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'''Climate change''' is one of the top environmental issues, with liberals and conservatives evenly divided on whether recent [[global warming]] is more natural or man-made. | '''Climate change''' is one of the top environmental issues, with liberals and conservatives evenly divided on whether recent [[global warming]] is more natural or man-made. | ||
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| + | The main contention of environmentalists like [[Al Gore]] is the argument that: | ||
| + | #The earth's atmosphere warmed one or two degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 Centigrade) during the 20th century. | ||
| + | #Most of this warming is man-made. | ||
| + | #The warming is likely to continue and to be harmful to human, animal and plant life. | ||
| + | #We must all work together to stop it by reducing emission of "[[greenhouse gases]]". | ||
See also: | See also: | ||
*[[anthropogenic global warming]] | *[[anthropogenic global warming]] | ||
Revision as of 20:11, November 24, 2007
Climate change is one of the top environmental issues, with liberals and conservatives evenly divided on whether recent global warming is more natural or man-made.
The main contention of environmentalists like Al Gore is the argument that:
- The earth's atmosphere warmed one or two degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 Centigrade) during the 20th century.
- Most of this warming is man-made.
- The warming is likely to continue and to be harmful to human, animal and plant life.
- We must all work together to stop it by reducing emission of "greenhouse gases".
See also: