The facts Every time severe weather strikes, global warming seems to be blamed.
Records show that the average temperature of the planet is climbing quite rapidly.
The global average surface air temperature has risen by between 0.3 and 0.6 degrees C in the last century. Although the global weather system is extremely complex and not wholly understood, experts say that such a rapid change in temperature is bound to have severe implications for future weather and climate patterns. Climate researchers are predicting that the Earth's average temperature will continue to increase in the next 100 years. If greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, the average world temperature in 2100 could be 1 degree C warmer than in 1990. 3.5 degrees C. Scientists think they have uncovered evidence of just such sensitivity.