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The threat of global warming is as real as the threats of terrorism, local crime, earthquakes, and poor health. We must think of our endangered planet with the same urgency as these other threats. Many of us do what we feel we can: buy a hybrid car, recycle, use compact fluorescent bulbs, and we know it is not enough. This documentary demonstrates that solutions are already here. We profile individuals and businesses that have shifted their thinking from personal to global … More >>
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Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change: A Scientific Symposium on Stabilisation of Greenhouse Gases was a 2005 international conference that examined the link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration, and the 2 °C (3.6 °F) ceiling on global warming thought necessary to avoid the most serious effects of global warming. Previously this had generally been accepted as being 550 ppm. The conference took place under the United Kingdom’s presidency of the G8, with the… More >>
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Regional effects of global warming. Global warming, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse gas, Carbon dioxide, Water cycle, Evaporation, Precipitation (meteorology), Ocean current, Current sea level rise, Ice sheet, Ice cap, Glacier, Arctic shrinkage, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Shutdown of thermohaline circulation… More >>