Global Warming Global Warming is described as the progressive gradual rise of the earth’s surface temperature thought to be caused by the alterations to the greenhouse effect and responsible for changes in global climate patterns. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the Earth’s surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere‚ causing the atmosphere to become warmer. This whole process occurs naturally and has kept the Earth’s temperature about 59 degrees
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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE = GLOBAL WARMING In the last past years‚ the Earth has been experiencing increasing temperatures‚ leading to harmful consequences on our planet and its habitants. This has been researched and analysed‚ concluding to name such changes as Global climate change. As explained by the US agency‚ the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)‚ there are 7 indicators that would be expected to increase in a warming world‚ and 3 indicators would be expected to decrease.
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Cause and effect of global warming Global warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light‚ or heat‚ escapes the earth ’s atmosphere. Thus‚ the temperature experienced on Earth begins to rise. Climate change is a part of the Earth ’s history. There have been dramatic fluctuations in overall average temperature for the past 150‚000 years that suggest a direct association with carbon dioxide levels. In the past the temperature highs and lows have been in tandem with
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Recently‚ global warming has become a big issue in the environmentally conscious society. It is often the topic of fiery debate amongst global politicians and is regularly featured in the tabloids. There are many arguments to prove the existence of global warming‚ but there are also many theories to disprove the existence. Confusion is caused through the ongoing debate of “ Is earth going through a normal cycle?‚ Is earth going through Global warming ? or Is earth going through a Cold age?”. There
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The effects of what global warming is doing to our client has been a question debated for many years. There has been considerable evidence that global warming has been linked to the increase of extreme weather events that could cause widespread devastation across the world. The damages that could be caused by these events could cost millions to even billions of dollars and could be even worse for third world countries that do not have the infrastructure to withstand these powerful events. The extreme
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Billy Joel once said‚ “we didn’t start the fire”. He is right; global warming is a natural cause. The Earth was heating long before humans were emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases and even before humans were on planet Earth. Since humans were not alive during the period after the ice age (known as the post-ice age era)‚ then the heating of the Earth to melt the ice does not put humans at fault. Global warming is naturally caused by natural emission of greenhouse gases‚ Earth’s heating and
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Abstract The impacts of global warming vary depending upon perspective and in this paper I will discuss the debate of whether global warming is caused by human activity and carelessness or whether it is just a normal part of the Earth’s natural cyclical processes. Global Warming: Natural or Manmade? Global Warming has been an intriguing and worrisome subject amongst environmentalists‚ scientists and society alike‚ especially in the last few decades‚ but is global warming a topic to raise concern
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Technical report on global warming WJR Alexander Professor Emeritus‚ Department of Civil and Biosystems Engineering‚ University of Pretoria‚ South Africa. Email alexwjr@iafrica.com 23 November 2005 I have just completed my technical report An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the climate of South Africa. (The extended summary of the report is now available. It consists of 92 pages‚ 14 tables‚ 16 figures and 50 references.) The conclusion is that there are no scientifically
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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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Global warming to some individuals is something fake that others say. However‚ global warming is a threat to us. Most people think of this as a scientific fantasy‚ but it can be a huge danger for later generations. We can’t be egocentric and only think about us. Global warming isn’t only effecting us‚ but it’s also effecting animals. Some species might even go extinct because of global warming. We need to do something to prevent or at best slow the process down a bit. I believe it’s vital that we
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