Historical trends in carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature

The more recent history, from the middle ages and up until now, show increasing temperatures, rising as the world emerged from the Little Ice Age (LIA), around 1850. With the industrial era, human activities have at the same time increased the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, primarily through the burning of fossil…

  • Produced by:
    Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    31/07/2008

Historical trends in carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature

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