Global temperatures could soar by at least 4°C by 2100 if carbon dioxide emissions aren’t slashed, new research warns.
Climate scientists claim that temperatures could rise by at least 4°C by 2100 and potentially more than 8°C by 2200, which could have disastrous results for the planet.
The research, published in the journal Nature, found that the global climate is more affected by carbon dioxide than previously thought.
Scientists added that temperatures could rise by more than 8°C by 2200 if CO2 emissions are not reduced. The research found that the global climate is more affected by carbon dioxide than previously thought
HOW CLOUDS AFFECT THE CLIMATE
Fewer clouds form as the planet warms so that less sunlight is reflected back into space, driving temperature on Earth higher.
When water evaporates from oceans, vapour can rise nine miles into the atmosphere to create rain clouds that reflect light, or can rise just a few miles and drift back down without forming clouds.
While both processes occur in the real world, current climate models place too much emphasis on the amount of clouds that form on a daily basis.
By looking at how clouds form in on the planet , scientists are able to create more realistic climate models, which are used to predict future temperatures.
Scientists have long debated how clouds affect global warming.
It could also solve one of the mysteries of climate sensitivity - the role of cloud formation and whether it has positive or negative effect on global warming.
Researchers now believe that existing climate models significantly overestimate the number of clouds protecting our atmosphere from overheating.

SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2531706/Earths-temperature-rise-4-C-2100-claim-scientists.html

You know the funny part? The same people giving the warning are the same people polluting the planet. I wonder the amount of CO2 a third world country emit that is comparable to what the industrilized countries emit.

4¤C is not much self, thank God sha, i will have exhausted my life expectancy by then. My unborn kids have a lot to worry about

The problem is with politicians who are suppose to implement policies to curb pollution and big business people who will lose out if crude oil energy is replace by an alternate source of energy.
Also i think scientist these day are not doing enough in the area of new ground breaking invention like our forefathers did.

adegwurulez: You know the funny part? The same people giving the warning are the same people polluting the planet. I wonder the amount of CO2 a third world country emit that is comparable to what the industrilized countries emit.

Exactly!