What is global warming?

Understanding global warming: Its impacts on daily life & practical strategies teens can adopt to combat climate change.

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Understanding Global Warming: The Basics Global warming refers to the long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in the Earth's atmosphere. This phenomenon is closely linked with climate change, which includes not only rising average temperatures but also extreme weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats, rising seas, and a range of other impacts. All of these changes stem from the increased levels of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, in our atmosphere. How Global Warming...
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