What+is+Global+Warming?

What is global warming and what are its effects on the globe?  Global warming is the heating of the earth. The theory is, as the CO2 emissions increase the temperature of the earth is increasing which in turn is causing the sea levels to rise as the increase in temperature is causing the ice caps to melt. When there is major climate change there is also a change in the weather patterns causing there to be an increased number in the quantity and severity of storms, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other natural disasters. As the climate changes the animals will find their environments to be unsuitable for continuing their way of life. Either they will adapt to their new climate, migrate to new environments or die off as a species. Global warming will have a great effect on human life around the globe. As temperatures increase the ice caps and ice shelves are beginning to melt, this will cause the sea level to rise. It is predicted that many coastal areas of countries will be submerged in water and people will have to retreat closer to the centre of countries where higher sea levels will not have an effect on the available land. Countries climate will change dramatically as the earth continues to heat countries that rely on their climate to produce products such as crops and agriculture will have many economical problems as the climate will no longer support them to produce their product.


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