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| | ==Reported effects of Climate Change== | | ==Reported effects of Climate Change== |
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| − | Reported past or expected/possible future environmental and societal consequences of Climate change include,
| + | Besides Global Warming, reported past or expected/possible future environmental and societal consequences of Climate Change include, |
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| | + | *Global cooling.<ref>http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/global-warming-causing-global-cooling</ref> |
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| | * Decreased food production.<ref> Fred Pearce, ''Climate change warning over food production,'' Newscientist.com, April 26, 2005</ref> | | * Decreased food production.<ref> Fred Pearce, ''Climate change warning over food production,'' Newscientist.com, April 26, 2005</ref> |
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| | * Shrinking forests.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/11/amazon-global-warming-trees/print David Adam, ''Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change''] March 11, 2009, guardian.co.uk</ref> | | * Shrinking forests.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/11/amazon-global-warming-trees/print David Adam, ''Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change''] March 11, 2009, guardian.co.uk</ref> |
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| | + | * Increased productivity of high-elevation forests.'<ref>'Global Warming May Spur Increased Growth In Pacific Northwest'' Oct. 20, 2009, Forests Science Daily</ref> |
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| | * Melting glaciers.<ref>Global warming causing hundreds of Antarctic Peninsula glaciers to melt,'' | | * Melting glaciers.<ref>Global warming causing hundreds of Antarctic Peninsula glaciers to melt,'' |
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| | * A lop-sided planet.<ref>Robert Roy Britt, June 29,2005 LiveScience.com</ref> | | * A lop-sided planet.<ref>Robert Roy Britt, June 29,2005 LiveScience.com</ref> |
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| | + | * Stronger hurricanes.<ref>''Global Warming: Warmer Seas Linked To Strengthening Hurricanes,'' Sep. 4, 2008, ScienceDaily</ref> |
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| | + | * Weaker Hurricanes.<ref>Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer, ''Global warming may diminish Atlantic hurricane activity'', 04-17-2007, USA Today</ref> |
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| | * Shorter days.<ref>[http://www.itwire.com/content/view/11220/1066/ William Atkins, ''Researchers say global warming should cause shorter days''], ITWire, April 11, 2007</ref> | | * Shorter days.<ref>[http://www.itwire.com/content/view/11220/1066/ William Atkins, ''Researchers say global warming should cause shorter days''], ITWire, April 11, 2007</ref> |