Causes of climate change

 Causes of climate change
According to the Australian Academy of Science, "The Earth’s climate has changed. The global average surface temperature has increased over the last century and many other associated changes have been observed. The available evidence implies that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the main cause. It is expected that, if greenhouse gas emissions continue at business-as-usual rates, global temperatures will further increase significantly over the coming century and beyond."
The Carbon Cycle

The Carbon Cycle

According to the Australian Academy of Sciences: Large amounts of CO2 are continually transferred to and from the atmosphere, which exchanges carbon with the oceans and vegetation on land. Until …

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Deforestation

According to CSIRO's Dr. Pep Canadell, from the Global Carbon Project and CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research: "Deforestation in the tropics accounts for nearly 20 per cent of carbon emissions …

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Burning Fossil Fuels

According to the Australia Academy of Sciences: There has been a recent acceleration in the growth rate of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industrial sources. From 2000 to 2007 these emissions …

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