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Global warming is real and under way...
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The mainstream scientific consensus on global warming is becoming clearer and more compelling every day: changes in our climate are real and are under way. Now. But we can do something about it.

The evidence that human-induced global warming is real cannot be ignored. Consider:

* Since the beginning of the 20th century, Earth's mean surface temperature has increased by about 1.1°F (0.6°C).

* Over the last 40 years, which is the period with the most reliable data, the temperature increased by about 0.5°F (0.2-0.3°C).

* Warming in the 20th century is greater than at any time during the past 400 to 600 years.

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Seven of the 10 warmest years in the 20th century occurred in the 1990s. In fact, the hottest year since reliable instrumental temperature measurements began was 1998, when global temperatures spiked due to one of the strongest El Niños on record.

In addition, changes in the natural environment support the evidence from temperature records.

* Mountain glaciers the world over are receding.

* The Arctic ice pack has lost about 40 percent of its thickness over the past four decades.

* Global sea level is rising about three times faster over the past 100 years compared with the previous 3,000 years.

* A growing number of studies show plants and animals changing their range and behavior in response to shifts in climate.


...causing serious disruptions to our environment and lives
As Earth continues to warm, there is a growing risk that the climate will change in ways that will seriously disrupt our lives. While on average the globe will get warmer and receive more precipitation, individual regions will experience different climatic changes, with different consequences for the local environment. Among the most severe are:

* a faster rise in sea level;

* more heat waves and droughts, resulting in more and more conflicts over water resources;

* more extreme weather events, producing floods and property destruction; and

* a greater potential for heat-related illnesses and deaths, as well as the wider spread of infectious diseases carried by insects and rodents into areas previously free from them.

If climatic trends continue unabated, global warming will threaten our health, cities, farms and forests, beaches and wetlands, and other natural habitats.

We can take action to reduce the threat

Fortunately, we can take action to slow global warming. Global warming results primarily from human activities that release heat-trapping gases and particles into the air. The most important of these activities are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil) and deforestation. To reduce the emission of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides, we can curb our consumption of fossil fuels, use technologies that reduce emissions wherever possible, and protect the world’s forests.

We can also do things to lessen the impact of global warming and adapt to those consequences most likely to occur (e.g., through careful long-term planning and other strategies that reduce our vulnerability to global warming).

Be part of the solution

Clearly, global warming is a grave problem. It will take everyone—governments, industry, communities, and individuals—working together to make a real difference.

At UCS, we’re working to bring sound scientific information to policy makers and the public to educate them about global warming, its consequences, and practical, available solutions. We’re raising awareness of the need for action and working to create congressional support for sound solutions.

But we don’t stop there. We’re also advocating policies that will combat global warming over the long term. Things like clean cars that run on alternative fuels, environmentally responsible renewable energy technologies, and a stop to the clear-cutting of valuable forests.

These are solutions that will help reduce global warming, and you can be a part of them.



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Program Overview
Restoring Scientific Integrity
Forests
Invasive Species
Global Warming
Archive


Contents
Special Features
- Climate Change in California
- Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk
- Gulf Coast Ecological Heritage at Risk

Updates
- Global Warming Policy Update - 5/2005

Climate Science
- Crichton’s Thriller State of Fear
- Hurricanes and Climate Change
- Abrupt Climate Change FAQ
- Scientists' Letter on Climate Change
- Global Warming FAQ
- Fact vs Fiction on Climate Change
- Science of Global Warming

Climate Impacts
- Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
- Climate Change in the Hawkeye State
- Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast
- Early Warning Signs of Global Warming
- IPCC: Climate Change Impacts

Climate Solutions
- Ten Personal Solutions
- Climate Control: Clean Vehicles & Greenhouse Gas in California
- Common Sense on Climate Change: Practical Solutions to Global Warming
- What You Can Do about Global Warming
- Marine Sequestering?
- Geologic Carbon Sequestering

Backgrounders
- Prominent Skeptics Organizations
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Climate Policy
- Climate Stewardship Act

Resources
- Sound Science Initiative
- Global Warming Materials for Educators
- Global Warming Resources on the Web



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i know that this isnt the first time global warming situations occured, and people paniced. people tend to get all panicy about it. my physio teacher said that global warming is a cycle the earth goes through. if you look at the datas throughout the years. it goes up and down continously