| Highly increase in the average
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| | millions of dollars in damage in Texas,
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| temperature of the Earth's near-surface
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| | Montana and North Dakota. Since the early
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| air and oceans in recent decades and its
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| | 1950s, snow accumulation has declined 60
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| projected continuation is called Global
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| | percent and winter seasons have shortened
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| Warming.
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| | in some areas of the Cascade Range in
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| Global warming is a phenomenon that has
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| | Oregon and Washington.
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| been discussed widely nowadays and global
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| | Of course, the impacts of global warming
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| warming causes are one of the most
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| | are not limited to the United States. In
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| studied subjects presently in the world.
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| | 2003, extreme heat waves caused more than
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| Through out the world many governments,
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| | 20,000 deaths in Europe and more than
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| institutes and universities are trying to
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| | 1,500 deaths in India. And in what
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| find out what are the causes for global
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| | scientists regard as an alarming sign of
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| warming. As the effects of global warming
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| | events to come, the area of the Arctic's
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| is becoming more and more evident, many
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| | perennial polar ice cap is declining at
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| of us have started to realize that steps
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| | the rate of 9 percent per decade.
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| have to be taken to control Global
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| | Is global warming making hurricanes
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| warming at the earliest and various
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| | worse?
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| countries and people have started working
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| | Global warming doesn't create hurricanes,
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| towards it. For this we know exactly what
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| | but it does make them stronger and more
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| is global warming, causes of global
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| | dangerous. Because the ocean is getting
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| warming and effects of global warming.
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| | warmer, tropical storms can pick up more
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| What causes global warming?
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| | energy and become more powerful. So
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| Carbon dioxide and other air pollution
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| | global warming could turn, say, a
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| that is collecting in the atmosphere like
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| | category 3 storm into a much more
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| a thickening blanket, trapping the sun's
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| | dangerous category 4 storm. In fact,
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| heat and causing the planet to warm up.
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| | scientists have found that the
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| Coal-burning power plants are the largest
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| | destructive potential of hurricanes has
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| U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution
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| | greatly increased along with ocean
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| -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every
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| | temperature over the past 35 years.
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| year. Automobiles, the second largest
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| | What can I do to help fight global
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| source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of
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| | warming?
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| CO2 annually.
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| | There are many simple steps you can take
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| Here's the good news: technologies exist
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| | right now to cut global warming
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| today to make cars that run cleaner and
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| | pollution. Make conserving energy a part
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| burn less gas, modernize power plants and
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| | of your daily routine. Each time you
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| generate electricity from nonpolluting
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| | choose a compact fluorescent light bulb
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| sources, and cut our electricity use
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| | over an incandescent bulb, for example,
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| through energy efficiency. The challenge
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| | you'll lower your energy bill and keep
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| is to be sure these solutions are put to
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| | nearly 700 pounds of carbon dioxide out
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| use.
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| | of the air over the bulb's lifetime. By
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| Are warmer temperatures causing bad
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| | opting for a refrigerator with the Energy
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| things to happen?
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| | Star label -- indicating it uses at least
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| Global warming is already causing damage
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| | 15 percent less energy than the federal
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| in many parts of the United States. In
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| | requirement -- over a less
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| 2002, Colorado, Arizona and Oregon
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| | energy-efficient model, you can reduce
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| endured their worst wildfire seasons
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| | carbon dioxide pollution by nearly a ton
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| ever. The same year, drought created
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| | in total. Join NRDC in our campaign
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| severe dust storms in Montana, Colorado
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| | against global warming.
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| and Kansas, and floods caused hundreds of
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