Global Warming Influence On The Earth

Global warming influence on the earth Global warming is a term used to refer to the observed rise in the Earth’s climate average temperature and the effects related to the rise in temperature. Many scientific studies have shown evidence of the warming of the climate system. The rise of temperature on near surface atmosphere has been used as a measure of the extent of global warming in the popular press. However, the additional energy present in the climate system has shifted to ocean warming since 1970. The rest of the energy has been observed to melt ice, warmed the continents and the continents.

Effects caused by global warming observed to date since the 1950’s has been unprecedented. Scientific studies and understanding of the phenomenon

The expected effects of climate change due to global warming include the rise in the global temperature, changing precipitation, rising sea levels and the possible expansion of arid areas in the subtropics. The arctic is anticipated to see a huge rise in temperature due to the continuous retreat of sea ice and glaciers. Other expected changes in the globe include droughts, heat waves, heavy snowfall, ocean acidification, heavy rainfall, species extinction caused by the changing temperature and an even more rampant extreme weather happening. Effects significantly affecting humans may include the destruction of populated areas due to floods and possible decrease in crop yields threatening the food security. The responses that are likely to be implemented due to global warming by societies include the adaptation to its vast effects, moderation of the emissions, possible advance engineering in the climatic field and the development of resilient building

Water vapor which is responsible for almost 36-70% of the Earths greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide’s (CO2) 9-26% effect, Methane’s (CH4) 4-9% and Ozone’s (O3)% are the major contributors to the greenhouse effect. Clouds also play a role through cloud forcing which is similar to the greenhouse gases. Since the industrial era, human activities and events has hugely increased the atmosphere’s volume of greenhouse gases, leading to a raised radiation forcing from methane, carbon dioxide, ozone, nitrous oxide, CFCs and tropospheric. According to a research in 2007, the volume of carbon dioxide and methane have risen respectively by a staggering 36% and 148 % since the 18th century.

The fuel burning of fossils is responsible to close to three-quarters of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere from human events and activities during the past two decades. The solar irradiance has been calculated since 1978 by satellites. The results indicate that the radioactive output by the sun has not had a significant increase since. It is therefore not feasible to attribute the current increase in temperatures to the solar energy. Observations indicate that