Thesis: Global warming is a human induced phenomenon causing a dramatic rise in average global temperatures and posing a major threat to our planet and it’s ecosystems. Points of Evidence: The science is clear: Human activity is causing our climate to change. -When we extract and burn fossil fuels such as coal or petroleum‚ we cause the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping “greenhouse gasses” into the atmosphere. Though natural amounts of CO2 have varied from 180 to 300
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This phenomena has been given the title global warming‚ and has sparked a new debate in local‚ state‚ national‚ and world policy. Since the end of WWII the United States has played the role of international policeman. As one of the strongest economic‚ political‚ and economic powers in the world the United Nations Special committee on Global warming research has also made us the leading emissions releaser in the world‚ with approximately one fifth of all global emissions coming from our country. There
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Abstract This report studies secondary research to discover the effects of global warming and the consequences it has on sea levels‚ ice melting and the polar bear. Websites researched were NASA‚ ICUN‚ National Geographic‚ BBC News‚ The Independent‚ IPCC‚ Arctic Council‚ National Resources Defense Council‚ UN News and D.V.D. called ‘An Inconvenient‚’ truth. Evidence researched supports the conclusion that scientists believe global temperatures have been rising and that human activity is a significant
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CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING: Global warming also causes sea surface temperatures to rise‚ precipitation patterns to change‚ etc.. (NASA‚ 2002) Global warming can have many different causes‚ but it is most commonly associated with human interference‚ specifically the release of excessive amounts of greenhouse gases. (EPA‚ 2006) Global warming is caused by excessive quantities of greenhouse gases emitted into Earth’s near-surface atmosphere. Greenhouse gases are both man-made and occur naturally
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Introductory Note‚ 327-35. Friend‚ J. P. (1973). Chemistry of the Lower Atmosphere. New York: Plenum Press. Graedel‚ T. E. (1978). Chemical Compounds in the Atmosphere. New York‚ NY: ACADEMIC PRESS‚ INC. Hansen‚ J. E. (1989). The Challenge of Global Warming. Washington: Island Press. Heicklen ‚ J. (1976). Atmospheric Chemistry. New York : Academic Press. Hudson‚ R. D. (1977). Chlorofluoromethanes and the Stratosphere. Greenbelt‚ MD: NASA Ref. Pub. King‚ S. D. (2008). The Hot Topic. Great Britain:
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challenges that global warming presents to both governments and business Introduction (250 word approx.) This essay discusses the challenges that global warming presents to both the government and also how they affect businesses. Many people think global warming is just the weather becoming warmer‚ but in fact this is not the case. Global warming makes the weather more unpredictable as some places become colder‚ some hotter‚ some more drier‚ some more wetter and so on. Global warming is defined as
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Global Warming The greenhouse effect‚ in environmental science‚ is a popular term for the effect that certain variable constituents of the Earth ’s lower atmosphere have on surface temperatures. It has been known since 1896 that Earth has been warmed by a blanket of gasses (This is called the "greenhouse effect."). The gases--water vapor (H2O)‚ carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ and methane (CH4)--keep ground temperatures at a global average of about 15 degrees C (60 degrees F). Without them the average
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Abstract What is global warming? Global warming is the heating of the earth. Global warming happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the atmosphere. This is known as the greenhouse effect. It prevents heat and light from escaping the earth’s atmosphere kind of like the earth is a giant greenhouse. Global warming is a good thing‚ but at the same time‚ can have devastating effects if not properly monitored and
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Resources 1001 Causes and Consequences of Global Warming To change something is to transform or convert it from what it is or what it would be if left alone. Global Warming is changing the earth. It is increasing temperature and affecting many plant and animal habitats. Those are only two of the many affects that Global Warming has on the planet. It is caused by many factors such as Greenhouse gases‚ thermal pollution and many more. If Global Warming continues at the rate it is presently going
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Global Warming As we know‚ global warming is becoming a global issue. It alarms the whole world to protect the destroyed environment. Global warming is a "natural phenomenon". In general‚ we know that the origin of global warming is the emission of carbon dioxide. It was verified that the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature: when there is more carbon dioxide the temperature gets warmer. This topic should be discussed under current situation to advocate people concerning with this
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