Climate Change: The Effects of Global Warming Gabriel Razo ITT Technical Institute Author Note Gabriel Razo‚ Network Systems Administration‚ ITT Technical Institute. Gabriel Razo is currently a student in the Network Systems Administrator Program at ITT Technical Institute. All inquiries and question regarding this article can be submitted via email at GRAZO@email‚itt-tech.edu or by message at 925-219-5009. When discussing global warming we need to understand what it is. Global Warming
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Climate change Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions‚ or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions (i.e.‚ more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is caused by factors that include oceanic processes (such as oceanic circulation)‚ variations in solar radiation received by Earth‚ plate tectonics and
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of environmental changes. These changes on the geography of the Earth within such a small time frame are unheard of‚ and may be irreversible. Climate change has a wide range of adverse effects on the natural world and manmade systems. The main concerns are the risks posed on the Earths geophysical and ecological processes. Many causes influence climate change with the main cause being increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Other major causes include deforestation‚ land-use changes‚ and chlorofluorcarbons
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1. Introduction Scientific evidence of the world’s changing climate is unequivocal. The expected impacts of the changing climate are likely to adversely affect the well being of all countries and particularly the poorest countries‚ some of which are in Africa. The changing climate has been manifested in the form of: increased severity and frequency of droughts; floods and storms; water stress‚ coastal erosion‚ and higher incidence of vector borne diseases among others. The resulting declines in
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Climate change and its impact on India Climate change will make monsoons unpredictable; as a result‚ rain-fed wheat cultivation in South Asia will suffer in a big way and the total cereal production will go down. Industrial development is important for economic growth‚ employment generation and improvement in the quality of life. However‚ industrial activities without proper precautionary measures for environmental protection are known to cause pollution and associated problems. If ecological
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The Science and Impacts of Climate Change on the Maldives Science of global warming and climate change Anthropogenicly produced greenhouse gases has exacerbated global warming. The burning of fossil fuels and deforestation have resulted in almost doubling the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. The concentration of CO2 has increased at a rate of 2.0 ppm/yr.‚ which is much faster than in pre-industrial times (1). This greenhouse gas absorbs long wave radiation heat emanated away from the earth which
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Name: Arroyo‚ Juan Carlos A. NATSCI Topic: Global Climate Change and Human Health Anthony J. McMichael‚ M.B.‚ B.S.‚ Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:1335-1343April 4‚ 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1109341 G lobal influences on the human health are focused at frame in which global health issues are directed. The systematic series of actions are more of processes‚ Including disruption and/or depletion. Climate change is getting worse and worse every second of everyday. Moreover‚ this study helps
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Is climate change a ‘ticking time bomb’? It is no secret to anyone that our planet is warming but what many of us don’t know is why and perhaps more importantly the consequences it poses. The roots of our problem lie in the form of a simple molecular compound‚ carbon dioxide. In 1870 the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 290 parts per million. 144 years later‚ to this very date‚ it has risen to over 400 parts per million. But why does this cause a problem you may ask‚ well it is
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taken to mitigate this phenomenon. The study has shown that the global warming has various negative effects on human health including infectious diseases. Keywords: global warming‚ infectious disease‚ waterborne infection‚ vector borne infection 1. Introduction As Khasnis & Nettleman’s (2005) study stated the following: The concept of global warming requires a basic understanding of the greenhouse effect. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed at the Earth’s surface. This heat
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“The greatest threat affecting the development of the Caribbean is Climate Change.” The Caribbean is made up of 2 dozen islands‚ having a total population of about 40 million people. We experience constant rains‚ rising sea levels‚ earthquakes‚ and tropical storms/ increased tropical storm intensity and are considered the most vulnerable‚ in regards to any sudden changes in climate. Changes in climate are usually due to the greenhouse gases which are emitted into the air from burning fossil fuels
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