WORLDWIDE STATS

BY 2030, THE NUMBER OF GLACIERS IN THE

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WILL EQUATE TO ZERO.

According to studies, the snow cover and ice extent in the world

today have considerably decreased over the past decades because

of global warming. If this phenomenon continues, there will be no

glaciers left in the Glacier National Park sixteen years from now.

GLOBAL WARMING CAUSED $100 BILLION WORTH OF

DAMAGE IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE IN 2005.

Figures from the National Climactic Data Centre show that in 2005,

around $100 billion worth of properties were damaged by

hurricanes in the United States because of global warming.

These hurricanes and other tropical storms are due to the increase

of carbon dioxide emissions that cause the temperature of the

earth to heat up.

THE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE

ATMOSPHERE HAS INCREASED BY 31 PERCENT.

The atmospheric carbon dioxide level of the earth today has

significantly increased since the 18th century. The amount of

carbon dioxide in 1800 was 31% less than the amount of carbon

dioxide in the atmosphere today, which means that it has increased

from 280 parts per million to 367 per million. According to scientists,

this level could be as high as 970 parts per million nine decades from now.

THE INTENSITY AND DURATION OF DEADLY HURRICANES

HAVE DOUBLED SINCE THE LAST FOUR DECADES.

Based on a study conducted by MIT, there has been a 100%

increase in both the duration and intensity of natural calamities

occurring on earth since the 1970’s, particularly tropical storms and

hurricanes. This is also said to be a result of the increased amount of

carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere.

THE RATE OF GLOBAL WARMING HAS ACCELERATED

THRICE FASTER OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS.

The increase in the temperature of the world has significantly increased

over the past three decades, and the increase in the amount of

carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere is said to be one of the

contributing factors. The temperature of the world now increases at a

rate of three times faster than the rate 100 years ago.

THE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE OF THE WORLD AND

THE UNITED STATES IS NOW 1.0 F HOTTER COMPARED

TO THE TEMPERATURE A CENTURY BACK.

Based on the records of NASA, the annual temperature of the

United States and the world today is now around 1.0 F degrees warmer

compared to the annual temperature recorded in 1900.

This is a pretty significant increase.

THE PAST NINE YEARS HAVE ALL BEEN AMONG

THE 25 HOTTEST TEMPERATURES IN HISTORY.

On the list of the 25 hottest years in the history of the Earth according

to NASA, the last nine years are all included. This means that compared

to the temperature of the world before, the world today is much hotter.

TWO OF THE WORLD’S HOTTEST TEMPERATURES

WERE RECORDED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

According to statistics, we have had twice in the last decade the

hottest temperatures ever recorded in the history of the planet.

The hottest temperature on record used to be in 1998, but the record

was broken in 2005. Scientists believe it was not mere coincidence

but a result of global warming.

On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation

disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature,

exactly 90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya,

with a measurement of 58 C. The official highest recorded temperature

is now 56.7 C (134 F), which was measured on 10 July 1913

at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.