Evidence:There is a lot of evidence pointing to the futures problems with global warming. First is the rise in temperature we have already had in the last ten years alone the average global temperature has risen more than one degree F. Based on estimates last year(2006) by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies‚ 2005 was the warmest year since reliable‚ widespread instrumental measurements became available in the late 1800s. About three-quarters of the anthropogenic (man-made) emissions of CO2
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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
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eThe phrase global warming refers to the documented historical warming of the Earth’s surface based upon worldwide temperature records that have been maintained by humans since the 1880s.It is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans.In the last 100 years‚ this temperature increased by about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F) with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades.According to the exponentss of the concept‚the likely effects of a further
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January 14‚ 2013 Gases such as carbon dioxide‚ methane and nitrous oxide are sometimes called Greenhouse gases‚ are increasing into our atmosphere causing climate changes. Scientists call this climate change – Global Warming. Sea levels are rising‚ glaciers are melting‚ and storms are raging fiercer than ever before such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. As the Earth spins each day‚ the new heat swirls with it‚ picking up moisture over the oceans‚ rising here‚ settling
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Global Warming Global warming is a huge environmental and economic challenge that we are facing in the 21st century. Global warming is also commonly referred to as the greenhouse effect. Global warming can affect entire ecosystems and climates‚ which in turn affect the way in which people live. We in our lifetimes will not be around to see the major outcome of global warming; however‚ it is still a major concern. It has come to be known that the major increase in temperature over the last century
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Global Warming: Cause and Mitigation Your Name Professor Name SCI 110 - Introduction to Physical Science June 12‚ 2013 Global warming‚ also referred to as climate change‚ is real. The question remains‚ is man or Mother Nature responsible for causing it? The Nobel Prize-winning chemist Svante Arrhenius first proposed the idea of global warming in 1896. He knew that carbon dioxide traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere and that burning fossil fuels releases
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Global Warming (Problem-Solution model essay) One of the biggest problems facing the world today is global warming. Many experts believe that our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is heating the atmosphere‚ and this could be very dangerous for human life. This essay will examine the problem of global warming and suggest some solutions for it. Many problems could result from global warming. One of the biggest is rising sea level. This could result in the flooding of low lying
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GLOBAL WARMING Attention Catcher: Where do you see the future of the United States in a hundred years for our grandchildren? Do you see them at war? Do you see them being a wealthy and successful Country? Or do you see the world’s temperature rising causing flooding‚ wildfires‚ and distinction of plants and animals. Speaker Credibility: What does it take for us to see the signs of global warming and act upon what Mother Nature is trying to tell us? Listeners Relevance: In the past fifty
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Global Warming: Origins‚ Effects‚ and Potential Solutions Since the dawn of the 19th century‚ civilization has been very dependent on the consumption of fossil fuels. Greenhouse gases‚ especially carbon dioxide‚ coming from these emissions plague our atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat and prevent warmer air from escaping our atmosphere‚ which causes a containment of excess heat‚ thus causing a climate change; in this case‚ a rise in temperature. There has been large amounts of debate on whom
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Paulina Reyes Reading 158 Prof Goodrich Global Warming In the article How We Can Stop Being Eco-Hypocrites Raina Kelley talks about five different things that we can individually do to help out our planet. The first example is by getting rid of trash. Kelley shows us how San Francisco is vowing to go waste free by 2020 by setting up a recycling program throughout their communities. A second way we can save our planet is by putting an end to driving. We produce a large amount of carbon dioxide
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