Several potential adverse effects are related to global warming. With an increase
in the earth's temperature, moisture will evaporate more quickly causing some
areas to be more arid and others to have increased rainfall. The continued addition of
greenhouse gases to the atmosphere could possibly raise the earth's average
temperature by several degrees in the next century, which could have dramatic
effects on polar melting, changing shorelines, and changing agricultural production
patterns.
Most
of the United States is expected to warm, although scientists have been unable
to accurately determine which parts of the United States will become wetter
or drier.
The continued addition of
greenhouse gases to the atmosphere could possibly raise the earth's average
temperature by several degrees in the next century, which could have dramatic
effects on polar melting, changing shorelines, and changing agricultural production
patterns.
Most
of the United States is expected to warm, although scientists have been unable
to accurately determine which parts of the United States will become wetter
or drier.