Sentences with phrase «driven buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere»

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This is nowhere more pressing than in sub-Saharan Africa, where exposure to climate - driven hazards, particularly drought, is acute even now, let alone with whatever shifts may come through the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

It's clear, too, that many ecosystems are already feeling the effects of warming driven substantially by the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and more is coming.

Last week, a team of 19 top climate scientists from government labs in the United States and Europe reported that the buildup of human - induced greenhouse gases in the atmosphere appeared to be the primary driving force behind warmer oceans that fuel more powerful hurricanes.

The results further undermine a fundamental assumption that has driven science communication since a U.N. panel first announced, in 1990, that evidence pointed toward an increasingly warming Earth due to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.