Climate Change
Climate Change: The Effects of Global Warming
Gabriel Razo
ITT Technical Institute
Author Note
Gabriel Razo, Network Systems Administration, ITT Technical Institute.
Gabriel Razo is currently a student in the Network Systems Administrator
Program at ITT Technical Institute.
All inquiries and question regarding this article can be submitted via email at
GRAZO@email,itt-tech.edu or by message at 925-219-5009.
When discussing global warming we need to understand what it is. Global Warming is defined as the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate surface including the air and sea. Greenhouse gases (GHG) are released in the atmosphere, traps in heat that is meant to be exhausted and causes increased temperatures. The data on global warming and it’s immediate and long-term effects on Earth, the rate of progression and what systems are affected is still unclear. What is clear is that if significant progress is not made in the reduction of the amount of GHG’s we produce then global warming will continue to worsen until it is no longer manageable.
The information on the causes of global warming comes from several international and domestic organizations who are considered to be the authority on the matter. Internationally they include the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here in the United States the organizations include the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautic Space Institute (NASA), and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Carbon Dioxide (co2) is the one of the most harmful types of greenhouse gas and the biggest contributor to global warming. It is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels and clear cutting forests or deforestation. There are a few sources in the environment that naturally omit GHG’s the amount of CO2 is minimal and
Gabriel Razo
ITT Technical Institute
Author Note
Gabriel Razo, Network Systems Administration, ITT Technical Institute.
Gabriel Razo is currently a student in the Network Systems Administrator
Program at ITT Technical Institute.
All inquiries and question regarding this article can be submitted via email at
GRAZO@email,itt-tech.edu or by message at 925-219-5009.
When discussing global warming we need to understand what it is. Global Warming is defined as the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate surface including the air and sea. Greenhouse gases (GHG) are released in the atmosphere, traps in heat that is meant to be exhausted and causes increased temperatures. The data on global warming and it’s immediate and long-term effects on Earth, the rate of progression and what systems are affected is still unclear. What is clear is that if significant progress is not made in the reduction of the amount of GHG’s we produce then global warming will continue to worsen until it is no longer manageable.
The information on the causes of global warming comes from several international and domestic organizations who are considered to be the authority on the matter. Internationally they include the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here in the United States the organizations include the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautic Space Institute (NASA), and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Carbon Dioxide (co2) is the one of the most harmful types of greenhouse gas and the biggest contributor to global warming. It is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels and clear cutting forests or deforestation. There are a few sources in the environment that naturally omit GHG’s the amount of CO2 is minimal and
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