Global Warming Statistics - The Truth

In the US, for example, global warming statistics have shown that temperatures could rise by an average of nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s.

"There is the potential for extremely hot summertime temperatures in the future, especially during summers with less-than-average frequent rainfall," said lead author Barry Lynn of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City.

Global warming statistics suggest that during extreme summers, if less rain falls to cool the Earth, July and August highs could average between 100 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit in cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.

Just imagine the heat in tropical places such as Bangkok or in Africa.

Researchers analyzed nearly 30 years of observational temperature data and used computer models to simulate changes in atmospheric circulation that could be used to predict variations in summer-to-summer temperatures.

However, these global warming statistics which were detailed in the April 2007 issue of the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate, were too recent to be factored into the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

The predictions were made assuming that carbon dioxide emissions continued to increase about 2 percent a year, known as the "business as usual" model.

Global warming statistics compiled by a study completed by researchers and scientists at MIT state that there has been a 100% increase in the intensity and duration of severe storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes since the 1970s.

Global warming statistics suggest that it is imperative that we now try and implement alternative forms of energy such as solar energy.

Global Warming Effects

Global warming effects damage our environment and how we will live in the future.

The effects of global warming on our environment are growing. Evidence suggests that some effects of recent climate change are already occurring.

Rising sea levels, glacier retreat, melting ice-caps, and changes to agricultural patterns are cited as direct effects of global warming.

But it doesn't finish there. There are predictions for secondary and regional effects of global warming, including extreme weather events such as drought and hurricanes, the spread of tropical diseases, seasonal changes of weather patterns and damaaging economic impact on the world market.

For example, malaria is not transmitted above a certain altitude because temperatures are too cold to support mosquitoes. But as temperatures rise, the threat of malaria will rise as well.

Other areas will suffer serious droughts and heat waves. Water is already a dangerously rare commodity in places like Africa, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming effects will exacerbate the conditions and could lead to even worse droughts, disease, conflicts and war.

This is all frightening stuff and something that needs to be addressed immediately before global warming effects become irreversible.

One thing that can help lessen the global warming effects is solar energy.

Solar energy has the ability to reduce greenhouse gases and provide increased energy efficiency, say scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Opportunities to increase solar energy conversion as an alternative to fossil fuels are being addressed all over the world. Much money and research is being pumped into research for solar energy.

Currently, between 80-85% of our energy comes from fossil fuels. However, fossil fuel resources are of rapidly running out.

Sunlight is not only the most plentiful energy resource on earth, it is also one of the most versatile, converting readily to electricity, fuel and heat. And more importantly it is green and clean.

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