{"id":4179,"date":"2009-02-13T12:38:10","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T18:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2009-02-13T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T18:38:10","slug":"environmental-defense-fund-global-warming-by-the-numbers-13-scary-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/environmental-defense-fund-global-warming-by-the-numbers-13-scary-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Defense Fund: Global Warming by the Numbers – 13 Scary Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"
The numbers speak for themselves \u2014 we must make 2009 the showdown year for global warming action. There is no time to lose.<\/p>\n
Increase in the global carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1992.<\/p>\n
Average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May 2008, a record high.<\/p>\n
The projected concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 2100 under a business as usual scenario where we don’t dramatically reduce global warming emissions.<\/p>\n
Average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere before industrial emissions.
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Length of time carbon dioxide stays in the earth’s atmosphere before it is absorbed into carbon sinks.<\/p>\n
Length of time changes in the earth’s surface temperature, rainfall, and sea level will remain even after carbon dioxide emissions are completely stopped.<\/p>\n
Percentage that 2008’s Arctic seasonal sea ice melt outpaced normal levels.<\/p>\n
Increase in the rate of Greenland’s ice melt over the last five years.<\/p>\n
Number of days earlier seasons are coming than 50 years ago.<\/p>\n
Number of acres of forests in Colorado destroyed by the pine beetle, which is better able to survive warmer winters and is wrecking havoc in America’s western forests.<\/p>\n
Amount spent by the oil and coal industries in the first six months of 2008 in political contributions, lobbying expenditures and advertising to oppose climate action.<\/p>\n
Number of global warming bills passed by the Senate.<\/p>\n
Number of global warming bills passed by the House.<\/p>\n
Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday the 13th just got a little scarier. Here are 13 facts about the realities of global warming. The numbers speak for themselves \u2014 we must make 2009 the showdown [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":4180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1600,2453,2620,517,2621,2622,2623,2624],"yoast_head":"\n\n
By The Numbers 2008 \u00bb<\/a><\/h3>\n
By The Numbers 2007 \u00bb<\/a><\/h3>\n
By The Numbers 2006 \u00bb<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"