... the atmosphere of the Earth and World Ocean. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4 Fahrenheit over the past century, and is projected to rise another 2 to 11.5 Fahrenheit over the next hundred years." As a result of global warming, the expansion of ocean water is increasing, argues James Hansen, a physicist, an astronomer ... ; has increased from 450,000 square kilometers to more than 600,000 square kilometers which is an effect of global warming with rising temperature and a cause of local warming of 7.2 Fahren...

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... they are now and life as it is today would not be possible, but with the greenhouse effect the earth's average temperature is a more comfortable and life-supporting 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The problems that have arisen with the greenhouse effect have occurred due to the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases. The EPA reports that data collected over the last 100 years ... shows that the average land surface temperature has risen between .8 and one degree Fahrenheit, precipitation has increased around one percent over the globe and the sea level has risen approximately 6-8 inches, appro...

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... our use of fossil fuels and stop destroying, the forests, the world could become hotter than it has been in the past million years. Average global temperatures have risen 1 degree Fahrenheit over the last century. If carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases continue to spill into the atmosphere, global temperatures could rise five to 10 degrees by the middle of the ... will be the greatest at the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, with the largest temperature rises occurring in winter. Most areas will experience summertime highs well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. New temperat...

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... our use of fossil fuels and stop destroying, the forests, the world could become hotter than it has been in the past million years. Average global temperatures have risen 1 degree Fahrenheit over the last century. If carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases continue to spill into the atmosphere, global temperatures could rise five to 10 degrees by the middle of the ... will be the greatest at the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, with the largest temperature rises occurring in winter. Most areas will experience summertime highs well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. New temperat...

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... down our use of fossil fuel and stop destroy, the forest, the world could get hotter than has been in the past million year. Average globe temperature have rise 1 degree Fahrenheit over the last 100 year. If carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas continue to spill into atmosphere global temperature could rise five to 10 degree by the middle of next ... will be the great at the high latitude of the North Hemisphere with the largest temperature rise occurring in winter. Most areas will have summertime high a lot above 100 degree Fahrenheit. New temperature record will be sets each year. ...

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... they are now and life as it is today would not be possible, but with the greenhouse effect the earth's average temperature is a more comfortable and life-supporting 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The problems that have arisen with the greenhouse effect have occurred due to the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases. The EPA reports that data collected over the last 100 years ... shows that the average land surface temperature has risen between .8 and one degree Fahrenheit, precipitation has increased around one percent over the globe and the sea level has risen approximately 6-8 inches, appro...

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... they are now and life as it is today would not be possible, but with the greenhouse effect the earth's average temperature is a more comfortable and life-supporting 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The problems that have arisen with the greenhouse effect have occurred due to the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases. The EPA reports that data collected over the last 100 years ... shows that the average land surface temperature has risen between .8 and one degree Fahrenheit, precipitation has increased around one percent over the globe and the sea level has risen approximately 6-8 inches, appro...

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... they are now and life as it is today would not be possible, but with the greenhouse effect the earth's average temperature is a more comfortable and life-supporting 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The problems that have arisen with the greenhouse effect have occurred due to the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases. The EPA reports that data collected over the last 100 years ... shows that the average land surface temperature has risen between .8 and one degree Fahrenheit, precipitation has increased around one percent over the globe and the sea level has risen approximately 6-8 inches, appro...

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... 's surface. As global warming increases, we can expect major changes in climate, water level, agricultural areas, and greenhouse gases. Since the late 1800's, the average temperature has increased about 0.5 to 1.5 Fahrenheit degrees. Scientist disagrees about the causes and potential impact of this warming trend. Global warming affects many aspects of the environment, including sea levels, coastlines, agriculture, forestry, and wildlife. Continued ... global warming, scientists must consider the rate of climate change. Many experts estimate that due to human activities the average surfac...

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... is that same little effort here and there that will help humans solve the global warming crisis. In the last 20 years, the average global temperature has raised 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result, species around the earth have adapted. Mating seasons are now earlier and last longer due to warmer temperatures in the late winter. Droughts are a more common occurrence. According ... , location, and availability of natural resources. Each category has importance in the determination of a solution to climate change. The Coachella Valley in California, where average summer temperatures are 1...

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... warming continues, every place on the earth will be affected. In the frozen heart of the last ice age, 18,000 years ago, the temperature was only about nine degrees Fahrenheit colder then today. So a change of a few degrees can have dramatic effects. Today's most sophisticated climatic models estimate the global temperature will rise between 3 and 9 degrees ... Fahrenheit in the next century. This could occur as early as the year 2050. Here are the large-scale changes the rise might bring: As water warms it expands, taking up ... ...

