Entry 9:What is Global warming?

I shall start my post on Ecology-Global Warming. The greenhouse effect has also become an increasingly hot topic in the past few years, as global temperatures are rapidly on the rise. If all of this sounds like nonsense to you, I shall explain in detail what on Earth is global warming.
Well, firstly, global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century, and its projected continuation.

The Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic (man-made) greenhouse gas concentrations" via an enhanced greenhouse effect. These greenhouse gases trap unnecessary heat in the atmosphere, and pollution is the biggest problem. There are several forms of pollution that contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. Although trees help to absorb carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, pollution continues and people continue destroying the environment and harming our planet. I shall continue on the consequences of global warming and how we can stop it in my next few posts. I hope you understand what is global warming now and please read on to learn more.

Information obtained from:
1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Warming