... 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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... 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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... 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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