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Global Warming Predictions
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22.04.2009 00:00
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Global Warming Predictions
Explanation: How much will the Earth's surface warm up over the lives of our children?
No one is sure.
Compared to the past 100 million years, the Earth is currently enduring a
relative cold spell
, possibly about four degrees Celsius below average. Over the past 100 years, however, data indicate the
average global temperature of the Earth has increased by nearly one degree Celsius
. Few disagree that recent
global warming
is occurring, and the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(
IPCC
) has
concluded
that we humans have created a warming surge that is likely to continue. A future temperature increase like that shown on the
above predictive map
may cause
sea levels to rise
, precipitation patterns to change, and much
pole ice
to melt. The result could
impact many
local agricultures and the
global economy
.
Geoengineering
projects that might include
artificial cloud creation
might reduce the amount of warming sunlight that reaches the
Earth
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