destruction of plants contributes to a lot of the global warmimg burning trees releases co flooding them produces methane cutting them down reduces oxygen warming the ocean creates methane increasng humans livestock and garbage waste add co ch there are many indirect ways how people cause global warming also the image seems to show that some areas have cooled slightly for example the peninsula of antarctica near south america has warmed several degrees while the ice shelf just east of it cooled a few is there a reason for this and will it continue to cool thanks ricane talk contribs