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The increase of "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere (mostly carbon dioxide and to a lesser extent methane) causes the Earth to retain more of the heat received from the Sun. This "global warming" affects surface ice and weather patterns. The use of fossil fuels and other human activity is believed responsible for the increase in carbon dioxide, although the ultimate effect of this warming cannot be reliably predicted.

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