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It is now a well-known fact that humanity's emissions of
carbon di- oxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other greenhouse
gases have caused most of the global warming. This is going
to cause a rise in the average surface temperature, melting
of sea ice and sea-level rise due to ocean expansion, decrease
in snow cover, upward trend in hot extremes and heat waves,
increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones, etc.
On one side, it is going to be a huge burden on the rising
economy of the world. On the other side, climate change
is likely to result in a huge benefit for the US and other
countries in the present and next centuries by creating
new research area and employment opportunities. We need
the initiative, global strategy, cooperation, and technology
to reduce the threat of global warming today. Interestingly,
many such technologies are ripe for use and many such can
be developed or fine- tuned to make them ready for use in
the coming years. Billions of dollars, euros, yens, and
rupees are going to be spent by governments, corporate sectors,
NGOs and individuals to make sure that we are safe, and
our world is safer.
This article tries to analyze the causes of warming and
possible solutions for many of those using information technology
and computers.
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