3. Year
Temperature and Carbon Dioxide increases since 1000
Temperature
CO2
Industrial Revolution Carbon Dioxide increase
Temperature
increase
4. Rise of Sea Level 3.5 mm per year Costal cities
Editor's Notes
Short wave radiation (insolation) from the sun is emitted and some is reflected by the earth or the atmosphere as long wave radiation
The rest passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the earth’s surface and warms it up
The Earth then re-radiates this energy as infrared energy and is re-emitted in different directions
Global Warming only began to become an issue when the Industrial Revolution hit Britain and coal was first used industrially in the late 1800s. This produced a vast increase in Carbon Dioxide emissions and also produced a big increase in temperature.
Every since global warming became an issue, an immediate effect was the rise of global sea levels. Scientific research indicates sea levels worldwide have been rising at a rate of 0.14 inches (3.5 millimetres) per year since the early 1990s. The trend, linked to global warming, puts thousands of coastal cities, like Venice, Italy, and even whole islands at risk of being claimed by the ocean.
The graphic above illustrates the main causes of the rising of sea levels.
The greenhouse effect is totally natural but the increase in greenhouse has amplified this process
