Prediction of Future Warming
q If the atmospheric level of greenhouse gases continue to
rise at the present rate, climate models predicts:
q Very Probable
ü Global surface temperature will warm up 0.5-2°C over the
period 1990 to 2050.
ü Global sea level will rise by 5 to 40 cm by 2050.
ü Global precipitation will increase
ü Arctic land areas will experience wintertime warming