Anthropogenic Climate Change
Anthropogenic Climate Change
Brandie Fonseca Informal Logic 103
Instructor John Moore
May 21, 2012
An issue that is felt throughout the world is Anthropogenic Climate Change formally known as Global Warming. This word wide problem is one that needs to be addressed immediately as well as long term. Anthropogenic Climate Change is the rise of the earth’s temperature caused by human activities. The continuing rise in the earth’s temperature will cause extreme change in our earth’s ecosystems. The predetermined course to our ecosystems relies on climate change and its effects on ecosystems and life as we know it is at a vulnerable state. Anthropogenic Climate Change shifts relations with human life and presents severe biodiversity in our ecosystems. As scientist have conducted data researches it has been found that over the past fifty years the days and nights present with cold temperatures and or frosts have decreased. Whereas a so called heat wave and days and nights with hot temperatures have been on an up rise occurring more frequently (Bensel & Turk, 2011). Reliable thermometer measures of the earth’s temperatures can go as far back into the 18th century. Within comparing data of the earth’s temperature from then to now the temperature has rose in the past century to that of about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (Bensel & Turk, 2011). The affect of rising temperature is not only that of the earth’s surface but, that of the earth’s oceans as well. As time passes the heat consumed by the ocean will be discharged back into the earth’s atmosphere giving off an additional rise in surface temperatures of about 1 degree Fahrenheit (Bensel & Turk, 2011). There is not one cause of the rise in the earth’s temperature. There are several causes to be taken into consideration. Solar changes, atmosphere ocean interaction and greenhouse gasses all play a huge part in the earth’s warming (Paterson, 2011). However, solar changes and atmosphere ocean interaction
Brandie Fonseca Informal Logic 103
Instructor John Moore
May 21, 2012
An issue that is felt throughout the world is Anthropogenic Climate Change formally known as Global Warming. This word wide problem is one that needs to be addressed immediately as well as long term. Anthropogenic Climate Change is the rise of the earth’s temperature caused by human activities. The continuing rise in the earth’s temperature will cause extreme change in our earth’s ecosystems. The predetermined course to our ecosystems relies on climate change and its effects on ecosystems and life as we know it is at a vulnerable state. Anthropogenic Climate Change shifts relations with human life and presents severe biodiversity in our ecosystems. As scientist have conducted data researches it has been found that over the past fifty years the days and nights present with cold temperatures and or frosts have decreased. Whereas a so called heat wave and days and nights with hot temperatures have been on an up rise occurring more frequently (Bensel & Turk, 2011). Reliable thermometer measures of the earth’s temperatures can go as far back into the 18th century. Within comparing data of the earth’s temperature from then to now the temperature has rose in the past century to that of about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (Bensel & Turk, 2011). The affect of rising temperature is not only that of the earth’s surface but, that of the earth’s oceans as well. As time passes the heat consumed by the ocean will be discharged back into the earth’s atmosphere giving off an additional rise in surface temperatures of about 1 degree Fahrenheit (Bensel & Turk, 2011). There is not one cause of the rise in the earth’s temperature. There are several causes to be taken into consideration. Solar changes, atmosphere ocean interaction and greenhouse gasses all play a huge part in the earth’s warming (Paterson, 2011). However, solar changes and atmosphere ocean interaction
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