Further Exploration of the Factorium

Friday, December 17, 2010

Classmate Facts # 108 - Global Warming

1. Humans send Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere much faster than plants and oceans can absorb it.

2. One 500 MW coal fired plant produces approximately 3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

3. Shortage of food, have made polar bears attack their own kind.

4. The concentration of carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere has increased by 31% and 149% respectively above pre-industrial levels since 1750 – higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years!

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