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Tyndall discovers that some gases block infrared radiation. He suggests that changes in the concentration of the gases could bring climate change.
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Opening of Texas and Persian Gulf oil fields inaugurates era of cheap energy. In the 1920's the number of registered drivers almost tripled from 8 million in 1920 to 23 million. This all happened because of the Model T and the rising economy.
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in the past 20 years between December and January temperatures in Alaska have increased by 6 degrees. On average spring comes 10-14 days earlier.
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Hurricane Katrina cost over $100 billion dollars in damages. Katrina was caused because of the warming water temperatures in the gulf due to global warming.
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NASA projected that the "mega-droughts" in the West would be the worst drought in this millennium. The reason for this is the greenhouse affect caused by CO2 emissions that gets into the atmosphere and amplifies the suns power.
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Global warming doesn't only strengthen hurricanes or heat waves but it also strengthens snow storms. This past year Boston crushed their previous snow accumulation record by 2 inches with a total of 110.6 inches.
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CO2 emissions have continuously grown as the time goes on. Due to 60 million cars being made every year, (Worldometers, 2016).
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Car sale continue to grow which is only putting more and more CO2 into the atmosphere.
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Recently a wildfire has plagued Canada. It burned for 9 days before it turned the corner. It stretched over 622 miles in one day. Forcing over 88,000 people to evacuate their homes.
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The United Nations committee let out a statement that by 2020 the Arctic Ocean will not have any ice. this would not only hurt the ecosystem but it would also be like increasing our emissions by 25%. It would do this because the ice reflects the sunlight back into space instead of absorbing it like it like the earth will do when the ice is gone.
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The sea level has risen 8 inches since 1880. However NASA expects that the sea level will rise 1 to 4 feet by 2100. This will happen because of storm surges and high tide in the up coming decades.
