1101 02/24/2012 Global warming -- a serious warning I have a dream‚ that in a near future‚ the people of this world will come together as one. We could all come together as one and leave all our differences of color‚ religion‚ and political views behind us‚ to stand together to face what Bill McKibben calls the greatest challenge and threat mankind has ever faced: global warming. In 2007 Bill McKibben‚ an author‚ educator‚ and environmentalist‚ wrote the article‚ “Global Warning: Get Up! Stand
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sadly‚ they have become more serious throughout the years. Apparently‚ other than natural disaster it is evident that the major cause of pollution is the irresponsible act of human being. Global warming has become a hot topic nowadays and we must take up the responsibility to resolve this problem. Global warming can be defined as the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released by people burning fossil fuels”.
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I Introduction My awareness of the phenomenon called either "global warming" or "climate change" started immediately before the Kyoto Summit in December 1997. I read articles in the media which said that many scientists believe that the threat of global arming was alarming and that our political leaders would have to do something in order to prevent the climate from getting hotter and hotter. Since this conference climate change has fascinated me. This research paper is divided into two main parts:
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WORLD Global Warming The Hottest Debate of the Decade Kristen Flint ‘14 G lobal warming has been a point of contention in our society for years‚ and the extreme views from both sides of the argument have transformed the subject of global warming from a factual theory into a mythical idea. At one extreme‚ those who consider themselves “green” bemoan the tragedy that man is causing our planet’s climate to heat up while the other side of the debate refuses to believe any part of the global warming
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Taishanna Thomas American Intercontinental University Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Since 1997 when Global Warming was first discovered‚ there has been a lot of debate about it. Til this day there is still a lot of debate on whether Global Warming exist or if it’s something that doesn’t exist. During this reading I will explain the history of Global Warming‚ the causes and effects‚ how it affect the planet‚ humans and animals‚ statistics‚ and the many debate
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what do you think? Through my research on global warming it is apparent that global warming is not a problem at all. In fact everybody needs to consolidate the fact that global warming is helping mankind in many different ways. The environment warming up‚ the ocean levels rising‚ and the increase in carbon dioxide are all benefits to the environment‚ economy‚ and mankind in general. As the world warms up people will not have to heat their house. This is beneficial in many aspects. Not only will
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Global Warming As we know‚ global warming is becoming a global issue. It alarms the whole world to protect the destroyed environment. Global warming is a "natural phenomenon". In general‚ we know that the origin of global warming is the emission of carbon dioxide. It was verified that the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature: when there is more carbon dioxide the temperature gets warmer. This topic should be discussed under current situation to advocate people concerning with this
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Global Warming Global warming is the rise in temperature (warming) of the entire planet and oceans. The rising temperatures affect our climates in such that droughts will happen more often‚ deserts will become bigger‚ heat waves will happen more often‚ and snow will lessen in areas. Also storms and hurricanes will happen more often. Global warming happens very slowly‚ the environment goes through natural periods of cooling and warming. Global warming causes changes in the climate
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1/2/14 Global warming paragraph Global warming is a pretty known topic across the globe today. Many people have different theories on why they think the temperature of the earth is changing and some have little interest at all. For me it is a very interesting topic and I find myself wanting to do something about it. I believe that the effects of global warming are definitely human created‚ whether it be greenhouse gasses‚ carbon gas emission or the mass clearing of trees‚ I know there is something
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Fossil fuels such as gasoline‚ methane and propane contain mostly carbon. When these fuels are burned‚ they react with oxygen and produce carbon dioxide. Because of our heavy use of fossil fuels‚ the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been increasing since the industrial revolution. The destruction of forests which use carbon dioxide also contributes to the increase in carbon dioxide. Most of the light energy from the sun is emitted in wavelengths shorter than 4‚000 nanometers (.000004
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