Human activities responsible for rapid increase in Earth’s heat

The Jefferson Memorial is bathed in a fiery glow. Credit: NOAA

A new study by Princeton University and NOAA researchers has found clear evidence of human influence on Earth’s climate in the past two decades of satellite measurements.

“Human activity strongly influenced the positive trend in Earth’s energy imbalance, causing a significant increase in the heat stored in the planet,” said Shiv Priyam Raghuraman, the lead researcher on the study. 

In fact, the study found that there is less than a one percent chance that natural variability is the sole cause of the increase.

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