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Whoever came up with the name "Global Warming" did a big disservice to the science community. I can't even tell you how many times in the past week someone has said "Global Warming? Look at all the snow this winter!".
Apparently the "warming" only takes place in certain places, but the overall average temperature of the planet increases slightly, and the result is basically more extreme weather as well as shifts in weather patterns.
Will this destroy the planet? Of course not. What it will do is simply shift the climate around. So places that were wet may become dry, and places where it was warm may become cold, etc. Sounds like no big deal on the surface, but if you look at where our population centers are, we have carefully chosen our cities in desirable locations. People are not going to be happy when their expensive beachfront property is underwater or when the price of their water bill increases 600% because the reservoirs are empty due to lack of rain. Be prepared also for more snow, rain, wind, tornados, hurricanes, floods, draughts, forest fires, etc. It has only just started.
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