![]() As the amount of CO2 rises, so does the average temperature over the planet. Increase of Carbon Dioxide (01:26)Ĭarbon dioxide (CO2) rises into the atmosphere from energy that powers all of humankind's modern conveniences. Finally, the climate all over the world would be radically affected. The effects of a rise in six degrees would start high above the earth. Six degrees in terms of a global average temperature change is the difference between today and the last ice age. A small shift in Earth's temperature, just 6 degrees, can have extreme consequences. ![]() ![]() Experts predict a rise in 11 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 100 years. Global warming changes the way global systems operate. Some people remain to try to save their homes from bush fires. Many families are forced to leave their homes with little notice. Less than one degree of warming is enough to transform Australia. Today, the threat of even more fires is imminent. ![]() Fire personnel battled over 900 fires in 2001. Signs of global warming including massive bush fires in Australia. In four decades, glaciers in the Himalayas could be gone within 50 years, Greenland's melting ice sheets could be unstoppable by the end of the century, the Amazon rain forest could be an arid savanna. ![]() Collected data reveals what lies ahead for the planet. Thousands of ships and weather stations around the world, as well as satellites in space track Earth's vital signs. ![]()
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