Geoengineering Earth's Climate: Resetting the Thermostat

Geoengineering Earth's Climate: Resetting the Thermostat — page 3
there there ONE AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN CLIMATE RISING SEAS Flooded islands Catastrophic droughts tornadoes and hurricanes Scientists say that these trends which have been increasing in the twenty-first century are caused by climate change created by the warming of Earth Most scientists also say that humans have caused climate change by burning fossil fuels coal petroleum and natural gas which release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere As levels of these gases increase the planet grows warmer The higher temperatures have led to extreme weather events Most experts agree that if humans don’t take action to prevent