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    Effects of Global Warming

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    The Effects of global warming. Global warming refers to the rise in the average temperature of oceans and Earth’s atmosphere since the 19th century and its continuation till today (Wikipedia‚ 2012). Since the 20th century‚ the earth’s surface’s temperature has increased 0.8°C (Wikipedia‚ 2012). The increase seems diminutive‚ but such unsubstantial change has exerted a devastating influence on the whole planet. The environment‚ the people and animals on earth have all suffered from global warming

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    Global Warming and its Effects What is global warming? Global warming is when the earth heats up (the temperature rises).  It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature.  This hurts many people‚ animals‚ and plants.  Many cannot take the change‚ so they die. However‚ global warming has its causes and it also has its effects on humans‚ and animals.

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    Effects of global warming Global warming can bring many long-lasting and devastating consequences to Earth and all its occupants. It is a well-known fact that global warming is real and is caused by human activity‚ primarily the burning of fossil fuels that pump carbon dioxide (CO₂)‚ methane and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. One of the most noticeable effect of global warming is ice around the Earth is melting‚ especially at the Earth’s poles. These ice includes ice sheets covering

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    Global Climate Change Everyone is talking about it‚ and the news is constantly covering it. But nobody ever does anything about it. The “it” is global warming. Global warming has been steadily increasing since the industrial revolution at alarming rates causing extreme weather including droughts‚ floods‚ heat waves‚ and hurricanes‚ which is a major concern. In fact‚ it’s increasing at a rate of 10% every year (IPCC). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a group of scientists

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    Global warming has a big effect on the Earth. It can spread diseases. Global warming‚ warms the water which causes erratic weather. It increases the probability and intensity of droughts and heat waves. Global warming can also lead to the melting of the polar ice caps. Finally it can have great economic consequences. Global warming can lead to a spread in diseases across the world. As northern countries warm‚ disease carrying insects migrate north‚ bringing plague and disease with them. With warmth

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    Global Climate Change

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    There are four major factors when it comes to nature causing climate changes; volcanic eruptions‚ ocean currents‚ earth orbital changes‚ and solar variations. There are three major factors when it comes to humans causing climate changes; transportation‚ deforestation‚ and fossil fuels to generate energy. Volcanic eruptions can cause the climate to change. When a volcano erupts tiny particles called aerosols shoot into the atmosphere. These tiny particles reflect solar energy into space and cool

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    Along with its anxiety-inducing effectsclimate change also offers an interesting opportunity to consider fascinating‚ interconnected processes on Earth. The smallest to the largest components of the planet – from bacteria to volcanoes – all somehow feel the effects of a changing climate. Here are six of the most unexpected ways climate change impacts Earth Desert bacteria dies Desert soil may appear desolate and void of life‚ but it actually teems with bacteria. Bacterial colonies can grow

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    EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HUMAN BEINGS AND HOW YOU CAN MINIMISE THEM Ever since the past century rainfall patterns have been so unpredictable‚ temperature levels have changed drastically and natural disasters have crowded over the entire earth. Life on earth is on great danger and no doubt that the world is drifting away little by little. Time and again‚ Climate change has been the root cause of all these events. It has threatened lives of human beings‚ wild animals both

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    Climate Change and the Effect on Endangered Species There are many problem in this world‚ every day an anomaly is done that affect the future of this planet. As history illustrate man has always wanted to expand his borders without laying site of what horror he left behind The urge to develop and expand the society has merely brought about the distraction of this planet. A trench has been dug so far off‚ that it’s merely impossible to ride that horse once again. In the last decade machine and

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    With Focus on the British Isles how in 50 years time will climate change effect plant productivity and biodiversity. http://www.pnas.org/content/104/50/19686.full Plant productivity is expected to be strongly affected by climate change within the next 50 years. Lobell et al. (2011) showed that climate trends since 1980 were large enough in many countries to offset a significant proportion of the potential increases in average crop yields due to technological advances‚ CO2 fertilization and other

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