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Global Warming

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  • Crisp: Climate change reaches scary milestone

    there any good news on the climate front? On May 14, the International Energy Agency produced a five-year outlook for the global energy market. The "good news" is that the threat of oil shortages has essentially disappeared and that the U.S.will continue to   Read more »

  • UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world

    -- The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing   Read more »

  • Orszag: Cities need the resilience to face future Sandys

    Whether or not Hurricane Sandy had a connection to climate change , climate change will make future Hurricane Sandys more common , imposing enormous costs on cities.Since we seem to lack the will to reduce this threat by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, w   Read more »

  • Clinton announces Latin America initiative

    -- The Clinton Global Initiative is taking its formula of a powerhouse gathering of global leaders to a new part of the world.Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that the first Clinton Global Initiative Latin America is scheduled for December 8-10 in   Read more »

  • Science a hit at Cinema Arts in Huntington

    Helix" during the post-film reception. 7:30 p.m. May 22: " The Unchained Goddess " is an animated movie that discusses global warming as it was perceived in 1958. Tongue of the NOAA in Upton will discuss how the perception of global warming has changed since   Read more »

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About Global Warming

Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 20th century.[A] Most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century was caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, which results from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation.

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