Introduction

This page is based on a brief synopsis of the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as well as NCEI's own
data resources. It was prepared by David Easterling and Tom Karl, National Centers
for Environmental Information, Asheville, N.C. 28801.

One of the most vigorously debated topics on Earth is the issue of climate
change, and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service (NESDIS) data centers are central to answering some of the most
pressing global change questions that remain unresolved. The National
Centers for Environmental Information contains the instrumental and
paleoclimatic records that can precisely define the nature of climatic
fluctuations at time scales of a century and longer. Among the diverse
kinds of data platforms whose data contribute to NCEI's resources are:
Ships, buoys, weather stations, weather balloons, satellites, radar and
many climate proxy records such as tree rings and ice cores. The National
Oceanographic Data Center contains the subsurface ocean data which
reveal the ways that heat is distributed and redistributed over the planet.
Knowing how these systems are changing and how they have changed in
the past is crucial to understanding how they will change in the future. And,
for climate information that extends from hundreds to thousands of years,
paleoclimatology data, also available from the National Centers for
Environmental Information, helps to provide longer term perspectives.
Internationally, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), and the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP), is the most senior and authoritative body providing scientific
advice to global policy makers. The IPCC met in full session in 1990, 1995,
2001 and in 2007. They address issues such as the buildup of greenhouse
gases, evidence, attribution, and prediction of climate change, impacts of
climate change, and policy options.
Listed below is information based upon common questions addressed to
climate scientists (based on IPCC reports and other research) in common,
understandable language. This list will be periodically updated, as new
scientific evidence comes to light.
Global Warming is important since it helps determine future climate expectations. Through
the use of latitude, one can determine the likelihood of snow and hail reaching the surface.
You can also be able to identify the thermal energy from the sun that is accessible to a
region. Global Warming is the scientific study of climates, which is defined as the mean
weather conditions over a period of time. A branch of study within atmospheric sciences, it
also takes into account the variables and averages of short-term and long-term weather
conditions. Global warming is the unequivocal and continuing rise in the average
temperature of Earth's climate system. Since 1971, 90% of the warming has occurred in the
oceans. Despite the oceans' dominant role in energy storage, the term "global warming" is
also used to refer to increases in average temperature of the air and sea at Earth's surface.
Since the early 20th century, the global air and sea surface temperature has increased about
0.8 °C (1.4 °F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980. Each of the last
three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth's surface than any preceding
decade since 1850. Global Warming uses from OMICS Group are an open access journal
named as Journal of Climatology and Weather Forecasting which strives to release issues
quarterly and is adamant to publish new findings related to the field of Global Warming. The
mission of the Global Warming uses provides a forum for publishing new findings on
Environmental principles and technology. Currently our primary research objective is to
encourage and assist the development of better and faster measures of Environmental
activity. In cases where we believe we can contribute directly, as opposed to through
highlighting the work of others, we are producing our own measures of Global Warming.

Introduction

Global warming is the increase of average world

temperatures as a result of what is known as the greenhouse effect.
Certain gases in the atmosphere act like glass in a greenhouse,
allowing sunlight through to heat the earth's surface but trapping the
heat as it radiates back into space. As the greenhouse gases build up
in the atmosphere the Earth gets hotter. This process is leading to a
rapid change in climate, also known as climate change.

Causes
One of the main greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2).

As trees grow they take in CO2 from the air. When the wood dies the
CO2 is returned to the air. Forest clearance and wood burning (such
as happens in tropical rain forests) is increasing the latter half of the
process, adding to the CO2 in the atmosphere. Deforestation is now
out of control. For example in 1987 an area of the Amazon rain forest
the size of Britain was burned, adding 500 million tonnes of CO2 to
the atmosphere. The loss of the forests also means that there are
fewer trees to absorb CO2.

However, as large a contribution as deforestation makes , it causes

less than half the yearly total of CO2, the rest comes from the burning
of coal, oil and other fossil fuels. These fossil fuels are burned in cars,
power stations and factories of the wealthier nations such as the USA,
Western Europe and the USSR. The concentration of CO2 has
increased 25% since the industrial revolution, half of this rise has
been in the last 30 years. It is expected to double within decades.

Televisions, lights and computers use electricity that is created mainly

from burning oil and coal. This is why saving energy by doing simple
things like turning off the lights helps to reduce pollution. Cars are also
major sources of CO2.

It is also accepted that those of us living in the Western world, or more

developed countries contribute far more to this problem than those in
developing countries. The average European is responsible for nearly
2.5 times as much atmospheric carbon as a Latin American.
Objectives of Global Warming Project:

To work for protecting and promoting healthy natural environment through various action
programmes and environment awareness creation among and education of the people.To work for
healthy, neat and clean cities and urban environmentsTo work for environment health of workers.To
work to prevent excessive exploitation of natural resources and energy sources.To work for creation
of new environment education programmes to sensitise the young generation about the importance
of environment and environment protection and to incorporate environment sensitivity in the
socialization process of the growing up individuals.To work for the welfare and human development
of the vast sections of Indian population who have not come to the modern levels of advancement
socially, educationally and economically, by undertaking social, educational and economic
empowerment activities, advocating and campaigning for policies to bring about social, educational
and economic empowerment of all sections of society.To work for widening science and technology
among the rural, tribal and other disadvantaged sections of society.To organize health and medical
camps with a view to reaching health and medical care to the general masses, especially the
disadvantaged sections of the Indian people like the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially
and Educationally Backward Classes who are also referred to as Other Backward Classes, minorities,
female-headed households, handicapped people, mentally challenged persons, destitute women
and children.To work for rehabilitation of victims of environment disasters.To work to reach justice
to all sections of society, especially the disadvantaged sections, namely, Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, religious minorities, etc.To work for
equipping the general masses of Indian people with the modern technical and professional skills in
the areas of communication and information technology.To work for imparting occupational skills
and upgrading skills of workers and professionals with a view to making all Indian people capable of
competing for suitable employment opportunities at international level.To work for rehabilitation of
emigrant and displaced Indians; to study their social, cultural and economic issues and to work to get
them rehabilitated back into the homeland.To establish technical, professional and research
institutions in the areas of environment protection, development of clean and renewable energy
sources, imparting of modern professional and technical education in communication and
information technology.To carry out charitable activities to support the marginalized sections of the
Indian society such as orphaned children, homeless people, mentally retarded and physically
challenged people, people in need of emergency medical and financial help such as victims of
accidents, people displaced from their native places and therefore lacks traditional family and
community support system during the times of emergencies like occurrence of grave diseases,
accidents, deaths e
Advantages of Global Warming? It's a Bit of a Stretch
The so-called advantages of climate are out there—if you're really
looking but do they compensate for the disruption and destruction
wrought by the disadvantages? Again, the answer is no but for die-
hard fans of the global warming trend, advantages might include the
following suspect scenarios:

 The Arctic, Antarctic, Siberia, and other frozen regions of the

earth might experience more plant growth and milder climates.
 The next ice age could possibly be prevented.
 The Northwest Passage through the formerly icy Canadian Arctic
Archipelago could arguably open up to transportation.
 Fewer deaths or injuries would occur due to arctic conditions.
 Longer growing seasons could mean increased agricultural
production in some areas.