Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion of the ocean, in addition to melting of land ice.
Amounts and patterns of precipitation are changing. The total annual power of hurricanes has already increased markedly since 1975 because their average intensity and average duration have increased (in addition, there has been a high correlation of hurricane power with tropical sea-surface temperature).
Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns have also global effects on extreme weather events: They increase the frequency, duration, and intensity of floods, droughts, heat waves, and tornadoes. Other effects of global warming include higher or lower agricultural yields, further glacial retreat, reduced summer stream flows, species extinctions.
Great question! In order to answer your question I consulted the science databases available to me through my local university library. For your own research, feel free to take a look at a few at your leisure at your own local library. The first resource I found was through the Science Online database. Along with an informative definition of the term “Global Warming” I was given one effect of the phenomenon:
“Global precipitation patterns are observably changing on the century scale, with much of eastern North and South America, northern Europe, and north and central Asia seeing increased rainfall, but other areas such as the Sahel, Mediterranean, southern Africa, and southern Asia are experiencing decreased precipitation.”
Next I took a look at the Science Reference Center database and found the following effect:
“The preindustrial level of CO2 was about 280 parts per million (ppm), so double is roughly 560 ppm. Scientists expect this doubling to occur later this century if nations continue to burn fossil fuels as they do now -- the "business as usual" scenario -- instead of curtailing fossil-fuel use.”
That is from an article titled “False Hope” in the publication Scientific America.
As a third resource for you, I took a look at the Science Database which got me a resource from the Digital Resource Commons. They provide videos about different science related subjects. The following is a quotation from a synopsis of one such resource:
“Global Warming is driving dramatic changes in weather, climate and ecosystems.”
If you’d like more information about this topic or any other science related topics you should visit your local public library and consult their database subscriptions. You’ll find a lot of good information.
Hope that was helpful.
Todd
Future Librarian
Increased global temperatures
Sea level rising
More extreme weather events
Loss of species
Increased Temperature
Changing the seasons
Arising Earth quack
Increased Temperature
Changing the seasons
Arising Earth quack
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
1. Reduced use of coal, and fossil fuels
2. politically motivated environmental policies
3. politically corrupted science
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
More available cropland, more productive cropland, higher sea levels.
The weather events have not been detected to date, according to IPCC.
Melting ice level of mountain
Water
death
Rising sea levels, droughts, storms, heat waves
There is no global warming so how can we answer?
Rising sea levels, droughts, storms, heat waves
1. Green Technologies make a lot of money
2. Cities get more money for having recycling programs
3. Politicians have something to help their campaigns with
Earth
Water
death
Much higher taxes
Earth
Water
death
Much higher taxes
Much higher taxes
Earth
Water
death
Much higher taxes
sea levels rise, increased and decreased weather temperature, stronger storms, ice melting
look at climate.nasa.gov
plus.. louder deniers.
warmth, death, water
