Air Pollution and Global Warming - Summary
Air Pollution and Global Warming
SCI 275
Cheryl Wilson
September 30, 2012
Tori Robinson
Air pollution causes global warming through the greenhouse effect, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The greenhouse effect occurs when greenhouse gases trap and heat energy from the sun and prevent it from escaping Earth's atmosphere and entering space.” (EPA, 2012)
Atmospheric pollutions are caused by gasses and solid particulates released into the atmosphere. The most hazard atmospheric pollutions are man made by the production of products. Pollutants are released into the air include carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and sulfur dioxide.
Side effects from global warming can be apperceived across the globe. Things such as polar ice caps melting and causing water levels to rise are one of the major most noticeable problems. Living organisms, plants, animals, and people all endure the consequences of rising water causing a chain reaction. For example, when water covers plants, it causes plants to perish. When plants die, animals loose a source of food as well as their habitat, which in return causes loss of animals. Additionally, when plants and animals die, humans lose two main food groups. When the plants and animals die, people lose two sources of food, which causes a disjunction in the food continuity and, therefore causing a chain reaction.
Global warming also affects the weather, and warmer water, in turn, is increasing hurricanes and other storms. As polar caps melt, water temperatures begin to rise. “Researchers led by James Elsner, a meteorologist at Florida State University, analyzed satellite-derived data of tropical storms since 1981 and found that maximum wind speeds of the strongest storms have increased significantly in the years since, with the most notable increases found in the North Atlantic and the northern Indian oceans. They believe that rising ocean temperatures, due to global warming, are one of the main
SCI 275
Cheryl Wilson
September 30, 2012
Tori Robinson
Air pollution causes global warming through the greenhouse effect, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The greenhouse effect occurs when greenhouse gases trap and heat energy from the sun and prevent it from escaping Earth's atmosphere and entering space.” (EPA, 2012)
Atmospheric pollutions are caused by gasses and solid particulates released into the atmosphere. The most hazard atmospheric pollutions are man made by the production of products. Pollutants are released into the air include carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and sulfur dioxide.
Side effects from global warming can be apperceived across the globe. Things such as polar ice caps melting and causing water levels to rise are one of the major most noticeable problems. Living organisms, plants, animals, and people all endure the consequences of rising water causing a chain reaction. For example, when water covers plants, it causes plants to perish. When plants die, animals loose a source of food as well as their habitat, which in return causes loss of animals. Additionally, when plants and animals die, humans lose two main food groups. When the plants and animals die, people lose two sources of food, which causes a disjunction in the food continuity and, therefore causing a chain reaction.
Global warming also affects the weather, and warmer water, in turn, is increasing hurricanes and other storms. As polar caps melt, water temperatures begin to rise. “Researchers led by James Elsner, a meteorologist at Florida State University, analyzed satellite-derived data of tropical storms since 1981 and found that maximum wind speeds of the strongest storms have increased significantly in the years since, with the most notable increases found in the North Atlantic and the northern Indian oceans. They believe that rising ocean temperatures, due to global warming, are one of the main
References: and Resources http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839281,00.html http://www.fsu.edu/news/2008/09/03/warmer.seas/ http://www.vexen.co.uk/USA/pollution.html#Biggest