How the ‘Greenhouse’ Effect Promotes Global Warming and Discusses the Impacts of Global Warming
This essay gives an explanation on how the ‘Greenhouse’ effect promotes global warming and discusses the impacts of global warming. The three main areas to be explored are the relationship between ‘Greenhouse’ effect and global warming, the consequences of global warming with evidence and the argument against addressing global warming. The final section will provide suggestions that would overcome the impact of global warming.
‘Greenhouse’ effect
‘Greenhouse’ effect plays an important role on encouraging the generation of global warming. Therefore, this essay will provide the definition of ‘Greenhouse’ effect. Different kinds of atmospheric gases comprise the ‘Greenhouse’ effect, these ‘Greenhouse’ gases are water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone and other gases. Some of the energy released from the Earth’s surface is absorbed by these ‘Greenhouse’ gases, which prevents the energy from being lost to space. Hence, the lower atmosphere traps some of the energy and keeps the Earth’s surface warm (Karl, T. R. and Trenberth, K. E., 2003). ‘Greenhouse’ effect is essential to life on Earth since it maintains the long term annual average temperature of the Earth’s surface at approximately 32ºC. However, if the average temperature of the Earth’s surface raises, the situation will be adverse. ‘Greenhouse’ effect Promotes Global Warming
‘Greenhouse’ gases exist naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere. Nevertheless they are increasing due to human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation and industrial production, which emit carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. In the recent report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), more than 2,000 scientists agreed that global warming is explicit and is highly certain that humans are the cause (Marianne,
‘Greenhouse’ effect
‘Greenhouse’ effect plays an important role on encouraging the generation of global warming. Therefore, this essay will provide the definition of ‘Greenhouse’ effect. Different kinds of atmospheric gases comprise the ‘Greenhouse’ effect, these ‘Greenhouse’ gases are water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone and other gases. Some of the energy released from the Earth’s surface is absorbed by these ‘Greenhouse’ gases, which prevents the energy from being lost to space. Hence, the lower atmosphere traps some of the energy and keeps the Earth’s surface warm (Karl, T. R. and Trenberth, K. E., 2003). ‘Greenhouse’ effect is essential to life on Earth since it maintains the long term annual average temperature of the Earth’s surface at approximately 32ºC. However, if the average temperature of the Earth’s surface raises, the situation will be adverse. ‘Greenhouse’ effect Promotes Global Warming
‘Greenhouse’ gases exist naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere. Nevertheless they are increasing due to human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation and industrial production, which emit carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. In the recent report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), more than 2,000 scientists agreed that global warming is explicit and is highly certain that humans are the cause (Marianne,
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