Gasses have begun to trap heat within our atmosphere and as a result have caused the global temperature to rise. ... The petition also states that, "There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate." ... Lagging behind between 200 to 800 years, carbon dioxide's trend line trails precisely behind temperatures in almost every graph, proving that temperature rises before carbon d...

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A warmer Earth may lead to changes in rainfall patterns, a rise in sea level, and a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. ... Emissions also vary based on the state you live in. ... Warmer temperatures also make water expand. When water expands in the ocean, it takes up more space and the level of the sea rises. Sea level may rise as much as 2 feet during the next century. ...

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If temperature rise pass this tipping point, this cannot be reversed and could soar by 60C in no time (IPPC, 2007). ... As global temperature continue to increase in the climatic system, other tipping elements are also triggered or pushed further to their tipping points some of these elements are mentioned below. ... As ice sheets melt at their edges, their albedo is reduced, but they can also get thinner. ... Greenland ice sheets can contribute almost 16.5-53.8cm to global sea level rise just this century alone depending on the rate of its decay (Pfeffer et al., 2008). ... Ocean water is ...

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Also, burning some hydrocarbons produces methane and nitrous oxide. The resulting emission of greenhouse gasses traps energy from the sun inside the Earth's atmosphere producing the temperature to increase dramatically. ...

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