2010 Essay 4: Draft 1 Global Warming: Are Things Heating Up? Global warming is an epidemic in today’s world referring to the escalation of the average annual temperature. It brings with it a widespread ongoing debate about whether or not the Earth’s temperature is growing due to the emission of gasses from burning fossil fuels. There have been numerous debates‚ movies‚ and books on the rising pandemic. It may not seem to affect the world now‚ but‚ if true‚ global warming could cause a serious demise
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“Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge‚ it’s common sense.” -Ronald Reagan.[1] Global warming is the rise of the temperature in air and the major reason of this problem is the drastic increase in the emission of CO2 caused by burning fuels.[2] The rise of the greenhouse gases started around the 1950’s because of the rise of industries and factories. [3] Global warming didn’t start in a specific location rather in the places with a higher industrial concentration like in United
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Dear Editor‚ Pollution in our world is leading to increased Global Warming. This Global Warming is a problem that if it doesn’t effect us‚ it will effect all future generations to come. Global Warming is a problem that all of us can solve‚ and it should be solved through the work of our community. The Global Warming Problem is a big problem‚ with such an easy solution. Global Warming is caused by the Greenhouse Effect. The Greenhouse effect causes the sun’s rays to come in the earth’s atmosphere
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Global warming is the warming of earth’s land‚ water and atmosphere. Global warming has happened throughout history‚ but has recently become more of an issue. Every year since 2001 has made it on the warmest year record list. There is much debate whether this is a natural phenomenon or if the human population is causing global warming. There is no denying that the earth is getting warmer. As shown in the graph to the right global temperatures have risen from -.4 C to .6 C over a four year period
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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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Global warming satirical essay With countless hours of having scientists research global warming it is apparent that global warming is not a problem at all. In fact everybody needs to see the clear fact that global warming is helping humanity in many numerous ways. The environment warming up‚ the ocean levels rising‚ and the increase in carbon dioxide are all benefits to the environment‚ economy‚ and society in general. As the world warms up people will not have to heat their
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Global warming is more danger than any other disasters‚ and it can destroy our world in the future. Global warming is not just happen in certain parts of the Earth‚ but it happens to all over the world. For example‚ the warming of the global vapors the water up in the air‚ and then there will be more rains. Moreover‚ the warming makes the ice melts. When the ice melts‚ the ocean will rise. If the ocean rises higher‚ then the lands will be flooded with water (Meadows‚ 2002). In fact‚ since 1990‚
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Man made global warming does not exist. Evidence suggests that carbon levels are not abnormally high and that the ice caps are not melting away. There are many reputable scientists who question this theory we call global warming. Others would say it is a way for the government to control more and more of our daily lives and to move along an agenda that benefits certain groups and individuals. Man made global warming is a theory being preached to us as gospel and being taught as fact already proven
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Although the author gives several supporting claims and examples to argue for his opinion‚ which is global warming is a good thing‚ I still cannot agree with his point of view‚ because some of the claims do not seem to be valid and need to be clarified further. First all‚ the writer states that coolings seem to be rapid‚ and cause disastrous downfalls of civilization‚ but we can cope with slow upward trends in temperature. It is true that too cold climate can provoke downfalls of civilization‚ but
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Rylee Stout Block 3 Global Warming Essay Global warming‚ or climate change‚ is a subject that shows no sign of cooling down. Global warming has been a very controversial topic during the last few years‚ which can be seen in many news broadcasts around the world. Ice caps are melting and changing the environment for plants and animals. It is a topic many people feel strongly about‚ including myself. I feel that global warming is a threat to our world’s future and steps need to be taken
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