Warming

The illustration abstracts the escalating levels of greenhouse gases resulting from human activities between 1990 and 2010. Scientists have projected that this rise could potentially elevate the global average temperature by 0.3 to 4.8 °C (0.5 to 8.6 °F) in relation to the average between 1986 and 2005. Such a temperature increase could lead to significant alterations in Earth's climates, generating new patterns and extremes of drought and rainfall, and potentially disrupting food production in specific regions.

The illustration is divided into four distinct sections, each representing an average period of five years. Every color depicted corresponds to a specific greenhouse gas, while the size of the circles symbolizes the volume of the respective gas present in the atmosphere. The connecting lines serve as an abstract representation of the causal factors contributing to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

Inspired by World Resources Institute: Climate Analysis Indicators Tool 1990-2010