Many factors such as accelerating sea levels, a number of large wildfires, and dangerous heat waves which are becoming far more common. ... Examples of Global Warming in North America include increased frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves in cities that experience them. ... Certain gases in the atmosphere restrict heat from escaping, therefore causing the Earth to gradually store this heat which causes a rise in the Earth's temperature. ... There has been a loss of sea ice, accelerating sea levels, longer, and more intense heat waves. ... Snowpack's in the western mountai...

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Forest trees have the ability to slow the rate of climate warming by absorbing the heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere (Jackson, 2008). ... Climate warming can also lead to increased strength and occurrence of extreme weather conditions such as heavy precipitation and heat waves (IPCC, 2013). ... Heat waves could also cause negative effects on the forest trees. ... However, heat waves are not slight temperature increase. Heat waves can cause temperature increases of 4°C-6°C. ...

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Global warming is the increased heat trapped in the earth's atmosphere resulting from excess greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2). ... Greenhouse effect is the process where energy from the sun drives the earth's weather and climate, and heats the earth's surface. In turn, the earth radiates energy back into space and some atmospheric gases (water vapour, carbon dioxide, and other gases) trap some of the outgoing energy, retaining heat somewhat like the glass panels of a greenhouse. ... Further increases having an effect on agricultural production, catchment water flows...

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