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The Kyoto Protocol's failures and the need for enforceable climate agreements

Over the last several decades, global warming has become a consistent threat that has the potential of disrupting life on Earth as we know it. This is because the rising temperatures from the activities of human kind are causing the problem to become worse.

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Effects of global warming on Australian wildlife and climate

The issue of globalization and its effects on the world has become an ever-increasing subject for debate. Although it is considered that only highly industrialized countries and regions are affected by this process of globalizations, areas such as Australia are not out of reach either.

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Ruddiman's argument for early human influence on Earth's climate

The first forty-four pages of Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum by William F. Ruddiman has something to offend everyone.

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Population dynamics and environmental change in contemporary society

The world we live in is marked by constant change and this affects all features of every day life. Among the most relevant changes that affect the contemporaneous society, one could easily point out the larger number of possibilities and therefore the increasing demands and consumerism levels.

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Global warming's effects on climate, natural disasters, and disease

For many years, people have been talking about how the weather has changed over the past ten years. In fact, you may have witnessed these changes first hand. The earth's climate has been continuously changing for millions of years.

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Industrial Revolution and the emergence of global environmental change

The 20th century, in fact, has seen incredible dramatic changes in so many areas (economic, political, and cultural) that a once segmented and structured global environment is moving closer and closer to a one-world concept.

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Steve Heckeroth's argument for solar energy as climate solution

Solar is the Solution, author Steve Heckeroth argues that solar energy is the key to alleviating climate change.

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The cryosphere's role in Earth's climate and global economy

The Cyroshpere describes collectively all forms of water that is frozen at the surface of the earth such as sea ice, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, rivers, snow cover permafrost, seasonal frozen ground and solid precipitation. Snow is precipitation that is made up of ice crystals.

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Personal songlines and individual action for global sustainability

Modern society has the technology to change behaviors, but perhaps lacks the political will to do so. Change cannot happen with only one country, nor can it happen immediately.

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Poland's position and strategy at the Cancun climate conference

Climate change has been the most important environmental challenge to create the plans and policies for sustainable resource development.

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