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Global Warming
(redirected from Modern Warming)

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global warming,
an ecologic model of world climate changes based on the greenhouse effect, exacerbated by burning of fossil fuels, massive deforestation, and conversion of cropland to industrial and other urban uses, all contributing to an increase in the earth's temperature. Major shifts in climate are not unusual in the history of the earth, which has undergone global warming in previous periods of geologic history.

Global Warming
An increase of average global temperature—up to 1ÂșC—since the beginning of the 20th century


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As Hornet observes, when statistical errors in the data underlying the chart were corrected, the real record indicated that modern warming was in line with previous climate variability.
 
 
 
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