Global Warming

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what are the causes for global warming?

Air pollutants

What are the effects of Global warming ?

Global warming is projected to have a number of effects on the oceans. Ongoing effects include rising sea levels due to thermal expansion and melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and warming of the ocean surface, leading to increased temperature stratification.

what is global warming?

Global warming is the observed and projected increases in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans.

What are the causes of global warming ?

Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the "greenhouse effect"1 — warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space. Certain gases in the atmosphere block heat from escaping.

true or false: less fish in the sea is a effect

false

true or false: walking is an effect

false

true or false: cattle production is a cause

true

true or false: increase of storms is an effect

true

true or false: rising sea level is a cause

true

true or false: this is a cause for global warming factory/car/cigarettes pollution

true


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