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The long lag time between pollution and measurable results combined with
unpredictable human factors make climate predictions a subjective matter. The federal
agency that regulates environmental and public health, the Environmental Protection
Agency, believes the world must reduce greenhouse emissions and pollutants, those
caused by the burning of fossil fuels, or face some dangerous consequences.Pollution
is maneuvering with a great pace and affecting the environment.

 The greenhouse gas emissions will warm the earth significantly by 2100 is one of the
most widely accepted effects of pollution, according to the Environmental Protection
Agency. Although life needs greenhouse gases to warm the earth, too much warmth
disrupts the life cycle. Exactly how this extra warmth will effect life remains uncertain.
Current information provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change claim
that global warming could wipe out 20 to 30 percent of earth's species.

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 The EPA reports that the sea level rose about five inches during
the 20th century. The International Panel on Climate Change's models predict the
ocean level will rise between 0.5 feet and two feet by the end of the 21st century. If the
sea levels rise in accordance with IPCC estimates, a lot of current coast land will either
erode away or fall below sea level.

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experience at least 25 percent more heatwaves. However, this heat could counteract
the death from extreme cold spells. Parasites like mosquitoes thrive in warmer climates,
which could mean more mosquito carried diseases like malaria. An increase in smog
should also exacerbate respiratory illness.

   Climate changes to the seasons could disrupt the world's supply of
food, according to the EPA.
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