高二英语非谓语动词问题
Thereisnodoubtthattheearthisbecomingwarmerandthatitishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingratherthanarandombutnaturalphenomenon.
Allscientistssubscribetotheviewthattheincreaseintheearth'stemperatureisduetotheburningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.Somebyproductsofthisprocessarecalled"greenhouse"gases,themostimportantoneofwhichiscarbondioxide.DrJaniceFosterexplains:"Thereisanaturalphenomenonthatscientistscallthe'greenhouseeffect'.Thisiswhensmallamountsofgasesintheatmosphere,likecarbondioxide,methaneandwatervapour,trapheatfromthesunandthereforewarmtheearth.Withoutthe'greenhouseeffect',theearthwouldbeaboutthirty-threedegreesCelsiuscoolerthanitis.So,weneedthosegases.Theproblembeginswhenweaddhugequantitiesofextracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.Itmeansthatmoreheatenergytendstobetrappedintheatmospherecausingtheglobaltemperaturetogoup."
Weknowthatthelevelsofcarbondioxidehaveincreasedgreatlyoverthelast100to150years.ItwasascientistcalledCharlesKeeling,whomadeaccuratemeasurementsoftheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherefrom1957to1997.Hefoundthatbetweentheseyearsthecarbondioxideintheatmospherewentupfromaround315partstoaround370partspermillion.
Allscientistsacceptthisdate.Theyalsoagreethatitistheburningofmorefossilfuelsthathasresultedinthisincreaseincarbondioxide.
Sohowhighwillthetemperatureincreasego?DrJaniceFostersaysthatoverthenext100yearstheamountofwarmingcouldbeaslowas1to1.5degreeCelsius,butitcouldbeashighas5degrees.
Howevery,theattitudeofscientiststowardsthisriseiscompletelydifferent.Ontheonehand,DrFosterthinksthatthetrendwhichincreasesthetemperatureby5degreeswouldbeacatastrophe.Shesays,"Wecan'tpredicttheclimatewellenoughtoknowwhattoexpecttoknowwhattoexpect,butitcoldbeveryserious."Otherwhoagreewithherthinktheremaybeariseofseveralmetresinthesealevel,orpredictseverestorms,floods,droughts,famines,thespreadofspecies.Ontheotherhand,therearethose,likeGeorgeHambley,whoareopposedtothis