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Global 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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