due to the global warming up the process and its major reason – the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is created by carbon dioxide emissions‚ released from the burning of fossil fuels (coal‚ oil and gas) in rich countries and a constantly increasing number of cars. Humans generate about 24 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. It doesn’t take long to realise that there is no realistic chance of solving the greenhouse problem by planting trees to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Global warming Global warming is when the earth heats up (the temperature rises). It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. This hurts many people‚ animals‚ and plants. Many cannot take the change‚ so they die. The greenhouse effect is when the temperature rises because the sun’s heat and light is trapped in the earth’s atmosphere. This is like when heat
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BRETT LUCAS TRINITY COLLEGE L6 SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY CLIMATE CHANGE: NATURE OR NEGLIGENCE The climate of our world is changing‚ but why? There is a great debate going on in the scientific community on whether our current climate change crisis is a natural occurrence over millions of years – as what has happened on the planet of Mars – or this natural process is being accelerated by man’s negligence. But first we must establish what is climate change? Climate Change is a long-term shift in the
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that the prevailing methods of producing meat — that is‚ crowding animals together in factory farms‚ storing their waste in giant lagoons and cutting down forests to grow crops to feed them — cause substantial greenhouse gases” (Niman)‚ meaning that small farms and farms can cut down on greenhouse gases if‚ “they keep their animals outdoors on pasture and make little use of machinery.” (Niman) She points out‚ “In contrast to traditional farms‚ industrial livestock and poultry facilities keep animals
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attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide‚ CFCs‚ and other pollutants. Climate change is any substantial change in Earth’s climate that lasts for an extended period of time. Global warming refers to climate change that causes an increase in the average temperature of the lower atmosphere. 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
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CO2 per every 4‚ 5 kilometers that they do not lead. For every liter of fuel that burns the engine of a car‚ there is liberated an average of 2‚ 5 kilos of CO2‚ according to the European Commission. Important to realize‚72% of the total emitted greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ which has been dramatically increased within the last 50 years and is still increasing by almost 3% each year. Given these points‚ the fastest and most efficient solution to reduce this irreparable damage to
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Global warming is caused by a number of factors‚ but it is primarily associated with human action and more especially the excessive release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. An example of these human activities leading to increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere include burning of fossil fuels (oil‚ coal and natural gas). These greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ fluorinated gases and methane. These gases trap the sun’s heat from escaping back into the space
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research by critics or by those who do not choose to believe or want to accept that climate change or global warming is real and is caused by the harmful effects of man-caused greenhouse emission‚ also known as carbon monoxide (CO2). In Mann’s article‚ “Besieged by Climate Deniers: A Scientist Decides to Fight Back” greenhouse gases are destroying layers of the earth’s ozone or atmosphere‚ which is the result of burning fossil fuels such as coal‚ natural gas‚ oil. Research done by Mann and other
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It is however argued that it is the consumer that initiates the production processes that ultimately cause environmental impacts. Therefore one can question “can a shift of environmental policy towards the consumer lead to greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions” (http://www.cicero.uio.no/). “’Almost everyone everywhere wants all the things they have heard about‚ seen‚ or experienced via the new technologies” (Levitt‚ T 1983) The demand for goods and services is constantly increasing and
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Throughout the world the issue of global warming has become an increasingly important issue. Global warming has been an issue that has been heatedly debated for many years. Scientists all over the world have been debating weather global warming actually exists. If it exists some scientists believe it is natural. While others believe it is caused by humans. Global warming is defined as an average increase in temperature in the atmosphere near the earths surface and in the troposphere. Which can
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