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2022 August 22

Earth's Recent Climate Spiral
Video Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Is our planet warming? The Earth is currently experiencing a cold spell that is four degrees cooler than average. Data shows that the global temperature has increased over the past 120 years. The visualization video shows the recent global warming. The temperatures are taken from a space research facility. Sea levels are rising, precipitation patterns are changing, and pole ice is melting as a result of Earth's recent warming trend. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change believes that we humans have created a warming surge that is likely to continue. The global economy could be impacted by a continuation. Artificial cloud creation could be used to reduce the amount of sunlight heating the Earth's surface.

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