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Global warming first emerged as a cause of global concern in the 1980's, a result of the apparent rise in global temperatures, believed to be due to human activities, such as burning of fossil fuels and destruction of forests.
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Global Warming Global warming first emerged as a cause of global concern in the 1980's, a result of the apparent rise in global temperatures, believed to be due to human activities, such as burning of fossil fuels and destruction of forests. There is debate as to whether global warming exists, as it could merely be another example of changes in temperature the world has seen over millions of years. It is important to distinguish global warming from the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring phenomenon, without which human life would not exist on the earth. According to the New York Times article, dated January 23, 2001, in the most emphatic warning yet about the danger of global warming, scientists from ninety-nine nations meeting in Shanghai issued a report that shat sharply increased projected climate change blamed on air pollution and warned of drought and other disasters. ...
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