ESS101C
Prof.
Jin-Yi Yu
Prediction of Future Warming
qIf the atmospheric level of greenhouse gases
continue to rise at the present rate, climate models predicts:
qVery Probable
üGlobal surface
temperature will warm up 0.5-2°C over the period 1990 to 2050.
üGlobal sea level will rise by 5 to 40 cm by
2050.
üGlobal precipitation will increase
üArctic land areas will experience wintertime
warming