... 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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... 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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