Global warming is compared against

2002 – Global warming is compared against global dimming as climate shifts are still noted

Icy regions show shrinkage as some deserts continue to expand
The largest floating iceberg known to exist disconnects from the Antarctic Peninsula where it had been attached for thousands of years. It then collapses and breaks into hundreds of pieces which float away. In the same month on the other end of the globe recorded measurements of the world’s largest icecap Vatnajokull in Iceland result in report that this huge glacier could completely disappear by the end of the century if global warming continues to develop exponentially.
By summer China acknowledges that its northern deserts are growing at such a rate that they are now seven times the size of the entire United Kingdom. In Northern Africa desertification has reached a point where the entire Sahelian region is expected to be overcome and become devoid of inhabitants over the next 20 years if the expansion of new desert areas is not halted. These four examples mark the beginning of definitive signs of global warming effects.
Critics of global warming theories attempt to dispel its possibilty
The global warming “hoax” committee begins to develop as the term global dimming is used to invalidate global warming as a legitimate cause of climate change. Global dimming effectively shades the Earth by means of pollutant particles released into the atmosphere. Political representatives of the unregulated industry sectors cite temporal atmospheric cooling as a negation of surface Earth temperature increases. At the same time environmental activists predict that the eventual cleanup of these pollutants will result in an abrupt global warming event.
Discussion of forced species relocation takes place in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, South Africa a conference known as Earth Summit 2002 was held. The conference, admittedly a forum for staunch green Earth advocates, differs from earlier Earth summit talks in that emphasis is now place on sustainable development. To that end, the assemblage includes representatives from the industrial corporate sector, farming, and indigenous peoples directly affected by global warming. Emphasis at the summit was based on forced migrations of both animal species and humankind.