Simple Solutions to Global Warming Linda Hunt ITT Technical Institute Simple Solutions to Global Warming The most prominent concern that affects the environmental health of the world today is global warming. Although government agencies are making significant strides in providing solutions to global warming‚ the ultimate solution may lay in the hands of the individual citizens. Simple things‚ such as the way electricity is used in homes‚ the production of waste‚ and the choice of transportation
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What is Global Warming? Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth. As the Earth is getting hotter‚ disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Over the last 100 years‚ the average temperature of the air near the Earth´s surface has risen a little less than 1° Celsius (0.74 ± 0.18°C‚ or 1.3 ± 0.32° Fahrenheit). Does not seem all that much? It is responsible for the conspicuous increase in storms‚ floods and raging forest fires we
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Measures taken to reduce pollution. National efforts. Developing proper waste disposal methods 1. 2009= Singapore has 4 incineration plants to burn solid waste. 2. Incineration plants can produce electricity and reduce volume of waste= emit air pollutants and costly to build. 3. Singapore green plan 2012= aims to reduce amount of solid waste generated How? 1. Reducing waste going through incineration plants and landfills. 2. Promoting waste recycling and minimisation. Measures taken to
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PLAN Ways to Slow Down Ozone Depletion Global warming refers to an increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect‚ in which gases in the upper atmosphere trap solar radiation close to the planet’s surface instead of allowing it to dissipate into space. Both natural and human-made conditions can contribute to global warming‚ but human beings can do several things to reduce the effects. The biggest cause of global warming is the carbon dioxide released when fossil
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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 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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Global Warming By Abhijit Naik/30/11/2011 Global warming is one of the most serious environmental issues threatening the very existence of various plants and animal species on the planet. Over the last 100 years‚ the global near-surface temperatures has increased by 0.32SF as a result of various natural as well as anthropogenic causes of global warming. That being said‚ one also needs to take into consideration that the natural causes of global warming play a crucial role in stabilizing the
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to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (“Text A”)‚ an international newspaper advertisement from Exxon Mobil and “An Agenda for Climate Action” (Text B”)‚ a speech by Eileen Claussen‚ the President of Pew Center on Global Climate Change were both written in 2006 with the focus on global warming. The author in both commentaries strives to bring out the message that as human beings‚ we must take action to stop the worsening of climate change. Text A is a published article by a company that emphasizes that
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Geography November 29‚ 2010 Dire Predictions : Student Edition Chapter one of Dire Predictions Understanding Global Warming does exactly like the title says‚ it gives the reader the essential basics of understanding the Global Warming issue. Chapter one gives essential information covering a wide range of things including: the natural and human impacts on climate‚ definition of a greenhouse gas and how it affects temperature‚ positive and negative feedback loops‚ threatening human byproducts
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Cynthia Cutshaw Instructor Emily Smith English 1010-027 9 November‚ 2012 Global Warming: Human Activities Global warming is commonly believed as a downfall to our planet and life as many individuals know it on earth. Bill McKibben‚ author of “The Environmental Issue from Hell”‚ states‚ “ When global warming first emerged as a potential crisis in the late 1980’s‚ one academic analyst called it ‘the public problem from hell’”(Mckibben 746). However‚ this only seems a way to scare individuals
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