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Global warming is when the global average annual temperature is generally trending upward. Global cooling is when it is trending downward.

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Global warming is happening now. Global warming is not beyond the control of mankind. It is being caused by our dependence on fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) which we are burning to produce electricity.

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