Dyamani Mason December 14‚ 2012 Social Studies‚ Moitui Pollution: Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into the environment. An undersized amount of a given pollutant in a small area may cause harm‚ but a superior amount of the same pollutant in a hefty area can be harmless. Economic activities were also pollution the air and water in most unborn areas. In some areas (mostly cities)‚ factories released a lot of smoke it caused people to have trouble breathing. Air pollution is the
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detrimental depletion of our world’s reserves of nonrenewable resources‚ we find our world now under a disease called global warming. This chronic warming of our entire atmosphere is leading to catastrophic and disastrous events that prove to be the single most largest issue of our world in known and written history. Scientists‚ according to Livescience magazine‚ say that global warming is the rapid increase in the surface temperature
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Day by day our planet earth is being destructed and affected by one of the most important and concerning issues‚ global warming. Many scientists and researchers have shown and proved the great number of disadvantages that this problem is causing and will cause in a near future. The main problem of global warming is the lack of consciousness among the people‚ and the careless attitude they take toward this topic. It is very important to be aware of the bad effects and the great damages and destructions
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Is global warming taking place? Are humans the cause of it? Lately these questions are being asked more and more by people who believe that the earth’s climate is growing steadily warmer at an alarming rate. Our planet’s ever-changing climate has captured the attention of those who would have us agree that without drastic modification of our behavior‚ we will ultimately destroy the world in which we live. However‚ these activists are using scare tactics based upon
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Global Warming - Fact or Fiction? - Speech The Earth is rapidly heating up or is it? If it is‚ the next few decades may witness Biblical scenes of rising temperatures‚ crop failures‚ flooding and the extinction of different species. On the other hand‚ increases of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere may well encourage plants and trees to thrive like never before. Whom can you believe? One thing is certain the debate on climate change and Global Warming is heating up. It is surely right for
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Computer History 3 A Brief History of Global Warming April R. Baumgartner Earth’s climate constantly changes‚ and many scientists believe that the temperature rises we see in this decade are a natural phenomenon that occurs every so many years. Around 25‚000 years ago‚ it is believed that earth was covered by large areas of ice. And then‚ about 7‚000 years ago‚ temperatures began to rise and the "Ice Age" came to an end. Second Ice Age In the 14th century earth experienced
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Global Warming Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Many people across the country have been convinced that global warming is affecting us more and more with each passing day. Because of numerous campaigns by the likes of famous politicians such as Al Gore‚ the common citizen has been convinced that drastic action needs to be taken in order to stop global warming. However‚ contrary to
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A hot button issue in current society is Global Warming. According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary global warming is “the recent increase in the world ’s temperature that is believed to be caused by the increase of certain gases in the atmosphere” (Merriam). Global warming as it stands is a scientific fact‚ as opposed to a theory. The legitimacy of Earth’s rising temperature isn’t where all the heated debates lie though. The debate is centered around whether or not humans are the cause of
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is a problem that is affecting americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding‚ greater vulnerability to droughts‚ more severe wildfires--all these things are having an impact on americans as we speak.” - U.S. President Barack Obama. Global warming is an issue filled to the brim with side effects‚ spilling all over the world right now. When people talk about it‚ they seem to take it a lot lighter than it is truly. It is causing more extreme weather‚ including droughts‚ hurricanes‚ floods
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to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (“Text A”)‚ an international newspaper advertisement from Exxon Mobil and “An Agenda for Climate Action” (Text B”)‚ a speech by Eileen Claussen‚ the President of Pew Center on Global Climate Change were both written in 2006 with the focus on global warming. The author in both commentaries strives to bring out the message that as human beings‚ we must take action to stop the worsening of climate change. Text A is a published article by a company that emphasizes that
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