Scribd
Upload
53 views2 pages

Global Warming: From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The document summarizes key information about global warming from the Wikipedia article. It states that scientific evidence shows the climate is warming due to human activities like burning fossil fuels. The majority of scientists are certain that climate change poses risks and is largely human-caused. Effects could include more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and species extinction. Responses may involve reducing emissions, adapting to impacts, and developing resilient systems.

Uploaded by

Biswajit Mohanty
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
53 views2 pages

Global Warming: From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The document summarizes key information about global warming from the Wikipedia article. It states that scientific evidence shows the climate is warming due to human activities like burning fossil fuels. The majority of scientists are certain that climate change poses risks and is largely human-caused. Effects could include more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and species extinction. Responses may involve reducing emissions, adapting to impacts, and developing resilient systems.

Uploaded by

Biswajit Mohanty
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

1/27/2017

GlobalwarmingWikipedia

Globalwarming
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

Globalwarmingandclimatechangearetermsfortheobservedcenturyscaleriseintheaveragetemperatureof
theEarth'sclimatesystemanditsrelatedeffects.[2][3]Multiplelinesofscientificevidenceshowthattheclimate
systemiswarming.[4][5][6]Althoughtheincreaseofnearsurfaceatmospherictemperatureisthemeasureofglobal
warmingoftenreportedinthepopularpress,mostoftheadditionalenergystoredintheclimatesystemsince1970
hasgoneintotheoceans.Theresthasmeltediceandwarmedthecontinentsandatmosphere.[7][a]Manyofthe
observedchangessincethe1950sareunprecedentedovertenstothousandsofyears.[8]
Scientificunderstandingofglobalwarmingisincreasing.TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)
reportedin2014thatscientistsweremorethan95%certainthatglobalwarmingismostlybeingcausedbyhuman
(anthropogenic)activities,mainlyincreasingconcentrationsofgreenhousegasessuchasmethaneandcarbon
dioxide(CO2).[9][10][11]Humanactivitieshaveledtocarbondioxideconcentrationsabovelevelsnotseenin
hundredsofthousandsofyears.Currently,abouthalfofthecarbondioxidereleasedfromtheburningoffossil
fuelsremainsintheatmosphere.Therestisabsorbedbyvegetationandtheoceans.[12]Climatemodelprojections
summarizedinthereportindicatedthatduringthe21stcenturytheglobalsurfacetemperatureislikelytorisea
further0.3to1.7C(0.5to3.1F)fortheirlowestemissionsscenarioand2.6to4.8C(4.7to8.6F)forthe
highestemissionsscenario.[13]Thesefindingshavebeenrecognizedbythenationalscienceacademiesofthemajor
industrializednations[14][b]andarenotdisputedbyanyscientificbodyofnationalorinternationalstanding.[16]
Futureclimatechangeandassociatedimpactswilldifferfromregiontoregionaroundtheglobe.[17][18]Anticipated
effectsincludewarmingglobaltemperature,risingsealevels,changingprecipitation,andexpansionofdesertsin
thesubtropics.[19]WarmingisexpectedtobegreateroverlandthanovertheoceansandgreatestintheArctic,with
thecontinuingretreatofglaciers,permafrostandseaice.Otherlikelychangesincludemorefrequentextreme
weathereventsincludingheatwaves,droughts,heavyrainfallwithfloodsandheavysnowfall[20]ocean
acidificationandspeciesextinctionsduetoshiftingtemperatureregimes.Effectssignificanttohumansincludethe
threattofoodsecurityfromdecreasingcropyieldsandtheabandonmentofpopulatedareasduetorisingsea
levels.[21][22]Becausetheclimatesystemhasalarge"inertia"andgreenhousegaseswillstayintheatmospherefor
alongtime,manyoftheseeffectswillnotonlyexistfordecadesorcenturies,butwillpersistfortensofthousands
ofyears.[23]
Possiblesocietalresponsestoglobalwarmingincludemitigationbyemissionsreduction,adaptationtoitseffects,
buildingsystemsresilienttoitseffects,andpossiblefutureclimateengineering.Mostcountriesarepartiestothe
UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC),[24]whoseultimateobjectiveistoprevent
dangerousanthropogenicclimatechange.[25]PartiestotheUNFCCChaveagreedthatdeepcutsinemissionsare
required[26]andthatglobalwarmingshouldbelimitedtowellbelow2.0C(3.6F)relativetopreindustrial
levels,[c]witheffortsmadetolimitwarmingto1.5C(2.7F).[28]
Publicreactionstoglobalwarmingandconcernaboutitseffectsarealsoincreasing.Aglobal2015PewResearch
Centerreportshowedamedianof54%considerit"averyseriousproblem".Therearesignificantregional
differences,withAmericansandChinese(whoseeconomiesareresponsibleforthegreatestannualCO2emissions)
amongtheleastconcerned.[29]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

1/35

1/27/2017

GlobalwarmingWikipedia

Contents
1 Observedtemperaturechanges
1.1 Trends
1.2 Warmestyears
2 Initialcausesoftemperaturechanges(externalforcings)
2.1 Greenhousegases
2.2 Aerosolsandsoot
2.3 Solaractivity
2.4 VariationsinEarth'sorbit
3 Feedback
4 Climatemodels
5 Observedandexpectedenvironmentaleffects
5.1 Extremeweather
5.2 Sealevelrise
5.3 Ecologicalsystems
Globalmeansurfacetemperaturechangefrom1880to
5.4 Longtermeffects
2015,relativetothe19511980mean.Theblackline
5.5 Largescaleandabruptimpacts
istheglobalannualmeanandtheredlineisthefive
6 Observedandexpectedeffectsonsocialsystems
yearlowesssmooth.Theblueuncertaintybarsshowa
6.1 Habitatinundation
95%confidencelimit.Source:NASAGISS(http://dat
6.2 Economy
a.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
6.3 Infrastructure
7 Possibleresponsestoglobalwarming
7.1 Mitigation
7.2 Adaptation
7.3 Climateengineering
8 Discourseaboutglobalwarming
8.1 Politicaldiscussion
8.2 Scientificdiscussion
8.3 Discussionbythepublicandinpopularmedia
8.3.1 Surveysofpublicopinion
9 Etymology
10 Seealso
11 Notes
12 Citations
Worldmapshowingsurfacetemperaturetrends(Cper
13 References
decade)between1950and2014.Source:NASA
14 Furtherreading
GISS. [1]
15 Externallinks

Observedtemperaturechanges
Theglobalaverage(landandocean)surfacetemperature
showsawarmingof0.85[0.65to1.06]Cintheperiod
1880to2012,basedonmultipleindependentlyproduced
datasets.[33]Earth'saveragesurfacetemperatureroseby
0.74 0.18Covertheperiod19062005.Therateof
warmingalmostdoubledforthelasthalfofthatperiod
(0.13 0.03Cperdecade,versus
0.07 0.02Cperdecade).[34]

Fossilfuelrelatedcarbondioxide(CO2)emissions
comparedtofiveoftheIPCC's"SRES"emissions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

2/35

You might also like