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Fast Facts
  1. Recording of the global average temperature for combined land and ocean surfaces first began during the mid-nineteenth century. 1998 was the hottest year on record, followed by 2005. Six of the eight highest annual temperatures were recorded between 1998 and 2005.
  2. The 10 warmest years since 1860 have all been since 1980.
  3. The U.S. is home to less than 5% of Earth's population but produces 25% of CO2 emissions.
  4. In a March 2006 poll by TIME, ABC News, and Stanford University, 85% of respondents agreed that global warming probably is happening; 87% believed the government should either encourage or require lowering of power-plant emissions; and 85% thought something should be done to get cars to use less gasoline.



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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.

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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)

 

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Global Warming in the News

Byline: Debra J. Saunders

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Liberal zeal on global warming has long seemed quasi-religious. Now a British court agrees. Tim Nicholson, senior executive at a property-investment company over there, was fired for protesting the…>> (read more)

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