this could be the description of our not too distant future. For years‚ scientists have been studying Earth’s rising temperatures‚ otherwise known as global warming‚ and warning the public of the consequences to come if mankind does not react and respond quickly to this issue. Even so‚ we choose to turn a blind eye to the problem of global warming‚ taking little or no action to make a difference. The result? A huge and critical one-degree rise in earth’s temperatures over the past year! According
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Global Warming is caused by many things. The causes are split up into two groups‚ man-made or anthropogenic causes‚ and natural causes. Natural Causes Natural causes are causes created by nature. One natural cause is a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas. A greenhouse gas is a gas that traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change. This climate change usually lasts about 40‚000 years
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Kaplan University Theme: Global Warming This is a conversation between Peter‚ an 8 year old boy and his mother‚ Mary. Peter and Mary are having dinner in the dining hall at home. |Peter |Mum‚ I was watching Nat Geo this afternoon and there was this show which showed how the polar bears are dying | | |because it seems that their houses are melting away. The polar bears looked so sad. They travelled miles and miles | | |and yet
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“Current” Situation A case study of global warming effect on the climate of Western Europe. Massive amounts of water move in the ocean currents‚ transporting warmth‚ nutrients and animal life through thousands of miles. Some of the currents warm entire continents‚ bringing life to regions that would otherwise be locked in constant arctic cold. Others carry food for wildlife‚ contributing to rich and productive ecology. To understand the enormous power of these currents‚ consider that in
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Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. It is already affecting the world as we know it; endangering polar bears‚ shortening ski seasons and creating more intense storms. Global warming is caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere‚ hence increasing the average temperature of the earth. Scientists have stated that the average temperature will likely rise a further 1 to 6 °C still during the 21st century. Global warming is causing numerous problems
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to live and breathe. Global deforestation is growing at an alarming rate -- every year‚ 13 million hectares of forest are destroyed. Anthropogenic factors that can affect forests include logging‚ urban sprawl‚ human-caused forest fires‚ acid rain‚ invasive species‚ and the practice of shifting cultivation. If forests disappear‚ the amount of Carbon Dioxide in air will increase‚ resulting in increase of temperature of earth. Furthermore‚ it would cause global warming as the Carbon Dioxide
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Name: Ahmar Mohammed CUNY ID: 23132761 Course: English 110 Professor: Virginia Johnson Effects of Consumerism We all know our planet is getting hotter day by day because of green house effect. In the last few decades the carbon emission increased tremendously due to heavy use of technology. Consumerism is buying more things for self-satisfaction. Consumerism has both advantages and disadvantages. Consumption could be advantageous to businesses if it is used in limited ways‚ but consumption
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their lives. The city remains the heart of Japanese culture. Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines dominate the landscape. Japanese theater was founded in Kyoto. It was in this setting that the Nations of the world gathered to discuss the issue of global warming in late November of 1997 (Christianson 254). From the beginning the United States was viewed as the villain. Undersecretary of State‚ Stuart Eizenstat‚ and head of the U.S. delegation‚ let it be known that no amount of pressure could force the
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for human beings. If our ecosystem is slowly dying‚ well what does that mean… for us? It means the list of endangered species only expanding‚ And all habitats anticipate the future taking a crash landing. The ice caps continue to melt from global warming‚ But we don’t seem to notice the early warning. This causing the sea levels to exceptionally increase‚ Then the flooding of cities and a disturbance of the peace. The average American throws out 4 ½ pounds of trash a day. We need to cut down
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Emily Braaten 11 March 2013 RELS 247: T and Th @ 11 Lester Brown and Ronald Bailey Response Paper One can both compare and contrast the worldviews of Lester Brown and Ronald Bailey concerning the degree of the current‚ global economic crisis. They both are concerned with food security being the biggest threat to our current situation. The preface and first chapter of Lester Brown’s Plan B. focuses on the different reasons for the supply and demand of food‚ how these reasons connect to nature
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