The world's glaciers are melting away at an alarming rate. Oceans are rising higher and higher each year. Some researchers say that global warming may be the cause of it all. Others say the melting of the glaciers is a cyclical event.

Weather Plus takes a look at the question of global warming and the effect this phenomenon may have on the world for years to come.

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