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GLOBAL WARMING NEWS

Global warming is caused by the build up of gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide and methane, which form a sort of blanket over the Earth, trapping in heat that would normally escape the atmosphere. The leading greenhouse gas... [more]

Global warming is caused by the build up of gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide and methane, which form a sort of blanket over the Earth, trapping in heat that would normally escape the atmosphere. The leading greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide, a pollutant emitted from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural has. While it is true that there has always been some natural climate variability, the changes that are currently underway are unlike anything that has been seen before. Record levels of carbon dioxide are having a far reaching change over our weather, sea levels, and climate.

When do you think North Pole ice will melt away?

34 votes:
Within the next 6 months
3%
Within the next year
6%
Within the next 5 years
9%
Within my lifetime
15%
Within the next 2 or 3 generations
18%
It'll be a long time from now
15%
North pole ice won't melt, global warming is a farce
35%
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