increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are correlated with increased global surface temperatures based on the data predict our surface temperature that continues to arrive above 40°C most likely affects the amount of energy available to primary consumers in an ecosystem provide a reasoning to justify your prediction one model predict that an increase in greenhouse gases will lead to a 2 degrees Celsius increase in average surface temperature on earth based on the data from the experiment and the prediction of an increase in average surface temperature by the model predict other locations of plant species are expected to change over time