FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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the normal temperature fluctuations of Earth’s climate cycle
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the melting of the polar ice caps
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the trend of increasing temperatures on Earth
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the changes in Earth’s biosphere that affect the atmosphere
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Detailed explanation-1: -Air temperatures on Earth have been rising since the Industrial Revolution. While natural variability plays some part, the preponderance of evidence indicates that human activities-particularly emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases-are mostly responsible for making our planet warmer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Higher temperatures are worsening many types of disasters, including storms, heat waves, floods, and droughts. A warmer climate creates an atmosphere that can collect, retain, and unleash more water, changing weather patterns in such a way that wet areas become wetter and dry areas drier.
Detailed explanation-3: -Greenhouse Gases Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide concentrations are now more abundant in the earth’s atmosphere than any time in the last 800, 000 years. These greenhouse gas emissions have increased the greenhouse effect and caused the earth’s surface temperature to rise.