(AP) -- Earth's tropical belt seems to have expanded a couple hundred miles over the past quarter century, which could mean more arid weather for some already dry subtropical regions, new climate research shows.
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Why does man have to be responsible for all the changes in the weather? Didn't weather change in the 3.9 billion years before man?
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