taken to mitigate this phenomenon. The study has shown that the global warming has various negative effects on human health including infectious diseases. Keywords: global warming‚ infectious disease‚ waterborne infection‚ vector borne infection 1. Introduction As Khasnis & Nettleman’s (2005) study stated the following: The concept of global warming requires a basic understanding of the greenhouse effect. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed at the Earth’s surface. This heat
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“The greatest threat affecting the development of the Caribbean is Climate Change.” The Caribbean is made up of 2 dozen islands‚ having a total population of about 40 million people. We experience constant rains‚ rising sea levels‚ earthquakes‚ and tropical storms/ increased tropical storm intensity and are considered the most vulnerable‚ in regards to any sudden changes in climate. Changes in climate are usually due to the greenhouse gases which are emitted into the air from burning fossil fuels
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To put it in its simplest terms‚ climate change refers to the long term change in the earth’s temperature‚ particularly an increase in the average atmospheric temperature (Dictionary.com). Although there are some natural causes for climate change‚ most scientists are in agreement that humans are at least in part responsible for some of the effects we have already seen and must therefore take corrective action immediately to slow the process before it is too late and irreversible catastrophic damage
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Kayla Richards 3/12/14 1A “Global Climate Change Essay” Global Climate change is a term used to describe a gradual increase or change within the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere and its oceans. Global climate change is a rising issue in today’s society. There are various factors as to why the climate is changing; the factors are both human and natural. The human activities that cause climate change are burning fossil fuels‚ driving cars‚ and deforestation. The human causes are widely
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The backfire effect is a psychological term used to describe someone who tries to persuade and change another person’s view with facts about a topic that both disagree on. Furthermore‚ the persuasion that’s used with evidence doesn’t work because instead of developing a total agreement on the dispute‚ the person disagreeing will grow stronger with his view. The backfire effect correlates with the fallacy of confirmation bias because both have the same interpretation of how a person stands firm with
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Man made change If we have never had been here‚ then the earth would have gone on healthy and the way it should‚ but since we are here there are disruptive thing on the earth that are causing the destruction on the earth. And most of these factors are man made‚ if not all are man made What I think Deciding whether global warming is natural or man made is very difficult. There are many reasons for each side and it is very hard to decide. In my opinion‚ global warming is man made. I think this for
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Climate Change Something you may not know about climate change Myrtle Beach is a beautiful place to live. The beach is the perfect place to visit during the hot summer days‚ aside from dealing with a lot of tourists that is. Never the less‚ Myrtle Beach is a place that many call home and many more will call home in the future. However‚ it has become apparent to most that the climate has been changing over the last few years‚ and even longer still. The summer seems to be hotter‚ rain seems
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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON THE CHAPPARAL Global climate change has been a subject of much discussion for some time now. The earth has naturally gone through heating and cooling phases in its lifetime. Most scientists agree that these changes aren’t solely the product of humans‚ but that the time required for natural climate change has been decreased due to humans. This has led to new problems for the earth and all of its inhabitants. According to research the earth is warming at an average
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1 Mr. Scarfe Biology 23 May 2014 Global Climate Change: Causes and Effects The Earth goes through natural phases of warming and cooling‚ due to changes in the Sun and volcanic activity. During these changes‚ the temperature fluctuates a little bit. However‚ the drastic incline in the temperature of the earth over the past century cannot be explained by these natural causes alone. What could have had the power to cause this drastic change‚ and what effect will this have on our planet in the future
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Effects of Climate Change on Developing Countries “Over the past two centuries‚ the average temperature of our planet has been rising faster than at any time during the last 1000 years. 1997 was the hottest year ever recorded and 13 of the warmest years in the 20th century‚ occurred since 1980”. This problem has to be solved by the developed countries because they produce the higher gas emissions and they are the main cause of the global warming. Developed countries have the responsibility
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