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Earth's Current Climate
Global average temperatures are rising, and there is a 97 percent consensus among publishing climate scientists that human activities are extremely likely the cause (NASA).
There is consensus among major climate research facilities that climate change exists and is human-made (Figure 1).
NASA
Fig. 1
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Carbon dioxide now makes up 408.0 parts per million of our atmosphere, the highest level in 650,000 years (Figure 2).
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Global average temperatures have risen 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880 (NASA 2019).
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Satellite technology shows that artic ice sheets are melting yearly (NASA 2019).
NOAA
Fig. 2
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