[FACTS ON GLOBAL WARMING]

FACT: There is no debate among scientists about the basic facts of global warming.

FACT: Although water vapor traps more heat than CO2, because of the relationships among CO2, water vapor and climate, to fight global warming nations must focus on controlling CO2.

FACT: Any beneficial effects of global warming will be far outweighed by damage and disruption.

MYTH: Global warming is just part of a natural cycle. The Arctic has warmed up in the past.

FACT: The global warming we are experiencing is not natural. People are causing it.

FACT: Although humans as a whole have survived things such as drought, stretches of warmth and cold and more, entire societies have collapsed from dramatic climatic shifts.

FACT: While different pockets of different countries have experienced some cold winters here and there, the overall trend is warmer winters.

FACT: In most parts of the world, the retreat of glaciers has been dramatic. The best available scientific data indicate that Greenland's massive ice sheet is shrinking, less ice leads to more warming and feeds global warming.

FACT: Climate prediction is fundamentally different from weather prediction, just as climate is different from weather.

FACT: Global warming and the ozone hole are two different problems.