The theory of global warming is nothing new. The Nobel Prize-winning chemist Svante Arrhenius first proposed the idea of global warming in 1896. Carbon dioxide‚ he knew‚ traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. He also knew that burning coal and oil releases carbon dioxide (CO2). Arrhenius speculated that continued burning of coal and oil would increase concentrations of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere‚ making the planet warmer. It’s called thegreenhouse effect. What warms the Earth? To determine what
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are what is wrong and we must make it right’ (Al Gore‚ 2007) In the context of global warming‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement. Global warming has been happening for millions of years through periods of glacial’s and interglacial’s. The last glacial period occurred during the last years of the Pleistocene‚ approximately 110‚000 to 12‚000 years ago and ever since then the earth has been warming up. However the change between the heating and cooling used to be for natural
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| Global Warming: The Hoax of the 21st Century | Buena Vista University | | Bridget M. Brodie | | | . Abstract This essay takes a closer look into what “Global Warming” really consists of‚ or if it even exists at all. It will uncover proven scientific research that shows the truths behind the politics‚ provide data of the actual recorded climate changes‚ and explain why the Going Green policies are just a scam to make additional money off consumers as well as a scare tactic
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Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century‚ and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005.[1][2] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic
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The Seriousness of Global Warming Luis Green Columbia Southern University The Seriousness of Global Warming One of the most controversial and popular environmental topics is the effects of global warming on the planet. Although global warming has become a more talked about issue in the last few years‚ scientists have been warning the world for a long time about the devastating impact that human related greenhouse gases is having and will continue to have on the environment
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Global warming is an increase of temperature world wide‚ which is a serious problem that affects our planet. The effects of global warming include: melting of polar ice caps‚ the rise of sea levels‚ the climate change‚ water contamination‚ devastation of the ecosystem and so on. Humans are to blame for global warming because of population growth‚ to use of non-environmentally safe products‚ and the on of them most important - deforestation. Firstly‚ the increase of population has a major affect
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Global Warming Human kind has entered a brand new relationship with the earth. The constant and increasing pressures we are exerting threaten our planets ability to sustain life itself. Change-in the way we think ‚ and in the way we live-is needed now.Global warming is the most urgent environmental problem the world will face in the next decade and the next century. Few‚ if any‚ trends are more important to our future than climate change caused by human activities. Scientist around the world
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The Problem of Global Warming The problem of global warming‚ an increase in the average temperature on Earth‚ is getting worse. The Earth has warmed 0.3 to 0.6 degrees Celsius since the late 1800s. Scientists believe that the cause is the greenhouse effect‚ the process of trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere because of the presence of large amounts of carbon dioxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons‚ methane‚ and nitrogen oxides. Less oxygen is being produced and cleaning the atmosphere allowing more
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Global Warming By Kelsey Barr Global warming has been a topic of discussion over the last few years. The big talk is if it is truly a real thing or something that is made up and made to make us worry. Over the last few years‚ we have seen an increase in weather phenomena’s such as snow‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ and droughts. The debate is if the cause of these events is a natural process or not. The way our planet is warmed is by the sun; the sun’s heat rays are absorbed by greenhouse
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might CO2 emissions have on overall global warming? In the 19th century‚ scientists realized that gases in the atmosphere cause a "greenhouse effect" which affects the planet’s temperature. These scientists were interested chiefly in the possibility that a lower level of carbon dioxide gas might explain the ice ages of the distant past. At the turn of the century‚ Svante Arrhenius calculated that emissions from human industry might someday bring a global warming. Other scientists dismissed his idea
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