| Composite findings of about 2,000
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| | Over the past century (reference year
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| scientists do not augur well for future
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| | 1900), global temperatures on the average
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| years due to the alarming rate the
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| | have risen from 0.7 to 0.8 degrees. This
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| earth's lower atmosphere is warming up.
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| | has been documented as the culprit in the
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| The world is being warned of hunger and
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| | ongoing death or bleaching of the Indian
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| thirst for millions (even billions) due
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| | coral reefs, as well as those in the
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| to global warming. The continuous
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| | Indian Ocean. Warmer temperatures also
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| emission of greenhouse gases such as
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| | means more evaporation increasing the
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| carbon dioxide and methane has worsened
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| | concentration of water vapor in the
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| the situation especially in the most
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| | atmosphere, another influencing factor
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| recent years. Global warming has
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| | that has increased the greenhouse effect
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| triggered climate change in all parts of
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| | over the oceans by 4% over the past 35
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| the world, most apparent of which is the
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| | years.
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| warming of the polar zones which has
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| | Once temperature increase reaches 2 - 3
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| flushed water from the melted ice to the
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| | degrees above that in 1900, Australias
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| oceans, disrupting the ecology and the
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| | alpine zones will totally be gone.
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| affecting the lifestyle of thousands of
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| | Another scary consequence would be the
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| people.
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| | imminent total destruction of Amazon
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| Millions of homes (pegged at 7 million)
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| | forest system of South America. The
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| could be washed away by sea levels that
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| | greatest casualty: biodiversity.
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| are continuously on the swell. The Great
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| | As with any late realizations, global
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| Barrier Reef, the pride of Australia and
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| | warming awareness is not without
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| the refuge of most of the world's most
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| | tradeoffs in regards to human and
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| treasured sea creatures, (the living reef
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| | economic costs, which is relatively
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| in itself considered as the biggest
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| | higher in poor countries. Many African
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| organism in the world) could die in just
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| | countries are now being debilitated by
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| decades, the same reports say. This is
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| | very serious water shortages. Flooding of
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| part of the draft of the UN
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| | coastal areas in low-lying regions is now
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| Intergovernmental Panel on Global Warming
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| | a common phenomenon. Hardest hit are
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| Awareness 2007 or IPCC. This highly
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| | Bangladesh and many islands along the
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| compelling study from IPCC is a
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| | Pacific.
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| significant development it has always
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| | Other alarming consequences of global
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| been reputed for no-nonsense (neutral),
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| | warming include:
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| highly statistical (cautious) reporting.
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| | Killer heat waves . They will be worse,
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| Australia is a focal point in one part of
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| | will last longer, and will be more
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| the reports, warning on the effects of
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| | frequent than that of summer 2003 which
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| warmer and more acidic seas on the Great
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| | hit southern Europe.
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| Barrier Reef (mainly coral bleaching) by
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| | Stronger, more destructive tropical
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| 2030. This detrimental effect is caused
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| | storms and hurricanes. There will also be
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| by the death of the corals, leaving only
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| | marked increase in rainfall and flooding
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| its skeleton (used to be sold but is now
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| | of coastlines.
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| prohibited as decorative items tourist
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| | High probability of ice-free summers in
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| shops).
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| | the Arctic, ongoing melting of mountain
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| In the report, scientists say that the
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| | glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets.
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| coast northeast of Australia known as The
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| | Significant rise in sea levels. Even if
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| World Heritage would be most damaged by
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| | carbon dioxide levels will be stabilized,
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| warmer temperatures. This means
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| | the world will still stand witness to
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| extinction of more than 133,000 square
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| | higher sea levels 0.43 meters higher in
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| miles of underwater living wonders.
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| | 2100 and 0.8 meters by 2300.
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