[pic] Introduction Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. In principle‚ global warming is neutral as to the period or causes‚ but in both common and scientific usage the term generally refers to recent warming and implies a human influence. Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic
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Ventura Dr. John Schillinger HSCI 132 November 10‚ 2012 Climate Change and Food Borne Illness Climate has always played a significant role in placing food on the tables of millions of families. It seems that we have regressed judging from the way that our ancestors have lived their lives to the way that we have become dependent on mass production of food. We have managed to sabotage our health as well as that of the Earth’s. The changes in weather patterns have gradually impacted agriculture in
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exponential rate in the United States; this is a big concern for many people. Many years ago people just threw their garbage in dumps and forgot about it. Then it started to become a problem as the dumps got fuller and just kept growing. People have to put their garbage somewhere; they produce over 4 pounds of garbage everyday per person‚ that’s about 250 million tons for the country (EPA.gov). The population is growing at a very quick rate also. Some people try to reduce their refuse and waste‚
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With the thought of poverty‚ several issues come to mind: money‚ crime‚ health and welfare. These are the top four concerns when responding to the issue of poverty in our nation as a whole. Each presents problems and solutions‚ but addressing them in the face of government is difficult; for every good point or action‚ there is a negative reaction affecting both pro and con supporters. The most prevalent means of measuring poverty have been‚ and continue to be‚ bench marks related to money. Poverty
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Citizenship in the United States has been a sought-after dream by many people in the World. It is the reason we are the “great melting pot”‚ and the reason for the many mass immigrations that have taken place to the United States. Over the course of two centuries‚ there has been much turmoil in United States politics about giving citizenship status to immigrants. Most of the latter reasoning for not wanting to grant citizenship has been blamed justly on the prejudice of American Society. The Supreme
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Though it is usually more prevalent in developing countries‚ Asia‚ and Latin American countries where the sanitation and hygiene practices are below standard‚ the United States has more than its share of cases. “High risk groups include children in day-care centers‚ homosexual men‚ individuals in custodial institutions‚ migrant workers‚ travelers to developing countries‚ and certain First Nation reserves.” (1) Rate of
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Climate Change Versus The Kudzu Problem: How Kudzu Will Survive The Climate Change Apocalypse December 7‚ 2012 Abstract The kudzu problem‚ also known as the invasive species Pueraria montana var. lobata‚ currently rages across the Southern US‚ drowning out the native vegetation and covering anything in its way‚ including human architecture. However‚ the kudzu faces the same upcoming trials as we do—climate change. Will the kudzu‚ having already stood the test of migration‚ handle the coming
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famously quoted‚ “The art of prophecy is very difficult- especially with respect to the future”. Simon Caney describes how the earth’s climate is enduring profound changes which to a large extent are caused by human activity‚ resulting in undesirable effects on people’s standard of living especially the weak and vulnerable. (Caney‚ 2010) Scientists claim that climate change heralds unpredictable weather events like raised sea levels‚ that causes floods and in some cases greater risks of ‘storm-surges’
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Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Kenneth Halvorsen COM/156 09/30/2012 Jocelyn Henson Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Climate warming and ecological changes have caused a significant threat to the declining population of polar bears in the Arctic which is affecting human habitats Polar bears‚ the largest of the terrestrial carnivores‚ live on the Arctic ice for the majority of the year. The icy habitat allows polar bears to hunt for their primary prey - seals.
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People of the whole world are responsible for climate change.Their ignorance is the main reason behind it.For instance‚ USA has been most widely seen as the counry having the most negative efforts on the world’s climate change followed by China‚Germany has received the best ratings. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed that the developed countries are mainly responsible for the current global emissions of greenhouse gases.Just for social and economical development they
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