Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system.
Global warming occurs when air pollutants and greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth’s surface.
Here are the six important facts of global warming that you might need to read:
1) August 2014 is the warmest August ever recorded globally.
2) The year 2010 is the warmest year on record.
3) There will be a 50% increase in lightning strikes by 2100 if global warming continues.
4) Global warming has raised the earth’s average surface temperature about 0.8°C since the Industrial Revolution.
5) Norway is ranked as the country least likely to be affected by climate change.
6) Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change.
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