The UK Meteorological Office has recently reported in the Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Journal that it has gained further clarity on the effect of human activities on climate change.

After a comprehensive analysis of as many as 110 research papers, the UK Met office has stated that the evidence suggesting the effect of greenhouse gases, in bringing about rapid changes on the Earth, is now more stronger than what it was during the 2007-assessment carried out by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Noting that the IPPC report had said that there was "unequivocal" evidence that climate change was largely resulting from the burning of fossil fuels, Dr. Peter Stott, at the UK Met office, and colleagues claim that there is now substantial evidence that human activities are causing an increase in temperatures.

Mentioning the factors that Scott and colleagues believe to be `consistent' indicators human influence on climate, the Met office study underlines aspects like - temperature changes in the Antarctic; changes in Arctic sea ice; atmospheric moisture; and saltiness in parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

Commenting on the findings, Scott said: "What this study shows is that the evidence has strengthened for human influence on climate and we know that because we've looked at evidence across the climate system and what this shows very clearly is a consistent picture of a warming world."