Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Globalization is the process of extending social relations across world space. Such extension results in simultaneous development in technology and trade. Some of them cause harm to the atmosphere and invites global warming. The increase in the earth’s average surface temperature due to the effect of green house gases such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels etc leads to global warming. As
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Sylvester 16 Feb 2011 The Causes and Effects of Global Warming If you’re accustomed to thinking of global warming as something happening out there--say‚ in the Artic or the Antarctic or high in the atmosphere--you may be in for a shock.(Silvestro.) Global warming is the observed and projected increases in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans (wijkman). Today‚ this is one of our most damaging problems (Global). Global warming is caused by the buildup of atmospheric gases and
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believe that trying to fix global warming is a hopeless task‚ however global warming can be halted and could even be reversed. This is a very daunting challenge because it means that people have to change the way they live and do things. We could all choose to ignore this situation but the future impact on our planet is huge. Global warming not only brings about climate changes but also will reduce the level of breathable air (O2) and reduce the levels of drinkable water on our planet for future generations
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Running Head: Global warming and the world ecological system ENVIRONMENT AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING ZIA MAJEED AFFILIATION: BAR‚ FABE‚ LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY‚ MALAYSIA ABSTRACT Currently‚ the accelerated rate of urban development highlights the vital need of creating more outdoor places for relaxation and leisure activities of the society. However the thermal situation and the thermal consciousness of users have not been entirely explored in outdoor atmosphere of warm and humid climate. This
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the years? “Global warming” refers to the global-average temperature increase that has been observed over the last one hundred years or more. But to many people‚ the term carries that mankind is responsible for that warming. Global warming is a man made problem that has been progressing over the years and is getting worse and worse. Believe it or not‚ very little research has ever been funded to search for natural mechanisms of warming…it has simply been assumed that global warming is man made
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The current cycle of global warming is changing the rhythms of climate that all living things have come to rely upon. What will we do to slow this warming? How will we cope with the changes we’ve already set into motion? While we struggle to figure it all out‚ the face of the Earth as we know it—coasts‚ forests‚ farms‚ and snowcapped mountains—hangs in the balance. Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans‚
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[pic] Introduction Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. In principle‚ global warming is neutral as to the period or causes‚ but in both common and scientific usage the term generally refers to recent warming and implies a human influence. Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic
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Air Conditioning and Global Warming Air conditioning systems use energy to remove heat from a given location‚ transferring it to the exterior in the form of exhaust. Some of the energy is invariably wasted as heat‚ and this additional heat must also be exhausted. Thus‚ air conditioning results in net heat release to the environment. The warming effect is aggravated‚ moreover‚ because higher forms of energy such as electricity are used to power air conditioners. Generating and transmitting this
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individuals know how many years does our planet has left before it reaches an environmental tipping point or in what year was the hottest earth temperature recorded. I admit that I am one of those individuals who proclaimed and believed that I am a friend of the earth. After all‚ I try to conserve water as much as I can and I segregate garbage whenever I have the chance. But like many individuals out there‚ I was ignorant about the real issue concerning our environment‚ that is until I have seen
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PERSUASIVE SPEECH ON GLOBAL WARMING by: Jennifer Zelmer Introduction: We all know about global warming‚ but do we really care or try to do at least some of the things that will help stop it or at least slow it down? 1) Over the last century our planets temp. has risen 1 degree. I know that doesn’t sound like much but it’s been enough to melt a lot of the polar ice caps and glaciers. A) The hottest years ever recorded were in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. B) In 2007 there was
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