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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yT h e d e f i n i t i o n o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c a n b e d e s c r i b e d a s a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e a i r t e m p e r a t u r e n e a r t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e e a r t h a n d a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e w a t e r t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e o c e a n s . T h i s i n c r e a s e o f t e m p e r a t u r e h a s b e e n s t e a d i l y o n t h e r i s e a n d s t u d i e s s h o w t h a t t h e r e i s n o t a n e n d i n s i g h t .
G l o b a l w a r m i n g i s o f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e g r e e n h o u s e e f f e c t . I t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t g r e e n h o u s e g a s s e s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e w a r m i n g t r e n d t h e e a r t h i s c u r r e n t l y e x p e r i e n c i n g . M u c h o f t h i s g r e e n h o u s e g a s i s a t t r i b u t e d t o a n i n c r e a s e i n c o m m e r c i a l i n d u s t r y w h i c h r e l e a s e s p o l l u t a n t s i n t o t h e a i r . T h e r e a r e m a n y s c i e n t i s t s w h o a g r e e w i t h t h i s d e f i n i t i o n o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g .
W i t h i n t h i s s c o p e o f t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d e f i n i t i o n y o u w i l l f i n d t h e r e a r e c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r p a t t e r n s a n d t h e l e v e l s o f p r e c i p i t a t i o n . T h e l e v e l s o f p r e c i p i t a t i o n h a v e a d i r e c t i m p a c t o n a g r i c u l t u r e a n d t h e e x p e c t e d a g r i c u l t u r a l y i e l d . T h e r e a r e m o r e o c c u r r e n c e s o f e x t r e m e w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s s u c h a s t o r n a d o s a n d t s u n a m i s . T h e r e h a s a l s o b e e n a r i s e i n h u r r i c a n e s a n d t h e s e h u r r i c a n e s h a v e i n c r e a s e d i n t h e i r i n t e n s i t y . 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 a r e s l o w l y b e g i n n i n g t o e m e r g e o n a w o r l d w i d e b a s i s .
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T h e r e a r e c u r r e n t l y m a n y e v e n t s t h a t a r e b e i n g b l a m e d o n g l o b a l w a r m i n g . M a n y a r e a s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g w a r m e r t e m p e r a t u r e s a n d f o r a l o n g e r p e r i o d o f t i m e . A r e a s w h e r e s p r i n g w a s u s u a l l y a m i l d w a r m i n g t r e n d w h i c h l e d i n t o s u m m e r n o w a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g m u c h h i g h e r t e m p e r a t u r e s d u r i n g t h e s p r i n g m o n t h s . T h e s a m e h o l d s t r u e f o r t h e f a l l ; t e m p e r a t u r e s a r e s t a y i n g h o t t e r d u r i n g t h e l a t e r m o n t h s o f t h e y e a r . T h e s e w e a t h e r e x t r e m e s w i l l a f f e c t b o t h h u m a n a n d a n i m a l l i f e a s w e l l a s t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a r o u n d u s . D e c r e a s e s i n r a i n f a l l h a v e a d i r e c t i m p a c t o f v e g e t a t i o n w h i c h i s a f o o d s o u r c e f o r b o t h h u m a n s a n d a n i m a l s .
W h e n y o u e x p e r i e n c e a d e c r e a s e i n r a i n f a l l y o u a l s o e x p e r i e n c e a d e c r e a s e i n t h e q u a l i t y o f a v a i l a b l e d r i n k i n g w a t e r . S i n c e m a n k i n d i s d e p e n d e n t o n w a t e r , t h i s w i l l o f t e n l e a d t o t h e s p r e a d i n g o f d i s e a s e s . D i s e a s e s a n d g e r m s u s u a l l y t h r i v e m u c h b e t t e r i n a w a r m e r c l i m a t e a s d o i n s e c t s . Y o u w i l l n o t i c e a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e i n s e c t p o p u l a t i o n i f y o u h a v e h a d a m i l d w i n t e r .
T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c a n a l s o r e f e r t o t h e d e p l e t i o n o f t h e o z o n e l a y e r w h i c h p r e v e n t s m a n y o f t h e h a r m f u l r a y s f r o m t h e s u n . M a n y s c i e n t i s t s b e l i e v e t h e o z o n e l a y e r i s b e i n g d a m a g e d a s a r e s u l t o f t h e m a n y g a s s e s a n d p o l l u t a n t s w e a r e p u t t i n g i n t h e a i r . N o t e v e r y b o d y c a n a g r e e t o t h e c a u s e s b u t e v e r y b o d y c a n a g r e e t h a t w e a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a l c h a n g e s i n o u r w o r l d a r o u n d u s .
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Weather Service serves up hot forecast for Washington - Seattle Times
Weather Service serves up hot forecast for Washington Seattle Times, United States - The National Weather Service says this will be the warmest weekend in Washington since last summer. Forecasters expect highs in the 80s in Western ... Colorado heat wave could lead to flooding Melting snow might flood South Sound rivers Forecasters say Washington weather turning hot |
The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press
 Washington Post | The Nation's Weather The Associated Press - Showers and thunderstorms were expected in Florida and parts of the Southeast Coast on Saturday. Showers were also expected in the coastal areas of New ... Ready or not, it's gonna get triple-digit hot |
England held up by weather in first Test - CNN
 Canoe.ca | England held up by weather in first Test CNN - Over nine hours of play have been lost due to the unpredictable English summer although dry weather is forecast for Sunday and Monday. ... Weather frustrates England Weather halts England progress Cook shines in weather-hit Test |
Firefighters helped by weather in fighting fires - Sun-Sentinel.com
Firefighters helped by weather in fighting fires Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - AP PALM BAY - Weather conditions are making it a little easier for firefighters to combat wildfires burning in parts of Florida. Fires that destroyed dozens ... |
Soon, a shield against vagaries of weather - Sify
Soon, a shield against vagaries of weather Sify, India - But a slight change of these can lead to big losses not only in agriculture but also for several companies whose business is dependent on weather ... |