US Scientists find ways to measure Global Warming

It is no hidden fact that the phenomena we studied in school known as the global warming is in for real. The next big thing is that the US Scientists have found ways by which they can measure the rate by which earth is getting warmer. As per the reports, they calculated the radiation from the sun, the heat reflected back into space and the rising temperature of the seas and the extra warmth is equivalent to a one-watt light bulb shining constantly over an area of one sq meter everywhere on the planet.

In simple words, we would raise the temperature of the planet by 0.6C before the end of the century. These facts were reported in the Journal Science on Friday. If this continues like this for another 10,000 years, the heat would melt enough snow glaciers that the levels of the sea would rise by almost a kilometer. Scary statistics indeed.

James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies spoke about these findings: “This energy imbalance is the smoking gun that we have been looking for. It shows that our estimates of the human-made and natural climate forcing agents are about right, and they are driving the Earth to a warmer climate.”

These findings would also give the science community of the United States that they have to take serious steps to stop the gas emissions in their country and perhaps sign the Kyoto protocol to limit greenhouse gas emissions and further advancement in the global warming levels. The US government has until now claimed that the findings were not solid enough to justify the steps required to control the pollution levels.