Its effects are predicted to be catastrophic: dramatic climate changes, leading to the melting of the polar ice caps and great rises in sea level. ... The strength of hurricanes, for example, is largely determined by the temperature of the ocean waters over which these storms develop. Some atmospheric scientists think that as global warming raises water temperatures near the oceans surface, hurricanes will have the potential to develop into even more ferocious storms than they are now. ... But as global temperatures continue to increase, it is assured that mountain glaciers, as well as the ...

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