“Some of the most intriguing new research is in the area of extreme weather events and rainfall. A recent study by German scientists published in Climatic Change projects that extreme precipitation will increase significantly in regions that are already experiencing extreme rainfall. Man-made global warming has already increased the moisture content of the air worldwide, causing bigger downpours. Each additional degree of temperature increase causes another seven percent increase in moisture in the air, and even larger downpours when storm conditions trigger heavy rains and snows.” MenMadeCausesStudyAirConditionsEventsDegreesProjectsResearchPercentRainAreasScientistBiggerIncreaseSevenClimate ChangeHeavyExtremesStormSnowWeatherGlobal WarmingRegionsTriggersTemperatureIntriguingMoistureRainfallExtreme WeatherRain And SnowHeavy Rain Author:Al Gore
“A lot of people go straight from denial to despair without pausing in the middle and doing something about it.” PeopleMiddleDespairClimate ChangeDenialPausing Author:Al Gore
“Science is warning us that if we do not quickly reduce the global warming pollution that is trapping so much of the heat our planet normally radiates back out of the atmosphere, we are in danger of creating a permanent 'carbon summer'.” IfsDangerPlanetsSummerCreatingClimate ChangeAtmospherePermanentHeatGlobal WarmingWarningPollutionCarbonOur Planet Author:Al Gore
“The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, `Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it's not a problem.'... You take action.” IfsNeedsProblemActionFictionNovelPlanetsBabyDoctorsScience FictionClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingFeverGoreFiction Novels Author:Al Gore
“Clouds of a different sort signal an environmental holocaust without precedent. Once again, world leaders waffle, hoping the danger will dissipate. Yet today the evidence is as clear as the sounds of glass shattering in Berlin.” WorldDifferentTodaySoundLeaderClearDangerEvidenceEnvironmentalClimate ChangeCloudsGlassesHolocaustSignalsBerlinPrecedentWorld LeaderShatteringWaffles Author:Al Gore
