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National Geographic

National Geographic
First Mammal Species Goes Extinct Due to Climate Change The humble Bramble Cay melomys has disappeared from its island in the Great Barrier Reef. Climate Change Making Calendars Run Amok People in Central Asia are recalibrating their system of time to adapt to a changing ecosystem. The Great Energy Challenge The National Geographic initiative is a call to action to become actively involved, to learn more and do more—to change how we think about and consume energy so that we can all help tackle the big energy questions. U.S.' The Arctic Is Melting.

Learn the Basics | A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change | US EPA Our world is always changing. Look out your window long enough, and you might see the weather change. Look even longer, and you'll see the seasons change. The Earth's climate is changing, too, but in ways that you can't easily see. The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. These gases are called greenhouse gases. The Greenhouse Effect Certain gases in the atmosphere keep the Earth warm through a process called the greenhouse effect. (<a href=".. to learn more about the greenhouse effect and how people are causing it to become stronger. Did You Know? Carbon dioxide can stay in the atmosphere for thousands of years!

Humans are producing more carbon dioxide by burning...

In this article it talks about how global warming has affected our planet and just asks if different solutions may work. It wasnt really straight forward on an opinion though. by canakamura Jan 16

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