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In a further reinforcement of the heavy irony scientists discovered that the temperature of the earth could rise over the next 50 years. Such situation may cause droughts in some parts of the world and floods in others, as the ice at the North Pole begins to melt and sea levels rise. What is the reason of such situation? Of course, it is obvious - carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere slowly make the earth warmer by trapping the sun's heat.