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GLOBAL WARMING
Short Wave
Key WordsSunShort wave radiation (insolation)Absorbed Earth's surfaceRe-radiatedLong wave radiationAbsorbed/AtmosphereGreenhouses gases
72% Co2Increasing 3% each yearCreated by burning fossil fuels
Disadvantages of Global Warming
• Ocean circulation disrupted, disrupting and having unknown effects on world climate.
• Higher sea level leading to flooding of low-lying lands and deaths and disease from flood and evacuation.
• Deserts get drier leaving to increased desertification.
Advantages of Global Warming
• Advantages of Global Warming• Arctic, Antarctic, Siberia, and other frozen
regions of earth may experience more plant growth and milder climates.
• The next ice age may be prevented from occurring.
• Northwest Passage through Canada's formerly-icy north opens up to sea transportation.
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