Climate Change
Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). Climate change may result from natural factors, such as changes in the sun's intensity or slow changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun; natural processes within the climate system (e.g. changes in ocean circulation); human activities that change the atmosphere's composition (e.g. through burning fossil fuels) and the land surface (e.g. deforestation).
Climate Change:
A relatively stable, predictable climate is an essential life support function of the Earth. Human use of carbon-based fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal...
Articles: Climate Change
Mauna Loa curve
Since 1958, the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been measured daily at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. Mauna Loa Observatory is located...
Climate change
Editor's Note: This article is derived directly from material in the Synthesis Report and the Technical Summary of Working Group I, "The Physical Science Basis,"...