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Unit 9(Lesson 1).doc 阅读任务 地球气候与人类活动之间有何关联？有关全球气候政策的争议仍在持续,世界各国应如何应对全球升温？ Global Warming Background 1 Scientists learned long ago that the earth’s climate has powerfully shaped the history of the human species — biologically, culturally and geographically. But only in the last few decades has research revealed that humans can be a powerful influence on the climate as well. ? 2 A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that since 1950, the world’s climate has been warming, primarily as a result of emissions from unfettered burning of fossil fuels and the razing of tropical forests. Suc