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            Global warming might cause



            many serious problems. It



                                                          n. an extended amount of time with no rain
                                                   droughts
            could cause droughts in some

                                                                                                      the average height of the ocean
                                                                                                  n.
                                                                                           sea levels
            places. If polar ice melts, sea levels

            could rise and cause flooding. Droughts
                                                                             flooding

                                                                          n. a time when a body of water rises above its normal level after heavy rain
            and floods would affect our water



            supplies and crops.













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