What are the principle of global warming?

Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives. Teaching this principle is supported by six key concepts. read more

Global warming is the phrase used to describe the warming that has taken place over the past 200 years - and especially so, over the past 30 years. read more

That’s the principle behind global warming. Combine that with the observations that the Earth is getting warmer and the fact that we’ve added around 1,400 billion metric tons of CO 2 to the atmosphere (thanks, stone1343) since the industrial revolution, and you’ve got something that’s incredibly suggestive, logical, and quantifiable. read more

Those advocating that we upend the global (and particularly the U.S.) economy to stave off climate change resort to a concept called the "precautionary principle". read more