Global warming predictions coming true

Vietnam News.Net
Friday 29th June, 2007

This year will probably be an indication of what is in store from global warming.

Experts believe the floods in England, heatwave in Europe and storms and floods in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India may herald worse disruptions.

Phil Jones, whose organisation provides data to the UN International Meteorological Organisation says 2007 looks like being the second hottest year on record.

He says, since records began in the 1860's, only one other year has had as many climatic changes.

Mr Jones had predicted late last year that 2007 could surpass 1998 as the warmest year on record, due to rising concentrations of greenhouse gases, emitted mainly by burning fossil fuels, and an El Nino warming of the Pacific Ocean.

The ten warmest years in the past one hundred and fifty have all been since 1990.

Almost all climate experts say the trend is towards more droughts, floods, heatwaves and more powerful storms.

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