Quick Global Warming Facts

Over the last century, the average temperature has climbed one degree Fahrenheit all over the world.
The hottest years recorded: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
Since the year 1978, the area of Arctic sea ice has shrunk by 9 percent per decade. It is also becoming thinner.
Average global sea level has risen 4 to 8 inches over the past century.
100 million people live within 3 feet of sea level across the globe.
Global warming is expected to cause more frequent extreme weather conditions. Hurricanes, heat waves, fires and drought will become common occurances.
By the year 2050, rising temperatures caused by increased levels of greenhouse gases could cause a million species of plants and animals to become extinct.
The atmosphere's carbon dioxide level has increased by almost 100 parts per million since the 1860s.
The Earth is warming at a rate faster than at any time within the last 1,000 years.
Tropical diseases such as malaria could migrate north, into the southern United States.