Global Warming 
Global warming is the theory that average temperatures around the world have begun to rise, and will continue to rise, because of an increase of certain gases in Earth's atmosphere. These gases are called "greenhouse gases" because they trap heat just like a greenhouse. The most plentiful greenhouse gases are water vapor and carbon dioxide. The increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to be the main reason for global warming.
In January 2001 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of scientific experts assembled by the United Nations, released a frightening report on the potential consequences of the climate phenomenon known as global warming. The panel found that the 1990s had been the warmest decade on record and…>> (read more)
Global Warming Points of View
5 Media Misrepresentation of Global Warming Studies
6 Worldwide Effects of Global Warming
7 Potential Effects of Global Warming on Human Health
8 Researchers Investigate the Global Warming Phenomenon
9 Global Warming Research in the Arctic
10 Scientific Evidence for Global Warming
11 Scientific Skepticism About Global Warming
12 Global Warming Results from Natural Causes
13 Global Warming in the Antarctic
14 Sinking Islands in the Pacific
15 International Community Must Act Together to Solve Global Warming
16 Global Warming Solution Is Not Necessary
17 Use of Fossil Fuels Should Be Curtailed
18 Proposal for International Funding of Energy Alternatives
19 Contraction and Convergence: A New Plan to Stop Global Warming
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Global Warming in the News
Byline: Matthew B. Stannard; Chronicle Staff Writer
Federal officials on Tuesday cleared California to impose tough greenhouse gas limits on new motor vehicles that more than a…>> (read more)
Byline: David R. Baker; Chronicle Staff Writer
Many California businesses could soon face the nation's first state fee for emitting greenhouse gases, under a proposal state air…>> (read more)
Even though the Clean Air Act was designed to address conventional forms of pollution, the Supreme Court held in 2007 that its language could be read to authorize the…>> (read more)
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