Effects_of_Global_Warming

Effects of Global Warming The Effects of Global Warming Global warming during the past century has been so gradual as to be nearly imperceptible. Neither does it adhere to a regular schedule or predictable pattern, which perhaps explains why doubters and nay-sayers still dispute the whole idea. Their ranks are shrinking, however, in the face of a growing body of evidence. Experts now tell us that if we do nothing to reduce the release of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, we can expect temperatures to rise during the next century from 2.7 to 8.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 to 4.5 degrees C.). Even these increases seem small and no cause for alarm, particularly here on the coast where ocean breezes usually temper even the hottest days. The problem, remember, is global warming; the operative word here is global. The increases will be in average temperatures, and even then we'll still probably experience cool spells, cold snaps, and years that aren't as hot as we might expect. With rising average temperatures, however, come increases in the probability of warmer days and more of them. For example, studies indicate that temperate-zone cities now recording maximum temperatures exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit 35 days a year will, by the year 2020, swelter under global, average, warming, climate, temperature, year, greenhouse, change, increase, rise, gases, effects, weather, united, days, cities, atmosphere, water, temperatures, heat, above, warmer, states, sea, even, earth, data, years, very, scientists, number, levels, ice, human, hot, historical, emissions, century, already, risen, over, natural, medium, mean, increases, effect, earth's, during, devastating, countries