Take a position: Global warming is a real problem. 1000 word Essay. Using persuasive technique Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth’s surface. Since the late 1800’s‚ the global average temperature has increased about 0.7 to 1.4 degrees F (0.4 to 0.8degree C). Climate change is happening and its effects are real. However‚ the larger the change in climate‚ the more negative the consequences will become. Global warming will make life harder for most
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NATURAL DISASTERS 1. a) Match the words and their definitions. blizzard drought flood hailstorm heat wave hurricane lightning monsoon thunder typhoon 1. ___________ (n) a period of unusually hot weather 2. ___________ (n) a long‚ usually hot‚ dry period when there is little or no rain 3. ___________ (n) a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain 4. ___________ (n) a flash of very bright light in the
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factories and making furniture or using wood as fuel.Some natural causesof deforestation are forest fires and severe droughts. We know that deforestation disturbs the balance in nature.If cutting of trees continues‚ rainfall and the fertility of the soil decrease.Moreover‚ there will be increased chancesof natural calamities such as floods and droughts. To protect our flora fauna and habitats‚ protected areas called sanctuaries
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Attitudes towards water Pakistan 1. In your opinion‚ what is the key challenge for Pakistan over the next 20 years? Ans; Management and over population 2. What do you think are the biggest threats to the physical availability of water in Pakistan at present? Ans; Pollution effects water that is unfit to drink‚ long term changes in rainfall and climate change also effects physical availability of water. 3. What do you think will be the biggest threat to the physical
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become such an issue it needs to be combated. Miller (2012) preformed experiments to measure the change in the earth’s tempters over the years. Venkataramanan (2011) believed that global warming led to an increase of disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods; Sherman (2010) believes global warming was a severe problem. Sherman (2010) people must first look at the global temperature change‚ secondly people must observe the climatic changes‚ and lastly people need to forecast the weather trends to
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use of controlled burns. Drought and heat waves are another natural hazard that has the potential to affect the area. High heat hazards can occur and last for several weeks with temperatures 10 degrees or higher above average. These occurrences can last several days to several weeks. They can cause sunburn‚ cramps‚ exhaustion‚ stroke and skin problems. The NWS puts the number of deaths in the U.S. to heat at nearly 20‚000 from 1937 to 1975. Heat waves can also lead to drought which destroys crops‚ livestock
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Global warming is defined as the increase in average temperature in the atmosphere‚ which causes changes in global climate patterns. Many people do not believe in global warming. They believe it is a cleverly designed hoax to gain political or financial support. I‚ on the other hand‚ do not agree. I have seen how we as people take the earth for granted. How we cut down trees‚ destroying the natural habitat of thousands of organisms‚ how industries pump poisonous chemicals into the air. And some
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WHO collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - CRED Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 The numbers and trends Debby Guha-Sapir‚ Femke Vos‚ Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 The numbers and trends Debby Guha-Sapir Femke Vos Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre (UNISDR) Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Université catholique de Louvain – Brussels‚ Belgium Acknowledgements The data upon which this report
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Is the Maldives disappearing from the earth? It is definitely not a sensation but such disappearances are happening to many island nations around the world. The main cause of these disappearances is “global warming” which is defined as “an increase in the earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate”1. Controversial debates on causes of global warming are on-going. According to the research conducted by Derek Markham‚ a famous analyst on climate change‚ the
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warming on various lifeforms on the planet are attributed to climate change triggered by incessantly increasing global near-surface temperatures. The most prominent global warming effects on weather include extreme weather conditions - such as frequent droughts‚ heat waves‚ devastating hurricanes etc.‚ all of which in turn affect various lifeforms on the planet. Given below are the details of global warming effects on planet Earth - with special emphasis on its effects on plants. animals and humans.
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