Climate Scientists are agreed that global warming is a serious problem that must be addressed urgently. Polls show that only about 60% of ordinary people are convinced that global warming is man made.
This paper aims to present the essential case for action on global warming in a way that ordinary people can understand.
1. The Earth's Temperature
The temperature of Planet Earth is maintained by two sources, heat from the sun, and a tiny amount of heat from the Earth's core.2. The Greenhouse Effect
Without the atmosphere, Earth would be 33°C colder than it is because the sun's heat is retained by the gases in the atmosphere, which act as a kind of duvet.3. Life on Earth
Life is adapted to a narrow global temperature range, which we alter at our peril.4. System
The atmosphere is a system that is so complex that it can only be studied by computer models which can make the various factors interact. All these models show that we face serious problems.
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