Is the Earth warming?

 Yes the Earth is warming.

Is it because of human activity?
 Both human activity and natural phenomenon is responsible for this warming.
Scientific evidence: This can be explained by proxies. The three types of proxies are:
 Tree rings: Except tropical areas, the growth of tree varies with temperature difference.
In warmer temperature, tree grows fast. The growth of tree leaves a mark called tree rings
which provide the information of earth’s past climate. It indicates that the temperature is
increasing.
 Ice cores: Ice cores also provide a glimpse of past temperatures and preserve tiny
bubbles of ancient atmosphere. By looking at past concentrations of greenhouse gasses in
layers in ice cores, scientists can calculate how modern amounts of greenhouse gases
compare to those of the past and compare past concentrations of greenhouse gasses
to temperature.
 Sediment cores: sediment cores collected from ocean floor. Most of sediments are made
of shells of sea life. Since particular microbes live only under particular environmental
conditions, scientists can use them to track changes in water temperature and chemistry
over millions of years. And it indicates the increase of earth’s temperature.