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Global warming by definition is an increase in the average temperature of the earth's surface. Since the late 1800's, the average temperature has increased about 0.5 to 1.5 Fahrenheit degrees (0.3 to 0.8 Celsius degree). Scientists disagree about the causes of this warming trend. Some say that the warming trend is a natural occurrence; they say that natural process could cause the ... various causes, more heat energy reaches the surface. The rate at which the surface temperature rises is extremely important. Experts predict that the average surface temperature will rise between 3 and 8 Fahre...

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... warming continues, every place on the earth will be effected. In the frozen heart of the last ice age, 18,000 years ago, the temperature was only about nine degrees Fahrenheit colder then today. So a change of a few degrees can have a dramatic effects. Todays most sophisticated climatic models estimate the global temperature will rise between 3 and 9 degrees ... Fahrenheit in the next century. This could occur as early as the year 2050. Here are the large scale changes the rise might bring: As water warms it expands, taking up ... ...

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... gases that act as the glass panels are labeled as the greenhouse gases. With these gases naturally in place the planet stays at an average of a very comfortable sixty degrees Fahrenheit, which allows life to exist. Without these gases the planet would be extremely cold and not permit life. The problem arises when the amounts of these gases increase in the ... to human life and to its continuing existence. As the Earth continues to get warmer, scientists believe that in the next fifty years the globe will warm about 1 to 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit. This will deplete moisture in the soil, rai...

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... water by accumulated calcium-containing exoskeletons of coral animals, certain red algae, and mollusks. Coral reefs are tropical, forming only where surface waters are never cooler than sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. Climate change increases ocean temperatures, reducing the level of calcium in the sea. This calcium is essential to corals and other reef organisms to build their skeletons. One-third of ... ...

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... into the effect that geography has on global warming. According to National Geographic, sea levels are expected to rise between 7 and 23 inches.This is due to temperatures rising 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius), and even more in sensitive polar regions. This may not seem like much, but if this temperature were to rise much more, the polar ice caps would start ... ...

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... the temperature on the earth's surface is increasing at an alarming rate. A study by NASA's Goddard institute of space studies shows that the average global temperature has increased by 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit in the previous ten years. The Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) published that the last 11 years have been the warmest among the 12 warmest since 1850 ("Global ... ...

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... of warm-air blanket that surrounds the planet. In fact, without it, scientists estimate that the average temperature on Earth would be colder by approximately 30 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit), far too cold to sustain our current ecosystem. Now, part of this scientific community believes that the global climate is warming because of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, including ... ...

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... or vertically up mountainsides to escape warming habitats, others do not have this luxury or cannot migrate fast enough to survive. The earth's temperature has risen by over one degree Fahrenheit over the past century, based on land and sea level measurements. The temperature is expected to continue rising at a faster pace over the next century, possibly increasing by as much ... ...

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... or vertically up mountainsides to escape warming habitats, others do not have this luxury or cannot migrate fast enough to survive. The earth's temperature has risen by over one degree Fahrenheit over the past century, based on land and sea level measurements. The temperature is expected to continue rising at a faster pace over the next century, possibly increasing by as much ... ...

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... may say that global warming is not only harmful for the world. That's sure. Global Warming also helps the earth. Without global warming, the Earth's temperature would drop 60-degree Fahrenheit. Life could not exist if there was no natural greenhouse. Because of greenhouse effect is so that all creatures can live and breathe. We can say that the greenhouse has ... ...

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... may say that global warming is not only harmful for the world. That's sure. Global Warming also helps the earth. Without global warming, the Earth's temperature would drop 60-degree Fahrenheit. Life could not exist if there was no natural greenhouse. Because of greenhouse effect is so that all creatures can live and breathe. We can say that the greenhouse has ... ...

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... natural gas at homes. The other main human-caused factor is cutting down trees which absorb carbon dioxide. The warming is increasing, in the last century temperature increased about 1 degree Fahrenheit; it doesn't sound much but it can make difference. The scientists estimate that temperature will increase another 2.5-10.4 degree by 2100. The global warming is not debate anymore. The IPCC ... ...

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... years all occurred in the last 15 years of the century. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change global mean surface air temperatures have increased by between 0.5 and 1 degree Fahrenheit since the late 19th century (Patz, 11). Humans notice the change because there is an increase in the occurrence of extremely hot days and a decrease in the occurrence of extremely ... ...

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