Global Warming: Who’s to Blame? It seems that a single week does not go by without hearing something about global warming. It has been all over the news for as long as I can remember. Because of this media bombardment‚ I would be surprised to find a single person in America that does not know about global warming. I’ll also go so far as to assume that the vast majority of the people you ask will tell you that not only is global warming occurring‚ but humans are to blame. In fact
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What is the main cause of global warming? In the last century‚ the sea level has rose for about 17 centimetres. The rate in the last decade is however‚ nearly the double of last century. Major global surface reconstructions also showed that the Earth has warmed since 1880 and it’s still going on. Oceans are also warming up‚ due to the heat. Not only that‚ the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting‚ glaciers are disappearing and extreme weather events have occurred more often. All these
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Global warming W hat is global warming? The changes in the surface air temperature‚ referred to as the global temperature‚ brought about by the enhanced greenhouse effect‚ which is induced by emissions of greenhouse gases into the air. How Global Warming Works Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fossil fuels (coal‚ oil‚ natural gas) Example of the Greenhouse Effect The Sun’s energy passes through the car’s windshield. This energy (heat) is trapped inside the car and cannot pass back through the windshield
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towards Global Warming. Main Points: 1. Definition of “Global Warming.” 2. Causes of Global Warming. 3. Effects of Global Warming on the Earth. 4. Things that can be done to counteract and reduce the effects of Global Warming. Outline: 1. DEFINITION OF GLOBAL WARMING: a) The term “Global Warming” refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth in recent years and its projected continuation. 2. CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING:
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challenges earth is facing is Global Warming. The global warming hypothesis orginated in 1896 when Svante Arrhenius‚ a Swedish chemist‚ developed the theory that carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels would cause global temperatures to rise by trapping excess heat in the earth’s atmosphere. The term “Global Warming” signifies the temperature of the earth’s neon- surface air. The change in climatic conditions is one of the impacts of global warming. It is directly impacting on rising
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GLOBAL WARMING AND THE EFFECTS ON EARTH One of the hottest topics being discussed now a days is the effects of global warming on the environment and the efforts being made in order to combat the potential effects. Simply put‚ global warming refers to the environmental effects caused by the constant emission of carbon dioxide from carbon based fuels. These effects are supposedly widespread; the temperature of the earth will rise‚ the land becomes less conducive to‚ vegetation‚ and various
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Global Warming “The Earth ’s climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650‚000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat‚ with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 7‚000 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.” (NASA.GOV) Going through the history in our planet’s
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Global Warming effects on the natural balance of environment. The world climate is going a significant change day by day. There are many causes of Global Warming. The destruction and burning down of tropical forests ‚ traffic clogging up the city streets ‚ rapid growth of unplanned industries‚ the use of CFCs in packaging and manufacturing products‚ the use of detergents etc. cause Global Warming. Besides‚ overpopulation‚ deforestation are the causative factors of Global Warming. The setting up
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GLOBAL WARMING Probably the most worrying threat to our planet at the present time is global warming. The main factors resulting in the warming of the earth is the emission of CO2. CO2 damages the ozone layer and comes from several sources. The most problematic comes from the burning of fossil fuels from electric power stations. This releases thousands of tones of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. Another cause is the burning of gasoline for transportation. It continues to increase because
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Global warming is a topic that people all over the world have very strong feelings about. Many tests and research have been done‚ and we now know more than ever about it.. As our technology increases‚ we have a better chance of understanding this strange thing that is happening to our planet. But is global warming a natural process or is it caused by humans? Could it be blamed on our naive knowledge of the planet and how delicate it really is‚ or could it just be that the planet goes through this
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