Climate Change and Global Warming
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• THE DARK OCEAN SURFACE REFLECTS ONLY 6 PERCENT OF INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION, WHEREAS SE
• SNOW AND ICE COVER AFFECT HOW MUCH THE EARTH'S SURFACE ABSORBS OR REFLECTS INCOMING S
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8. Observed temperature
changesTHE MODELS CAN NOT ASSUME THE CLIMATE WILL WARM DUE TO INCREASING LEVELS OF G
INSTEAD THE MODELS PREDICT HOW GREENHOUSE GASES WILL INTERACT WITH RADIATIVE
PHYSICAL PROCESSES. WARMING OR COOLING IS THUS A RESULT, NOT AN ASSUMPTION, OF
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AS THE CLIMATE CHANGE MELTS SEA ICE, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
PROJECTS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF POLAR BEARSWILL DISAPPEAR BY 2050