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[[File:Ten_indicators_of_global_warming.png|thumb|800px|Figure 1. Ten indicators of a warming world.<Ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_showing_ten_indicators_of_global_warming.png</ref>]] | [[File:Ten_indicators_of_global_warming.png|thumb|center|800px|Figure 1. Ten indicators of a warming world.<Ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_showing_ten_indicators_of_global_warming.png</ref>]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:45, 5 March 2018
Humans are warming the planet[1] by increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Scientists have many lines of evidence that consistently show that the world is getting warmer. These indicators of global warming include:[1]
- Rising sea levels
- Increased greenhouse gas levels (see carbon cycle)
- Global mean surface temperature increase
- Glacial retreat
- Extreme weather events
- Ocean acidification
- Ocean heating
- Melting sea ice
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Figure 1. Ten indicators of a warming world.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NASA. (Accessed November 7, 2015). Climate change: How do we know? [Online], Available: http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_showing_ten_indicators_of_global_warming.png
