What is global warming?

Global warming is when CO2 is released into the atmosphere and burns a hole into the O-Zone layer. This lets in heat from the Sun which heats up the atmosphere melting the ice caps.

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Global warming is the increase in the averaged measured temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century, and its projected continuation.

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What causes global warming?
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Why is global warming happening?

global warming is the result of harmful gases(from us) sent into the atmosphere that broke down our ozone layer(which protects us from the suns harmful rays) also leaving us exposed to more heat, which is melting our ice caps leaving less livable area for arctic animals like polar bears and penguins, also flooding surrounding land

First answer by Peterce. Last edit by Martinel. Contributor trust: 162 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 3 [recommend question]