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    Global Warming   [Client’s Name Appears Here] [Client’s College/University Appears Here]                       Date Global warming is a threat to earth and mankind. Global warming refers to the increase in the temperature of earth’s atmosphere. The increase in global temperature has been occurring in the past several years. According to Nardo et al.‚ author of Climate Crisis: The Science of Global Warming‚ “scientists noted that of the 21 hottest years recorded‚ 20 of which occurred

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    Global Warming: Origins‚ Effects‚ and Potential Solutions Since the dawn of the 19th century‚ civilization has been very dependent on the consumption of fossil fuels. Greenhouse gases‚ especially carbon dioxide‚ coming from these emissions plague our atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat and prevent warmer air from escaping our atmosphere‚ which causes a containment of excess heat‚ thus causing a climate change; in this case‚ a rise in temperature. There has been large amounts of debate on whom

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    eThe phrase global warming refers to the documented historical warming of the Earth’s surface based upon worldwide temperature records that have been maintained by humans since the 1880s.It is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans.In the last 100 years‚ this temperature increased by about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F) with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades.According to the exponentss of the concept‚the likely effects of a further

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    GLOBAL WARMING : WHAT LIES AHEAD GLOBAL WARMING Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. In recent usage‚ especially in the context of environment policy‚ it is more generally known as "global warming"‚ which occurs due to increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Most of the observed temperature increase has been caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases‚ which result

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    Global Warming Global warming means a gradual increase in the Earth’s average lower atmosphere due to emissions and build up of greenhouse gases . Global warming is when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. Most greenhouse gases are released by the burning of fossil fuels for heating‚ cooking‚ electrical

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    Carbon dioxide Capture and Sequestration (CCS): An effective Solution for Combating Global Warming in the Future. by Tomocene João Tomocene Petroleum Engineering Department Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Bandar Seri Iskandar 31750 Tronoh Perak Darul Ridzuan Malaysia Email: tjtomocene@gmail.com ABSTRACT The earth surface has been threatened by the increase in its average temperature‚ the unpredictability of its geological and meteorological phenomena with reference to the climate

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    Global Warming Global warming is the increase of world’s average temperature‚ mainly in the sector of atmosphere‚ seas and the land on Earth. here are three serious factor‚ namely the crack on the lower part of atmosphere‚ pollution on Earth an so many green houses. The first factor is on the atmosphere. Recent years‚ many researches show that atmosphere has some kind of crack because of the heat from sun’s emission. The layer of atmosphere seems can not take the heat anymore. The crack gets larger

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    Global Warming In 1995 a popular science fiction movie called Water World‚ starring Kevin Costner came out. The plot of this movie is based on a distant future where the polar ice caps have melted‚ and the sea level has risen hundreds of meters covering all the continents and humanity is forced to live on abandoned ships and floating fortresses scavenging for supplies. Of course‚ this was only a science fiction movie‚ and in 1995 the idea of the polar ice caps melting was too far for society to

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    Global warming means a gradual increase in the Earth’s average lower atmosphere due to emissions and build up of greenhouse gases . Global warming is when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. Greenhouse gases are released mostly by the burning of fossil fuels for transportation‚ heating‚ electrical

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    GLOBAL WARMING OUTLINE: What Is Global Warming? Indicators of Global Warming Climate History Of The Earth Present Scenario Of Global Warming Causes Of Global Warming • Burning Of Coal • Appetite For Globally sourced goods • Release Of Methane • Use Of Forests For Fuel • Use Of Chemical Fertilizers Effects Of Global Warming • Increase In Sea Levels • Hurricanes And Cyclones • Shortages Of Food And Water • Extinction Of Species • Coral Reefs Will Collapse •

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