According to both land and sea based instruments, global temperatures have been rising for decades. Below is a typical graph of the data:
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| Image created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art |
These surface readings are supported by satellite measurements:
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| Image created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art |
As the temperature rises, oceans warm up and therefore expand, causing sea levels to rise.......
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| Image created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art |
....meanwhile, the vast majority of the world's glaciers are melting.....
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| Image created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art |
....as is the Arctic sea ice.
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| Image from NASA |
Graphs like this are being produced by NASA, the UK Met Office, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and many other reputable organisations. They all contribute to a mountain of evidence that the World's climate is, indeed, warming.
Climate change is with us already. It's time we finally admit it.
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