Basics of Global Warming

This is a collection of posts that explain the basic science behind anthropogenic global warming.  If you know little of the science, I recommend reading them in order from the top

Has the Earth really warmed?

Hockey sticks or "Current global average temperature compared to past temperatures"

Shifting Bell Curves

Rates of Change

How we know it's being caused by CO2, part 1

A primer on the greenhouse effect

How we know it's being caused by CO2, part 2

How we know that we're the reason CO2 levels are increasing

The Carbon Cycle

How we know that global warming will continue

Global temperatures vs current carbon dioxide levels

Revisiting temperature trends since 1998

Natural cycles and global warming

Ecological consequences of global warming

What are our options?

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