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Anthropogenic global warming theory (view source)
Revision as of 01:56, July 10, 2008
, 01:56, July 10, 2008the modern warm period begins before the 20th century - don't hide facts
An assessment panel created by the [[United Nations]] is 90% sure that most [[global warming]] is caused by human beings.
An assessment panel created by the [[United Nations]] is 90% sure that most [[global warming]] is caused by human beings.
The idea that human activities, such as the combustion of [[fossil fuels]], can significantly warm the earth's atmosphere is sometimes referred to as the enhanced greenhouse effect.
The idea that human activities such as the combustion of [[fossil fuels]] can significantly warm the earth's atmosphere is called the [[runaway greenhouse effect]].
==Relation to current climate change==
==Relation to current climate change==
The '''anthropogenic global warming theory''' is one of several explanations for the approximately 1.2 degrees F warming of the earth's surface recorded since the beginning of the 20th century.
The '''anthropogenic global warming theory''' is one of several explanations for the slight warming of the earth's [[atmosphere]] recorded since the middle of the 19th or 20th centuries.
The theory enjoys broad based political support from Liberals, Greens and the US [[Democratic Party]], and theory supporters frequently assert the existence of a "[[scientific consensus]]" favoring their viewpoint (see [[Politics of global warming]]).
The theory enjoys broad based political support from Liberals, Greens and the US [[Democratic Party]], and theory supporters frequently assert the existence of a "[[scientific consensus]]" favoring their viewpoint (see [[Politics of global warming]]).