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Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the concentrations of many of the greenhouse gases have increased. The concentration of CO2 has increased by about 100 ppm (i.e., from 280 ppm to 380 ppm in 2007). The first 50 ppm increase took place in about 200 years, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to around 1973; the next 50 ppm increase took place in about 33 years, from 1973 to 2006. This figure show an alarming rate of increase of 50 ppm CO2 from 200 years to 33 years.
1) A GHG (Green House Gases) level of 650 ppm would “likely” warm the global climate by around 3.6° C, 750 ppm would lead to 4.3° C, 1000 ppm would lead to 5.5° C.
2) A climate change report predicts that sea levels will increase between 7 and 23 inches by 2100 if the ice sheets continue to melt as temperature rises. Rising seas would erode more beaches and threaten coastal areas.
We know that carbon dioxide raises Earth’s temperature. We know that the temperature has already risen. We know that tomorrow we will emit more carbon dioxide than we did today. The ice is melting, the seas are rising, the temperature is increasing, and the storms are wreaking more and more havoc are coming.
But do we know that it’s time for us to wake up and take action to reduce carbon dioxide around us. Save the trees, you could save the forest. Save the forest, you could save the mountain. Save the mountain, you could save the sea. Save the sea, you could Save the World !
