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T h e c l i m a t e i s c h a n g i n g d r a s t i c a l l y , r e g a r d l e s s o f w h a t s k e p t i c s s a y , t h e r e i s l i t e r a l p r o o f t h a t g o e s t o s h o w t h a t t h e E a r t h s s u r f a c e t e m p e r a t u r e h a s i n c r e a s e d d r a s t i c a l l y , e v e n i n t h e p a s t d e c a d e a l o n e , a s t h e r e i s n o w o v e r w h e l m i n g s c i e n t i f i c c o n s e n s u s t h a t g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s i n f a c t h a p p e n i n g , a n d n o t o n l y t h a t b u t a l s o t h a t i t i s h u m a n - i n d u c e d .
W i t h g l o b a l w a r m i n g a n d c l i m a t e c h a n g e o n t h e i n c r e a s e , a n d w i t h s p e c i e s a n d t h e i r h a b i t a t s o n t h e d e c e a s e , t h e c h a n c e s f o r e c o s y s t e m s t o b e a b l e t o a d a p t n a t u r a l l y a r e d i m i n i s h i n g , a n d m a n y a r e a g r e e d o n t h e f a c t t h a t t h e i s s u e o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g a n d c l i m a t e c h a n g e j u s t m a y b e o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t t h r e a t s t h a t i s f a c i n g t h e p l a n e t .
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I t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t g l o b a l w a r m i n g w i l l h a v e i n c r e d i b l e i m p a c t o n t h e w o r l d o v e r a l l , b o t h o n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a n d o n s o c i e t y i n g e n e r a l , a s h i g h e r t e m p e r a t u r e s w i l l c a u s e a m e l t i n g o f i c e i n G r e e n l a n d a n d A n t a r c t i c a , a n d t h i s w i l l r e s u l t i n a c c e l e r a t i n g t h e r i s e o f t h e s e a l e v e l . A s w e l l , t h e s p e e d a t w h i c h g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s e x p e c t e d t o o c c u r i n t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y i s f a s t e r t h a n m o s t p l a n t a n d a n i m a l s p e c i e s w i l l b e a b l e t o c o p e w i t h , t h u s r e s u l t i n g i n c a u s i n g m a n y t o b e c o m e e x t i n c t , a n d q u i c k l y a t t h a t .
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P r e p a r a t i o n i s o b v i o u s l y t h e b e s t i d e a , e s p e c i a l l y c o n s i d e r i n g t h a t i f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s g o i n g t o o c c u r t h e r e i s r e a l l y n o t h i n g t h a t a n y o n e c a n d o a b o u t i t . H o w e v e r w e c a n a t l e a s t h o l d i t o f f , b y t a k i n g m o r e c a r e a n d c o n s i d e r a t i o n w i t h t h e e n v i r o n m e n t , f o r i n s t a n c e r e c y c l i n g a n d n o t p o l l u t i n g t h e a i r a s m u c h .
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Forecast: The Weather Market Stays Stable - Washington Post
 NECN | Forecast: The Weather Market Stays Stable Washington Post, United States - Economic and weather are often equated due to their volatility and unpredictable nature. But compared to Wall Street's roller coaster ride over the past few ... Today's Weather: Mutinous Rain coming! Look for it Tuesday night, Wednesday A Tale of Two Weather Systems |
Cold, windy weather blows into Washington - Seattle Times
Cold, windy weather blows into Washington Seattle Times, United States - The National Weather Service wind advisory remains in effect until 9 am for the interior of Western Washington from Everett north. ... Storm Brings Strong Winds To Western Washington North Cascades may see first major snow of the season First significant snow in North Cascades |
The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press
 The Associated Press | The Nation's Weather The Associated Press - Severe weather was to continue sweeping across the Plains on Tuesday, while thunderstorms slipped over the Mississippi Valley and high pressure kept the ... National Weather: Cool Conditions Accompany Showers In The Midwest Weather Report: Dry Conditions On The Plains, Showers In The Corn Belt |
The Weather Underground - TIME
The Weather Underground TIME - By Claire Suddath Monday, Oct. 06, 2008 Bill Ayers, co-founder of radical organization the Weather Underground, is now a Distinguished Professor at the ... CNN Investigates the Obama/Ayers connection |
Our WEATHER Is Changing...Look For Rain By Wednesday Night - WHKP
Our WEATHER Is Changing...Look For Rain By Wednesday Night WHKP, NC - The weather system is approaching from the west...and at mid-day on Tuesday was stretching northward, from the Gulf coast, through middle Tennessee ny ... Weather today includes sunny periods, high of 15 Stormy Weather in East Texas Showers, thunderstorms possible today |