climate change.

The climate changes from many different factors. Burning coal, oil, and natural gases release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It can also affect the climate in other ways. It could even change the severity and the duration of storms or droughts. Many human activities affect the climate as well, though. Cutting down forests and raising cattle are examples too. Wastes being recycled and waste prevention reduce methane emissions, save energy, and increases the carbon produced in forests. If there are any rapid changes in the environment’s climate, then there will be a very large effect on plants and animals in their natural environment.

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. "GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE." U.S. Global change research and information office. 1994. Carnegie Mellon University. 22 Jan. 2009 .