Simple greenhouse effect global warming drawing 318635
Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels The global average surface temperature rose 06 to 09 degrees Celsius (11 to 16° F) between 1906 and 05, and the rate of temperature increase has nearly If the atmosphere works too well as a greenhouse, each day gets a little warmer and a little warmer We may not be able to measure this effect from day to day or even year to year But over tens of years, a few degrees of warming starts causing changes For example, ice melts in the North and South Pole regionsGuest post by Kevin Judd Climate scientists are telling us that gases like carbon dioxide are causing global warming Carbon dioxide is produced when petrol is burned in your car engine, or when coal and gas are burned at powerstations to make electricity Carbon dioxide causes global warming because it contributes to the socalled greenhouse effect Cl...