Climate models suggest humans have caused 0.9 - 1.3°C warming since 1850-1900
International scientists, including an Australian, used computer climate simulations to estimate the human contribution to global warming, and say we've caused between 0.9 and 1.3°C of warming to global air temperatures when comparing 2010-2019 with 1850-1900. The contribution of greenhouse gases lies between 1.2 and 1.9°C, they add. These estimates are a good fit for observed temperature increases of 1.1°C since 1850-1900, the scientists say. Their computer models also suggest natural factors contributed almost nothing to the warming we're currently experiencing, they add.
Journal/conference: Nature Climate Change
Link to research (DOI): 10.1038/s41558-020-00965-9
Organisation/s: CSIRO, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
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