Climatic Change

Term Paper # 2458

Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies > Environmental Problems
Geography

Climatic Change

An in depth look at the global climatic changes taking place and their effects on the environment and society.

1,665 words () | 6 sources | 2000 United States

Paper Summary:

An examination of the climatic global changes taking place. The author discusses the types of climatic changes occurring and their effects on certain geographical areas and on the environment. Also, a look at their long term impacts on society as a whole.

From the Paper:

"Since the mid-1970's, scientists reported, the average global surface temperature has increased at a rate of about 3.5 degrees per century -- about the same rate estimated for the 21st century if emissions of waste industrial gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are not reduced. By comparison, the world has warmed by 5 to 9 degrees since the depths of the last ice age, 18,000 to 20,000 years ago."