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Global warming




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If the earth was not surrounded by a warm blanket of air it would be much too for human inhabitation. The earth�s atmosphere contains small amounts of , methan and nitrous oxide and other � which are known as . The greenhouse effect occurs when � passes through the atmosphere and strikes the . Some light is reflected and some is � and warms the surface of the earth which radiates into atmosphere where it is absorbed by greenhouse gases. They help to � the temperature of the earth. Due to burning large amounts of , � and , the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has dramatically . Carbon dioxide has increased � per cent in the atmosphere since 1750. Trees remove CO2 from the air as a part of their natural . As people cut down forests, trees capacity to remove CO2 from the � is lowered. Scientists are concerned that if we � to burn large amounts of � and cut down forests, the greenhouse effect will result in increase of world temperature known as . A warming of only a few � can cause a number of � problems including the melting of polar , causing ocean �to rise and �coastal areas.
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  1. a disaster when water covers land and causes damage
  2. a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
  3. a kind of energy that can replace itself by natural processes
  4. a type of weather that the country has
  5. sudden period of hot weather
  6. using the power of sun
  7. being in danger
  8. cutting down large areas of forests
  9. particular hight of something, e.g. water
  10. changing substance to liquid
  11. condition in atmosphere relating to temperature
  12. rain, wind, thunder and lightning make that
  13. long periods of dry weather
  14. no longer living or existing
  15. substance, usually gas, which goes into atmosphere
  16. natural place where animals or plants live
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