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As early as 1990, coral reef expert Tom Goreau and I pointed out that mass coral bleaching events observed during the 1980’s were probably due to anomalously warm temperatures related to climate change. Mass coral bleaching results in the starvation, shrinkage and death of the corals that support the thousands of species that live on coral reefs.

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Info from: The Oceanic Sink for Anthropogenic CO2, and Copenhagen Diagnosis

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Info from: The Oceanic Sink for Anthropogenic CO2, and Copenhagen Diagnosis

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This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the upper layer of the oceans is increasing by about 2 billion tons per year.

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Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent.

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The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950. The U.S. has also witnessed increasing numbers of intense rainfall events.

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The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 7,000 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization.

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Amount of Carbon Dioxide Particles in the air

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Amount of Carbon Dioxide Particles in the air

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Because human activities cause global
warming, changing our ways can slow down
the warming trend. But can we keep up with
the speed of climate change? That’s another
reason scientists are worried.

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And we would be losers if this included pests or insects that spread disease. For example, mosquitoes are already finding more places to lay their eggs in a warmer, wetter world.

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Water from melting snow feeds the rivers and keeps the forests healthy. Without it, dry forests are at a greater risk for wild fires.

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On land, global warming will cause forest boundaries to change. As Earth warms, trees will be able to grow farther north into the tundra and higher up the mountains. But it will take time for these new forests to mature so that they can support the animals that depend on them.

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When things change, they have trouble adapting. For instance, changes in ocean currents affect fish and other sea creatures whose life cycles depend on the temperatures, movement, and salt content of water.

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Warmer temperatures over the entire globe have already caused surprising changes in polar ice, weather patterns, and the behavior of the oceans. One change leads to another, and, like falling dominoes, these changes affect the lives of many plants and animals, including humans.