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 study, published in the June 30 edition of the journal Environmental Research Letters, was
based on an average global temperature increase of 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, which is considered a relatively conservative estimate and the limit needed to avert catastrophic impacts.
NASA's
data on average global temperature reveal that the weather last September was the warmest for the month since scientists began tracking global temperatures in 1880.
In other words, it must account for every non-cyclical «natural» effect (forcing)
on the average global temperature.