Global Warming Paper
Global Warming
By Kelsey Barr
Global warming has been a topic of discussion over the last few years. The big talk is if it is truly a real thing or something that is made up and made to make us worry. Over the last few years, we have seen an increase in weather phenomena’s such as snow, floods, hurricanes, and droughts. The debate is if the cause of these events is a natural process or not. The way our planet is warmed is by the sun; the sun’s heat rays are absorbed by greenhouse gasses, and become trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gasses, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane. If there were no greenhouse gasses, we would see little to no rays being absorbed by the Earth, causing it to be cold. However, the question we must ask is, are we absorbing too much of the sun’s rays and are we causing an issue with our manufacturing, transportation, and electricity use? If global warming is real, then our environment is in danger.
To understand global warming, we must first understand the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect happens when rays from the sun, often called energy, hit the earth’s surface. They pass through our atmosphere and some are reflected back into space. However, with our burning of fossil fuels, we are putting more carbon dioxide and methane gasses into the atmosphere. That is preventing the reflection of the sun’s rays from being reflected back into space, because the gas traps the heat within (NASA). The rising temperatures and the gas trapping are causing extreme climate changes on Earth.
It’s important to note that climate change and global warming are two different things. Global warming refers to long-term trends of rising average global temperatures. Climate change is exactly what it means. It is the changes in the global climate which results in an increase temperature over the whole globe. Climate change tracks the precipitation patterns, heat waves, and other extreme weather patterns.
By Kelsey Barr
Global warming has been a topic of discussion over the last few years. The big talk is if it is truly a real thing or something that is made up and made to make us worry. Over the last few years, we have seen an increase in weather phenomena’s such as snow, floods, hurricanes, and droughts. The debate is if the cause of these events is a natural process or not. The way our planet is warmed is by the sun; the sun’s heat rays are absorbed by greenhouse gasses, and become trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gasses, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane. If there were no greenhouse gasses, we would see little to no rays being absorbed by the Earth, causing it to be cold. However, the question we must ask is, are we absorbing too much of the sun’s rays and are we causing an issue with our manufacturing, transportation, and electricity use? If global warming is real, then our environment is in danger.
To understand global warming, we must first understand the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect happens when rays from the sun, often called energy, hit the earth’s surface. They pass through our atmosphere and some are reflected back into space. However, with our burning of fossil fuels, we are putting more carbon dioxide and methane gasses into the atmosphere. That is preventing the reflection of the sun’s rays from being reflected back into space, because the gas traps the heat within (NASA). The rising temperatures and the gas trapping are causing extreme climate changes on Earth.
It’s important to note that climate change and global warming are two different things. Global warming refers to long-term trends of rising average global temperatures. Climate change is exactly what it means. It is the changes in the global climate which results in an increase temperature over the whole globe. Climate change tracks the precipitation patterns, heat waves, and other extreme weather patterns.