Images from “The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change”

Back to Index A schematic representation of recent climate trends and future projections in historical perspective Figure 77. A schematic representation of recent climate trends and future projections in historical perspective. The 20th and 21st centuries are shown to the same (linear) scale. Earlier periods are shown in terms of increasing powers of ten years ago but are linear within each period. The challenge remains to understand how the complex interplay of natural and anthropogenic driving forces will impact on the earth’s climate into and beyond the 21st century. Previous 77 of 77