| York University (Toronto, Ont.). Faculty of Environmental Studies - 1998 - 414 pages
...'uncertainty'. Scientists are generally in agreement about the basic physics of the greenhouse effect, that greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere as a result of human activities, and that this is likely to lead to global warming and long-term changes in existing weather systems.... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources - 2001 - 72 pages
...detailed responses to the questions in their testimony. Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities,... | |
| 2002 - 278 pages
...areas of knowledge, the NAS report concluded that greenhouse gases are accumulating in the Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise (see Appendix D). The changes observed over the last several decades are likely to result mostly from... | |
| Gaylord Nelson, Susan M. Campbell, Paul A. Wozniak - 2002 - 222 pages
...often as the Earth's temperature rises. Illustration: Chuck Lacasse. gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise," the committee wrote. "Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works - 2003 - 398 pages
...causes of warming. The National Academy of Sciences stated. "Greenhouse gases are accumulating m Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, m fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities,... | |
| Jane A. Grant - 2003 - 150 pages
...been requested by the Bush administration, found that "greenhouse gases are accumulating in earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise." The panel contained eleven prominent American atmospheric scientists, including some who had previously... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works - 2004 - 444 pages
...National Academy of Sciences reported to the President that, "Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities,... | |
| V Grover - 2004 - 480 pages
...of recent National Research Council report noted: Greenhouse gases are accumulating in the Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed 1 1985 Actual Rainfall Smoothed Rainfall 140, i 1301 120' * ^ ]... | |
| David G. Victor - 2004 - 184 pages
...aC http^/books.nap.eduAx)oks/ 0709073742/71 tml/ SUMMARY Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earths atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Temperatures are, in fact, rising. The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities,... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works - 2004 - 226 pages
...Academy of Sciences. An Academy report from June 2001 said, "Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing...temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise" . . . and . . . "Human-induced warming and associated sea level rises are expected to continue through... | |
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