Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering ...

The more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the more heat that is trapped. The less the amount of greenhouse gases, the less heat that is trapped. Earth has just the right amount to help life ...

Greenhouse gases are a group of compounds that can trap heat in the atmosphere, acting as a thermal blanket for the planet.

We call the compounds in the atmosphere that trap Earth’s heat, such as carbon dioxide and methane, greenhouse gases. They occur naturally, but human activity has generated more and more ...

“Past, present and future CO2 emissions will have a cumulative impact on both global warming and ocean acidification” Jarraud said ”The total change of ocean acidity since pre-industrial ...

The key factor believed to underlie climate change is increased temperature, resulting from increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (i.e., the “greenhouse effect”; IPCC 2007 ...

All of these changes are emerging as humans continue to add heat-trapping greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, to the atmosphere. When fossil fuel emissions are pumped into the ...