Find out the causes, effects, and solutions. By Christina Nunez. Published December 7, 2022 • 8 min read. Share Tweet Email. As those gases enter the atmosphere, global warming increases, The greenhouse effect is the process through which heat is trapped near Earth's surface by substances known as 'greenhouse gases.'. Imagine these gases as a cozy blanket enveloping our planet, helping to maintain a warmer temperature than it would have otherwise. Greenhouse gases consist of carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, nitrous oxide Cause of Concern. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global temperature is likely to rise by about 1-3.5 Celsius by the year 2100. It has also suggested that the climate might warm by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 100 years. global warming, Increase in the global average surface temperature resulting from enhancement of the greenhouse effect, primarily by air pollution. Global warming is causing global mean sea level to rise in two ways. First, glaciers and ice sheets worldwide are melting and adding water to the ocean. Second, the volume of the ocean is expanding as the water warms. A third, much smaller contributor to sea level rise is a decline in the amount of liquid water on land—aquifers, lakes and Nature Climate Change is dedicated to publishing the most significant research across the physical and social sciences on the impacts of global climate change and its implications for the economy Download (34 KB) Polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) are the poster child for the impacts of climate change on species, and justifiably so. To date, global warming has been most pronounced in the Arctic, and this trend is projected to continue. There are suggestions that before mid-century we could have a nearly ice-free Arctic in the summer. Wash your clothes in warm or cold water to reduce your use of hot water and the energy required to produce it. That change alone can save at least 500 pounds of carbon dioxide annually in most CYRPi.