In August 2017 NOAA one of the most important scientific organizations in the world released its latest report on our climate.
It was very bad news.
Greenhouse gases were the highest on record.
Global surface temperature was the highest on record.
Average sea surface temperature was the highest on record.
Global sea level was the highest on record.
Arctic sea ice coverage was at or near record low.
Drought and Floods
Tropical cyclones were above-average overall.
In the first article we looked at the news that predicted 152,000 deaths a year due to climate change in Europe by the end of the century.
The figures for 2016 would mean that we would reach that stage in just 35 years if things keep getting warmer at the same rate as in 2016 and 2015 before it.
But what is happening in Wales? We have already looked at how our summers seem to be changing but what can we find out from historical records?
Use the bullet points to help you to write one or more sentences to explain the following titles taken from the NOAA report.
1. Greenhouse gases were the highest on record; this means that ........
2. Global surface temperature was the highest on record; this means that ........
3. Average sea surface temperature was the highest on record; this means that ........
4. Arctic sea ice coverage was at or near record low; this means that ........
5. Changes in the water cycle - Drought and Floods; this means that ........
6. Tropical cyclones were above average overall; this means that ........