“This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding‚ greater vulnerability to droughts‚ more severe wildfires--all these things are having an impact on americans as we speak.” - U.S. President Barack Obama. Global warming is an issue filled to the brim with side effects‚ spilling all over the world right now. When people talk about it‚ they seem to take it a lot lighter than it is truly. It is causing more extreme
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GLOBAL WARMING AND IT’S EFFECTS ON GLACIERS Global Warming The average global temperature has raised more than expected in the past few decades. Many prefer to use the milder term ’climate change’ instead of the harsher ’global warming’ to describe this change in average global temperature. The main cause of global warming is thought to be the ’greenhouse effect’ that is mainly caused by us humans. With an increase in temperature glaciers worldwide are melting faster than the time taken for
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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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all of the fear‚ all of the phony science‚ could it be that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people?" He has claimed "some parts of the IPCC process resembled a Soviet-style trial‚ in which the facts are predetermined‚ and ideological purity trumps technical and scientific rigor." Inhofe has suggested that supporters of the Kyoto Protocol such as Jacques Chirac are aiming at global positions. A Washington Post article describing the views
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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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Impacts of Global Warming in the UK Current data for climate change suggest that global warming is taking place due to the enhanced greenhouse effect. If global temperatures continue to rise it will present a number of challenges in the future. Different countries will experience global warming differently depending on their location and level of development‚ but even within a country‚ there will be ‘winners and losers’. For example‚ in the UK Global Warming is good news for coastal resorts‚ especially
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ways. While it generated an era of prosperity‚ it also brought many problems to our society‚ many of which we are just discovering today. The most important problem started by the industrial revolution is a significant increase in Carbon Dioxide emission‚ which leads to global warming. Globe warming brings about various natural disasters. The most significant disaster is the rising of sea level. Global warming increases the melting of the polar ice caps‚ which brings about a rise in sea level
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Global warming what is it? Global warming refers to an average increase in theEarth’s temperature‚ which in turn causes changes in climate. So what’s the big deal you ask? Well the big deal is‚ if temperatures rise above normal levels for a few days‚ it’s no big deal‚ the Earth will stay more or less the same‚ but if temperatures continue to rise over a longer period of time‚ then the Earth may experience some serious problems! What causes global warming? The Earth’s atmosphere contains gases that
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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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Global warming conspiracy In 2009‚ the united nations climate changes conference was held at the Bella center‚ Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted after the conference among several major participants such as the U.S.‚ China‚ India‚ Brazil‚ and South Africa. This draft seemed to be a meaningless document and did not have any legal binding. The Copenhagen Accord was suppose to coordinate the disagreements among participating countries on the issues of climate changes and carbon dioxide
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