Emergency On Planet Earth (IET Central London Network)
“The current damage taking place on earth is the equivalent to 5 atomic bombs going off every second” explains Dr Emily Grossman, Honorary STEM Ambassador, internationally acclaimed science author, public speaker and TV personality, at the IET Central London Network Christmas webinar hosted by David Tabor. Global temperature records started in about 1850, the last 4 years have had the highest average hottest years recorded. This means that since the start of the industrial revolution, the Earth has increased its heat energy by 1°C - that's like 5 atomic bombs going off every second - and this trend is increasing. Other trends show that whilst solar radiation is not increasing, CO2 levels are proportionally increasing to align with the 1 degree heat increase, prompting Milankovitch-Cycle theories…