1 What is global warming? Did you know there have been five ice ages in the last two billion years? In between them, Earth’s temperature has changed slowly, from hot to cold and back again in cycles.
This was caused by tiny differences in Earth’s path around the Sun, and volcanic activity – which changed how much sunshine reached Earth’s surface and how much heat could be trapped in the atmosphere.
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