(Image source: Climate Change Evidence & Causes / National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society)Climate change is accelerating full steam ahead and immediate action is neccessary, leading scientists from two countries
clarified in an educational guide
released Thursday.
According to the
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the UK's
Royal Society, in
the jointly written guide
on climate change and the state of climate science today, the world is
undoubtedly warming and the global temperature could increase by
2.6-4.8C by the end of this century.
"Despite the decadal slowdown in the rise of average surface
temperature, a longer-term warming trend is still evident," said the two
major scientific institutions, who wrote the guide in response to
ongoing confusion over climate change partially caused by reports that
warming surface temperatures have slowed down over the past decade.
"Each of the last three decades was warmer than any other decade
since widespread thermometer measurements were introduced in the 1850s,"
states the publication,
Climate Change Evidence and Causes.
As the leading scientists from the two countries emphasize, CO2, the
most prevalent greenhouse gas, has risen to levels unseen in the last
800,000 years, and measurements dating back to the mid-19th century show
an obvious and steady warming trend.
The guide also explains how this steady uptick in carbon, and the
subsequent warming of the planet, are clearly the result of fossil fuel
burning.
“Our aim with this new resource is to provide people with easy access
to the latest scientific evidence on climate change, including where
scientists agree and where uncertainty still remains,”
stated
Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society. "We have enough
evidence to warrant action being taken on climate change; it is now time
for the public debate to move forward to discuss what we can do to
limit the impact on our lives and those of future generations."
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