The environmental movement is in its infancy, and the implementation of such programs as the Clean Air Act of 1970 by the US Environmental Protection Agency are the first steps on the road to recovery. ... But supporters of the treaty pointed out that the concessions reached in Kyoto were just the beginning of an important process. ... The result, he said, was that the Kyoto accord would eventually fail amid worldwide recriminations and embarrassment, and the international process of trying to find an answer to global warming would be discredited. ...

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Beach nourishment is an effective coastal protection measure. Beach nourishment involves replacing sand lost through erosion by adding fresh sand brought from another beach or dredged from the sea floor. This method is capable of transforming a narrow, eroded coast into a wide, sandy beach that can ...

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This process raises the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth, which in turn raises sea level, increases evaporation and precipitation to affect global cloud cover; and thereby alters the distribution of climate across the surface of the planet. ...

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The documentary focuses on a global issue which threatens our planet: global warming along with the causes and the frightening possible effects of this unwanted process. While bringing some undeniable proofs and arguments that global warming is a real and dangerous process, this documentary is meant to have a moral and political impact, by raising the awareness of the viewer and dropping a hint on changing the "political will". ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate