How strong is the evidence for global warming?

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How strong is the evidence for global warming?

How strong is the evidence for global warming?

Introduction

            Like other world’s problems, global warming is haunting and disturbing the climate patterns all over the nations and this is risking peoples’ lives. Lombardo (2009) indicates that the increase in the globe’s temperature over the previous decades is as the result of high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by the induced use of fossil fuels. He generally adds more that this argument is now agreed, and that measures should be put in place to decrease the future warming by prohibiting the use of green house gases such as carbon dioxide. However, Wong (2007) put forward a wide range of arguments. She presents evidence of historical climate change which have been not probably caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Generally, global warming is retarding the nations’ economies worldwide and scientists say that it is increasing at a rate of 14% yearly with a destruction rate of animals and vegetation of 3% per annum.

High rates of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

There is a belief that the level of carbon dioxide has rapidly increased in the atmosphere resulting from the intensive burning of fossil fuels all over the world such as coal and oil (Lombardo, 2009). The common point is that the number one change results into the second; in simple phrases a warmer climate has been activated by the rising levels of carbon dioxide ii the earth’s atmosphere, which has also led sun’s rays to be trapped inside the earth’s atmosphere; also known as ‘the green house effect’. In addition to the above, researchers claim that the future rise of temperatures will be as a result of increased burning of fossils and fuels which induce carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere.

High temperatures

Lombardo, (2009), claims that the ever rising temperatures are as a result of global warming which has reduced the cloud cover and thus allowing sun rays to penetrate directly onto the earth with no any disturbances incurred. He adds that the high temperatures are also as a result of the rapid accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which has also led to global warming showing evidence to the question. The side effects of global warming are not so easy to detect or to see but the weather stations in U.S.A use the so called equipped gadgets to detect the rise in the global temperatures and their side effects on peoples’ life style and plant life and animal life. With the high temperatures saturating, scientist predict that the globe’s temperatures will be hotter than ever trying to reach the extent of making the crops to dry or wither within a few seconds. The up to date researchers dearly reveal the truth about the evidences of global warming. (Lahav, 2010)

 

Evidence of historical climate change

            The argue that high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere indicate global warming is however opposed by Wong, 2007 who adds that its due to the ancient climate changes which result from the low dense cloud cover thus allowing much sun rays to penetrate onto the earth’s surface hence high temperatures and also claims that solar activity may also distort the amount of cloud cover and thus temperature changes. Such uncertainly, she considers global warming to be as a result of the historical climate changes and there is no doubt to saying that global warming is not only due to high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Evidence of melting of ice and retreat of glaciers

Various scientists now say that global temperature have increased in the last century, and this is reflected by the melting of sea ice and retreating of glaciers from the high mountains such as the Kilimanjaro ranges and this has been due to increased accumulation of carbon dioxide which has also increased the global temperature. Lahav, 2010 indicates that by 2048, the existing glaciers will have disappeared or less will be still be in place because the temperatures will have over risen.

 

Conclusion

It is claimed that the side effects of global warming are worsening every new day and many scientists are all proposing for the various evidences such as temperature rise globally, high rates of carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere as written in the above discussion. Nearly 70% of the research made globally claim that the question in point is heavily defended by the above discussion. In final words, global warming exists and is still becoming a threat, ( Lahav, 2017).

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How strong is the evidence for global warming?

References

Lahav, G.A, & Mager, R.F, (2010). Effects of global warming, global warming as a cause of retarded development (Massachusetts University)

Lombardo, T.I, (2009), evidences of global warming, evaluation and control of global warming (American weather reviews library)