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Global warming Fact: Earths average temperature has risen by over 1/2% in the last 100 years. The years since 1980 have been the hottest on record. What is Global Warming? Global Warming is the increase in the Earth's average temperature, which then causes changes in the climate for example a warmer Earth, may lead to changes in rainfall patterns, a rise in sea level, and it may have an effect on plants, wildlife and even humans. Scientists say that global warming is caused by us humans by using too much of carbon dioxide in our daily routine. Is global warming occurring? According to Accu-Weather, the world's leading commercial forecaster, "Global air temperatures as measured by land-based weather stations show an increase of about 0.45 degrees Celsius over the past century. This may be no more than normal climatic variation. Several biases in the data may be responsible for some of this increase." Satellite data indicate...

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