1.   A warming atmosphere causes more evaporation of water from the ocean, which means more rain, snow or sleet.

2.   After the melting, less heat was reflected from the planet, and the warming atmosphere evaporated more water from the oceans.

3.   Experts have said for some time that a warming atmosphere has caused many mountain glaciers around the world to shrink.

4.   If a warming atmosphere pumped enough fresh water into the ocean to shut down the conveyor, what would it mean?

5.   The most they say is that the heat records are in line with what is to be expected in a warming atmosphere.

6.   The panel also reduced by about a quarter its earlier estimate of the rise in the sea level that is expected to result from a warming atmosphere.