Are Humans Responsible for Global Warming? A REVIEW OF THE FACTS APRIL 2007 AUTHORS James Wang‚ Ph.D. Bill Chameides‚ Ph.D. Are Humans Responsible for Global Warming? The case for attributing the recent global warming to human activities rests on the following undisputed scientific facts: • Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas that warms the atmosphere. • Since pre-industrial times‚ atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased from about 280 parts per million (ppm) to over 380 ppm. Current
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� PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �4� Global Warming All arguments have two sides to them. The global warming issue is not an exception to that general rule. I believe that global warming is partly natural process‚ but our industrial activities have majorly influenced the climate changes. These changes are causing extinction in some animals like the polar bears and the melting of the Arctic that causes sea levels to rise. Global warming would also cause extreme weather like hurricane Katrina and more frequent
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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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Humans Are To Blame For Global Warming Kevin Odhiambo Ogwa Lake Michigan College Abstract Every human activity has a particular effect on objects surrounding his or her environment‚ be it physical‚ mental‚ or social. But notably‚ the most evident might be the effect of human activity on global warming. Global warming is quickly becoming a major topic of concern worldwide‚ and has been stirring up controversy everywhere with its adverse effects seen all over the world. It causes rise of the
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Many consider global warming to be the largest threat facing the people of Earth‚ while others view it as nothing more than Liberal propaganda. Both sides have extremely well thought out arguments. According to Environmentalist there is a growing realization that human activities are threatening the health of the natural systems that make life possible on this planet. While Non-believers claim that you can’t find a real scientist anywhere in the world who can
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What is Global warming? This vast topic has many definitions for different reasons. Global warming could happen due to the pure existence of human life. The day to day things that we do could result in global warming. Driving our motor vehicles‚ burning of fuel and trees could trigger the warming mechanism. There are different aspects to this. I chose this topic since it has an in-depth argument point and it can be very well detailed in to several different parts. For my research I will be discussing
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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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Global warming is result of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These gases trap radiation from sun and hold them from being released back into space. This causes rise in temperature at few places on earth. It is not much noticeable in western part of earth but in eastern parts like North Pole‚ Alaska and others slight increase in temperatures makes a huge difference. Scientists believe that if current situation continues many kinds of changes will take place which can be either beneficial or harmful
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Global Warming Debate Today we are debating the important topic of global warming. As the affirmative team‚ we strongly believe that global warming is caused by the actions of humans. But this is not just a belief‚ this is a fact. Global warming‚ by definition‚ is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth ’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide‚ CFCs‚ and other pollutants. The greenhouse effect is the trapping of the
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WAYS TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING Global Warming refers to the gradual increase in the Earth’s temperature as a result of the growing concentration of human induced green house gases which are carbon dioxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons and hydro fluorocarbon in our atmosphere. Global warming can be caused by the use of fossil fuels‚ and industrial or agricultural processes. Man-made emissions are adding to the amount of carbon dioxide already being naturally released. These
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