SUMMARY Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere. It happens when high level of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are trapped in the atmosphere causing a rise in temperature. Although the idea that global warming is similar to climate change‚ there are still some distinctions with these two concepts. As mentioned earlier‚ there is a shift from low temperature to high temperature caused mainly by gases when we speak of global warming. While
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Many people believe that trying to fix global warming is a hopeless task‚ however global warming can be halted and could even be reversed. This is a very daunting challenge because it means that people have to change the way they live and do things. We could all choose to ignore this situation but the future impact on our planet is huge. Global warming not only brings about climate changes but also will reduce the level of breathable air (O2) and reduce the levels of drinkable water on our planet
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My thesis statement was a multiple sentence statement. It included linking Global Warming to relatable everyday situations‚ and the author trying to inform others about global warming. My writing didn’t really establish authority as‚ my response wasn’t really an analysis. This paper was more so a summary of the article. Although‚ I do have some statements that explain the quotes I used out of the article. My position on the first response paper is to show how the author tries to make this controversial
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Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. What are the causes of global warming and what measures can governments and individuals take to tackle the issue? You must answer these three things in order to fully answer the question: 1. What are the causes of global warming? 2. What can governments do about it? 3. What can individuals do about it? Example of composition: Probably the most worrying threat to our planet at the present time is global warming
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Change‚ the most worrying environmental threat of our time is starting to unfold. Predictions of fiercer droughts‚ more severe cyclones‚ and more frequent floods invade our media and perhaps our consciousness. The future will see polar icecaps melt due to the increasing temperatures. The warmer waters may cause the death of the Great Barrier Reef‚ placing thousands of species of plants and animals in danger‚ and many may become extinct. Then there’s the economic costs of climate change - loss of
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Sunday 8‚ 2010 Eng - 111 Slowing down global warming Global warming is causing many problems for us such as horrible storms‚ melting sea water‚ and extreme heat waves. Even though we always thought of global warming affecting us‚ we never thought of how we caused problems for global warming. For the past decades we did nothing but cause this major crisis‚ now Is the time we need to help it slow down. Us can be taking in many ways‚ individuals
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10. Air pollution (global warming) Environmental Protection Our planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe‚ but nowadays it’s the only place where we can live. People always polluted their surroundings. But until now pollution was not such a serious problem. People lived in rural areas and did not produce such amount of polluting agents that would cause a dangerous situation in global scale. With the development of overcrowded industrial highly developed cities‚ which put huge amounts
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Directed by Davis Guggenheim and featuring former United States vice president Al Gore‚ the documentary zeros in on the subject of global warming and how it is affecting and will affect the planet Earth. The Effectiveness of Al Gore Technical and cinematic achievements aside‚ I believe the best contribution of this film is that it has made the issue of global warming accessible to ordinary individuals. Gore plays the role of environmental spokesperson well. He provides a believable and authoritative
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entering a restaurant and begin to engage in a heated discussion. Nicolas: It’s so cold out today‚ I don’t remember it being this cold in the past. John: This climate change will destroy us one day. Nick: What do you mean? Global warming is a myth. How can it be global warming if winter is colder than it used to be? John: Are you seriously asking this? The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves‚ and wiser people so full of doubts. Nick: Are you
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Topic 4: Externalities‚ Pollution and Global Warming ECON 1210B Economics and Society 1 Introduction Recall: Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity In the absence of market failures‚ the market outcome is efficient‚ maximizes total surplus One major type of market failure: externalities Externality: the uncompensated impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander 2 Externalities and Efficiency In the presence of externality‚ market equilibrium
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