Critical Review

The Critical review ----“Global Warming Natural, May End Within 20 Years, Says Ohio State University Researcher”

Article Details:
Title: Global Warming Natural, May End Within 20 Years, Says Ohio State University Researcher
Author: Ohio State University Researcher
Publication: Science Daily
Date: June 15, 2001

Background:
This article stated that the global warming is a natural cycle. The global warming is not coursed by carbon dioxide which produces by human activities. The reason why I choose this article is that the author agrees with minority opinion on global warming and provides reasonable argument.

New Vocabulary:
Condense: (verb.) to change or make something change from gas to liquid
Equilibrium: (noun.) a state of balance, especially between opposite forces or influences
Indicator: (noun.) something that can be regarded as a sign which shows you in what way a situation is changing
Oscillate: (verb.) to keep moving regularly from side to side, between two limits
Amplitude: (noun.) technical the distance between the middle and the top or bottom of a WAVE such as a sound wave.
Replenish: (verb.) to make something full again buy replacing what has been used
Rigorous: (adj.) done very carefully with great attention to deal

Summary
The global warming is a natural cycle which is not caused by human activities. Carbon dioxide as a key “greenhouse gas” is not the cause of global warming. The atmosphere is the part of natural cycle of water exchange from. Moreover, compared with the natural source of atmospheric carbon dioxide, human contribute to a small amount of carbon dioxide. In addition, the atmospheric carbon dioxide is not the driving force of rising temperatures. Furthermore, the global temperature rising is a natural cycle of warming and cooling.  

Critique:
The article argues that the global warming is a natural phenomenon rather than the result of human activities. The author hope to state the minority opinion that global... [continues]

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