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A Recent History of Climate Change: Media

Over the past 100 years or so, the weight of human activities has emerged as an important factor in the trajectory of global and regional climates.

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Spitsbergen, Norway: polar bear
Polar bear leaping between ice floes in the Arctic waters off Spitsbergen, Norway.
U.S. National Park Service
Climate Change Timeline
The infographic gives an overview of important developments in climate change from...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley