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This LiveScience website explains what a greenhouse gas is and what greenhouse gases do. It also explains what the greenhouse effect is and how the greenhouse gases contribute to the greenhouse effect.
The NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) website addresses what global warming is and that it is happening. It explains who the biggest contributors to global warming are and what can be done.
This National Geographic video explains what global warming is and what causes it. It shows what global warming is doing to the Artic sea ice. It also explains what the possibility of the temperature rising can do to the environment and organisms on Earth. The video gives guides as to what individuals can do to cut back on global warming.
This is a global warming time machine. The user can choose sea ice, sea level, carbon dioxide, and global temperature to see how the Earth has changed over time.
The Science Daily website defines fossil fuels and describes where they come from. It also explains the link between burning fossil fuels and the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
This Student Energy video explains clearly where fossil fuels come from. It explains what caused coal, oil, and natural gas to form. The video explains that the world mostly uses fossil fuels and what is made by the fossil fuels.