Environmental science

Facts About Climate  Change.
            Climate  change  is  not  limited  for  study  to  scientist  and  researchers  alone. Today  even the  common  man  wants  to  be  extremely  aware  of  the  climate  change  effects  and contribute  the  best  way  he  can  to  save  himself  and  the  earth  at  large.  Here  is  what  you can  learn  all  about  climate  change  –  from  facts  to  prevention.
What  is  Climate  change?
Due  to  combustion  of  fossil  fuels ,  the  concentration  of  carbon  dioxide  and  other greenhouse  gases  in  the  atmosphere  has  been  increasing  alarmingly.  All  these  gases have  been  present  in  the  atmosphere  to  keep  this  planet  warm  for  the  existence  of human  life.  Since  last  few  decades  and  mostly  due  to  industrial  revolution,  the  presence of  these  gases  in  the  atmosphere  has  accumulated  steadily  resulting  in enhanced  greenhouse  effect . As  a  result,  world’s  average  surface  temperature  has  increased  by  around  0.6  degrees Celsius  over  last  100  years.  The  changing  climate  patterns  have  already  made significant  impact  on  our  planet.  Melting  of  polar  ice  caps,  change  in  rainfall  patterns, increase  in  frequency  of  hurricanes,  storms  are  few  of  the  adverse  effects  of  climate change.  Scientists  predicted  that  due  to  ongoing  activities  contributing  to  global warming ,  the  average  global  temperature  could  increase  between  1.4  and  6  degrees Celsius  in  the  21st  century.

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