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167Climate change Article UN warns of unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions gap The Guardian Major argument The article by Fiona Harvey explained the recent report done by the United Nation regarding Greenhouse emissions UN warns that if the world continues this path the world s temperature will rise to an unsafe level by the end of the century Evidence The co2 level have been steady since 2014 after years of policies that limits carbon emission Methane levels are on the rise as CO2 level become more stable Un warns that the temperature will rise by 3 degrees instead of 2 degrees by the end of the century Studies by scientist says that the rise of temperature by 2 degrees is the maximum and anything else will be unsafe The report by the UN says the US is the largest emitter of CO2 after China The article tells us how the emission of GHG are rising and they bring with them the rise in temperature which exceeds previous predictions The rise in temperature will also bring with it more disasters which humanity cannot control Harvey F 2017 October 31 UN warns of unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions gap Retrieved November 24 2017 from https www theguardian com environment 2017 oct 31 un warns of unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions gap
The samples showed that the temperature have risen 1 degree in a century instead of 4 degrees over a period of a few thousand years This is a clear indication that something is up and it is likely caused by human activities The analysis of the samples show that the Cordilleran ice sheets are melting faster than before and that their melting have caused the sea level to rise about 2 5 meters in the last few thousand years The use of berrilum 10 to date the melting instead of carbon 14 have showed that the ice melted more recent than we think showing how the rise of humanity is linked with the melting of sea ice Significance The article talks about how the recent analysis of rock samples have shown that the Cordilleran ice sheets have melted more recent and it goes to show how the rise of humanity can cause such great change in climate Chung E 2017 November 10 Western Canada's ice age melt offers preview for modern climate change Retrieved November 24 2017 from http www cbc ca news technology cordilleran ice sheet melt 1 4395042
