patterns and most importantly the increase in the melting of the worlds most important glaciers in the world. Mount Kilimanjaro is a popular example of climate change effecting the melting of its glaciers‚ but many researchers question this. According to climate scientist at the University of Washington‚ Philip Mote‚ global warming is in fact the reason for every other glacier in the world melting‚ however Mount Kilimanjaro has shown evidence of its glaciers steadily receding for over a century now‚ and
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Animals becoming extinct‚ less available clean drinking water‚ glaciers rapidly melting‚ countries becoming flooded; these and many more are all problems we are facing in our everyday lives due to global warming. “The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences.” Said Al Gore in a speech at the National Sierra Club Convention in 2005. Many would agree with Gore in taking the
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communication‚ thereby slowing decision making and productivity. For example‚ Argentina passed a law that protected their glaciers and permafrost‚ “which looked as if it might prevent the Argentinian part of the project from going forward.” (Barrick Gold case‚ pp.11). The cause of the problem stems from Barrick Gold not keeping their promise. They proposed to transport the most affected glaciers farther away from the mining site‚ but did not live up to that promise. The symptoms of the problem include the
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indicate that since the 1920’s the earth’s temperature has been rising each year. Also‚ one major indicator of global warming is what is happening to glaciers around the world. Glaciers in the Alps like the Rhone glacier have receded about 2.5 kilometers since 1859 due to melting. The fact that temperatures are rising and that glaciers are melting confirms that global warming is occurring. After proving that global warming is real the next step to the argument is that global warming is man made
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the Earth’s surface where water is in solid form‚ include snow‚ ice‚ glaciers‚ ice shelves‚ ice caps… The cryosphere is a part of global climate system. Now‚ we are facing with this big problem‚ the global warming is a one of the most important‚ but it also cause this problem‚ the melting ice. The whole amounts of ice are melting and shrink slowly by the time‚ the main reason is temperature rising. The cryosphere is also melting beneath the ground‚ transforming to tundra landscapes (Eyewitness).
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Extreme weather events are becoming more common. Heat waves have been happening. Famine is worsening in Africa. Sea levels are rising and the Pacific Island countries are desperate for a solution. Glaciers are melting and the rivers in Asia and South America that rely on the glaciers for a steady supply of water for the millions of people downstream are in danger of drying to a trickle. A: It could (someday) destroy the earth and we would all die and there would be nothing living on the
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distressing issues. The most physically visible of these issues is the rapid melting of glaciers in the North that have been wearing thin due to increasing temperatures. The result of these melting glaciers means rivers in Canada such as the Alberta Bow’s in 50 years will be left with absolutely no flowing water aside from occasional flash floods that won’t be able to permanently restore the river (Barlow‚ 2007). Melting glaciers overseas will also become a very
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Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Global average air temperature near the Earth’s surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.3 ± 0.32 °F) during the past century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes‚ "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas
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problem. This is global warming. Global warming is a serious problem that affects our planet. Is it a natural cause or man-made? It may be natural. Many people point to the melting ice caps as proof that humans are the ones that are causing global warming‚ but what they may not know is that the polar ice caps on Mars are melting too. Humans may not be the main cause of global warming but they do affect it greatly causing it to accelerate. B A C K G R O U N D Global warming was most likely sped
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one of the most current and widely discussed factors. It has far-reaching impact on biodiversity and climatic conditions of the planet. Several current trends clearly demonstrate that global warming is directly impacting on rising sea levels‚ the melting of ice caps and significant worldwide climate changes. In short‚ global warming represents a fundamental threat to all living things on earth. Global average temperature rose significantly during the past century. The prevailing scientific view is
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