Global warming: not just hot air.The mission was historic: 10,000 policy makers from 150 countries converged in Kyoto, Japan, last December for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change. Their aim: to get a grip on the issue that could one day alter human life on Earth--global warming. Before it becomes global cooking. Delegates haggled over a worldwide treaty to put the brakes on waste gases that could overheat o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. Earth's atmosphere “Air” redirects here. For other uses, see Air (disambiguation). Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earth's gravity. It contains roughly (by molar content/volume) 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0. and turn global weather into a frenzy Frenzy Beatlemania term referring to the Beatles’ (rock musicians) immense popularity; manifested by screaming fans in the 1960s. [Pop. Culture: Miller, 172–181] Big Bull Market of heat waves and droughts. What's all the heat about? Why is global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. so urgent? Read on. |
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