Global Warming

The Earth as an ecosystem is changing, attributable in great part to the effects of globalization and man. More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years.
This carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds in the heat - hence the name ‘global warming’.

The climate is changing, the earth is warming, and there is now overwhelming scientific consensus that it is happening, and human-induced.
With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the decrease, chances for ecosystems to adapt naturally are diminishing.

Measurements indicate that global temperature has increased by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century. In 2001, scientists predicted the Earth would warm by  .4 - 5.8C by 2100 

Many are agreed that global warming may be one of the greatest threats facing the planet 1include changes in sea level, local rainfall and temperatures and more extreme droughts, floods, cyclones and storm surges .


It is likely that there will be serious impacts to agriculture, fisheries, natural vegetation and ecosystems.