... way up to an average of 3.2 degrees. A huge problem that is starting because of the temperature increasing is Rain, snow, sleet and hail storms are becoming more erratic. What was once considered exceptional weather patterns, are now becoming more and more common. Robert Tremblay, research director of the Insurance ... The Arctic Circle makes up roughly 40 % of Canada. Glacier monitoring conducted by the federal government in Canada's High Arctic shows the shrinking of the ice caps that started in the late 1980s "has accelerated rapidly since 2005" and is part of a "strongly negative tren...

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... are an issue the world simply can't ignore. One of the most dangerous impacts that are occurring now is the melting of glaciers and the polar ice around the poles of the earth. The ancient glaciers that are melting contain high volumes of salt and are causing the salinity of the ocean to spike ... dying. Already coral reefs are beginning to die off bring with the rest of the life forms that depend of the reefs to survive. If the ice continues to melt at the pace it is the environment of the entire ocean could change and cause a mass extinction of much of the oceans life. ... surface war...

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... Celsius (over a span of years), it may seem infinitesimal. However, when this temperature change is compared to the temperature change from that of the ice age, it seems significant. What I mean to say is that, it is evident that the global temperature have been rising more rapidly than the past ... goes on and on. In his book 'Global Warming', Michael Anderson states that the IPCC has projected that the artic could have a complete ice-free summer by the year 2070. Another recent study projects that this could happen decades earlier. An example of melting glaciers is Montana glacier...

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... because there is an increase in the occurrence of extremely hot days and a decrease in the occurrence of extremely cold days. The snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere and floating ice in the Arctic Ocean have decreased. Globally, sea level has risen 4-8 inches over the past century. Worldwide precipitation over land has increased by about one percent (Schneider, 30). The frequency ... the cold season, the average snowfall has tended to diminish as the climate warms (Patz, 31). There is the possibility that a warmer world could lead to more frequent and intense storms, including hurrica...

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... light in, but keep heat from escaping. The Effects of Global Warming The effects of global warming are devastating. The Earth is changing before our very eyes. Glaciers and sea ice are melting, which is rising the sea levels and ruining habitats. The oceans are getting warmer and more acidic, too. This has effected polar bears, whales, and sea plankton. Precipitation ... around the globe has increased, including stronger hurricanes and tropical storms. There has been extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and wild fires. This has been destructing both animal and hu...

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... between 1975 and the 1990's. Nine of the eleven hottest years in the twentieth century have occurred in the last ten years. In addition, studies done on tree rings, corals, ice cores, and historical data prove that the 1990's are the warmest decade in at least the last 1000 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change foresees an increase of one ... to 1140 in an average summer in 2050. With global warming there will be in increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as drought, floods and storms. Global warming will cause vermin to spread to new suitab...

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... between 1975 and the 1990's. Nine of the eleven hottest years in the twentieth century have occurred in the last ten years. In addition, studies done on tree rings, corals, ice cores, and historical data prove that the 1990's are the warmest decade in at least the last 1000 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change foresees an increase of one ... to 1140 in an average summer in 2050. With global warming there will be in increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as drought, floods and storms. Global warming will cause vermin to spread to new suitab...

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... warming, the decade of the 1980's has had the six hottest years of the century (Erandson 18-22). Atmospheric disturbances brought on by the additional warming will produce more violent storms and larger death tolls. Some areas, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, will dry out and a greater occurrence of lightning strikes will set massive forest fires. The charring of the Earth ... once productive cropland could lose topsoil and become man-made deserts. Coastal regions, where half the human population lives, will feel the adverse effects of rising sea levels as the ice caps melt und...

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... effects of global warming, especially at a local level. Scientists have been able, however, to predict some changes that will effect us globally. Some of these changes are already taking place. Ice caps in the Arctic Ocean have decreased in size, while global sea levels have raised 4-8 inches in the past century. Precipitation has risen worldwide by about one percent. Extreme forms ... of precipitation have become more common. Without some sort of regulation, the problem may become much worse. Some consequences we may face in the future include: even stronger storms, depleted soil moist...

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... prelude to global warming, the decade of the 1980's has had the six hottest years of the century. Atmospheric disturbances brought on by the additional warming will produce more violent storms and larger death tolls. Some areas, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, will dry out and a greater occurrence of lighting strikes will set massive forest fires. The charring of the Earth ... once productive cropland could lose topsoil and become man-made deserts. Coastal regions, where half the human population lives, will feel the adverse effects of rising sea levels as the ice caps melt und...

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... greenhouse gas differs in the ability to asborb heat. Doom Sayers predicts that the increasing of concentrated gases are likely to accelerate the rate of climate change.Resulting in polar ice caps melting which could cause the sea level to rise by a foot and a swampy coastal communities. Warmer temperatures could increase health risks,including the spread of disease. The increase of ... precipitaton will bring higher evaporation and make the storms stronger and more frequent.The same evaporation could suck the land dry in some of the regions all over the world. Inconclusion, is the worl...

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