Greenhouse Effect

The Planet is Warming – Evidence A

The Assessment Report compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also included further evidence of global warming.


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The charts to the left show environmental effects attributed to global warming including the rise in temperature and sea level and the decline in snow cover, all evidence that the planet is warming.

The above diagram shows projected temperature increase for a range of greenhouse gas stabilization scenarios (the colored bands). The black line in middle of the shaded area indicates 'best estimates'; the red and the blue lines the likely limits.

 

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