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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yF o r t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s , t h e w e a t h e r h a s b e e n q u i t e v e r y u n p r e d i c t a b l e . T h e c a s e s o f t s u n a m i i n t h e A s i a n r e g i o n a n d t h e s t r o n g h u r r i c a n e s t h a t a f f e c t e d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i n t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s a r e s t r o n g e v i d e n c e s t h a t o u r w e a t h e r i s i n d e e d t u r n i n g v i o l e n t . A c c o r d i n g t o e x p e r t s , t h e c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r c a n b e c l o s e l y l i n k e d t o g l o b a l w a r m i n g . T h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a g a t h e r e d b y e x p e r t s s h o w t h a t o u r p l a n e t i s e x p e r i e n c i n g s o m e m a j o r c h a n g e s i n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e .
T h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a s h o w e d t h a t t h e i n c r e a s e i n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e i n t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e e a r t h c a u s e d s e v e r a l c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r t h a t a f f e c t t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s s u c h a s w a t e r . A c c o r d i n g t o s t u d i e s , f o r t h e l a s t s e v e r a l y e a r s , t h e r a i n f a l l i n s o m e p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d h a s b e e n q u i t e e x t r e m e .
T h e r e a r e s o m e a r e a s w h i c h e x p e r i e n c e d e x t r e m e l y h e a v y r a i n f a l l w h i l e t h e r e a r e a l s o s o m e p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d t h a t d o e s n o t h a v e m u c h r a i n f a l l a t a l l . T h e e f f e c t s o f b o t h d r o u g h t s a n d f l o o d i n g a r e v e r y d e v a s t a t i n g t o t h e p e o p l e i n t h e a r e a . T h e f a c t t h a t c r o p s a n d o t h e r a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s a r e o f t e n v e r y m u c h a f f e c t e d b y t h e e x t r e m e w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s , t h e f o o d s e c u r i t y o f t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c o u n t r y i s a l s o a f f e c t e d .
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G l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a s h o w e d t h a t t h e e f f e c t s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s n o t o n l y l i m i t e d t o t h e c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s . S c i e n t i s t s w h o a n a l y z e d t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e r e h a d b e e n a s i g n i f i c a n t r i s e i n t h e s e a l e v e l f o r t h e p a s t 1 0 0 y e a r s . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a g a t h e r e d i n t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s , t h e s e a s h a v e r i s e n a b o u t 1 t o 2 m m / y e a r f o r t h e l a s t 1 0 0 y e a r s .
T h e g r a d u a l r i s e i n t h e s e a l e v e l i s n o t r e a l l y m u c h n o t i c e a b l e t o o r d i n a r y p e o p l e a t t h e m o m e n t b u t t i m e w i l l c o m e w h e r e s o m e l o w - l y i n g a r e a s i n t h e c o u n t r y w i l l s o o n b e i n u n d a t e d w i t h s e a w a t e r . W h e n t h i s h a p p e n s , b e f o r e w h o a r e l i v i n g n e a r t h e s e a s h o r e s w i l l l o s e t h e i r h o m e s a n d p r o p e r t i e s .
W h a t c a u s e s t h e r i s e i n t h e s e a l e v e l ? A c c o r d i n g t o e x p e r t s , t h e m e l t i n g o f t h e g l a c i e r s i n t h e N o r t h P o l e a n d t h e S o u t h P o l e c a u s e d t h e r i s e o f t h e s e a l e v e l . A s a t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e e a r t h s s u r f a c e r i s e , t h e g l a c i e r s s t a r t s t o m e l t a n d t h e w a t e r c o m i n g f r o m t h e s e g l a c i e r s f l o w i n t o t h e s e a . I f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c o n t i n u e s , t h e g l a c i e r s c o u l d m e l t a t a f a s t e r d e g r e e a n d t h e s e a l e v e l w i l l d r a s t i c a l l y r i s e .
A List Of Facts On Global Warming News
Rain-laden low pressure system to weaken but not completely go away - Houston Chronicle
Rain-laden low pressure system to weaken but not completely go away Houston Chronicle, United States - The National Weather Service said the low had drifted into northern Texas on Wednesday and was moving slowly eastward. Forecasters expected the system to ... Weekend holds little prospect of rain, with highs in the 80s Our first 90-degree day could be today Summer weather returns to Tri-State |
Weather Guys - USA Today
Weather Guys USA Today - "Although no single weather event can be attributed to global warming, it's critical to understand that a warming climate is supplying the very conditions ... |
Hot and humid weather today in central Wisconsin - Wausau Daily Herald
Hot and humid weather today in central Wisconsin Wausau Daily Herald, WI - Temperatures in the 80s and high humidity today will make it feel warm and sticky in the Wausau area, according to the National Weather Service in Green Bay ... Today's weather: Have you ever seen the rain? Today's weather Surf’s up, Hilton Head, thanks to Fay |
World champions Germany make heavy weather of bronze - AFP
 AFP | World champions Germany make heavy weather of bronze AFP - BEIJING (AFP) — Germany won their third consecutive Olympics bronze medal but made heavy weather of it against never-say-die Japan with a hard-fought 2-0 ... |
Agency eyes funding for weather sats - The Daily Yomiuri
Agency eyes funding for weather sats The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - The government has been operating the two Himawari satellites, hoping to prevent a glitch in one from hampering its satellite weather forecasting system. ... |