melting. Coastal flooding. Arctic and Antarctic warming. What are we Uncertain about ? How much of global warming can be blamed on humans? How