The
average global temperature refers to the long-term average of temperatures across the entire Earth.
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• About 20 % to 30 % of all species face a «high risk of extinction» if
average global temperatures rise another 1.5 to 2.5 degrees Celsius compared to 1990 levels.
His research initially confirmed the findings of independent scientists, who said a doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere would
raise average global temperatures by roughly 3 degrees Celsius.
Such a rapid expansion of tar sands development is part of a global energy scenario that would
push average global temperatures as high as six degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
Current national commitments to cut greenhouse gases would likely
allow average global temperatures to rise by 3.5 °C by 2100, suggest new modeling results released today.
Although climate models have been predicting increasing
average global temperatures over the next century or so, the past decade has not shown as much warming as most scientists had expected.
It is well - established in the scientific community that increases in atmospheric CO2 levels result in global warming, but the magnitude of the effect may vary depending
on average global temperature.
The analyses are based on calculating temperature differences at one point in time relative to the average over a certain period (anomalies) and creating a time series of
averaged global temperature change.
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