Abstract What is global warming? Global warming is the heating of the earth. Global warming happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the atmosphere. This is known as the greenhouse effect. It prevents heat and light from escaping the earth’s atmosphere kind of like the earth is a giant greenhouse. Global warming is a good thing‚ but at the same time‚ can have devastating effects if not properly monitored and
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Jennifer May 1st‚ 2014 Paper #9 Global Warming “What is Global Warming?” One might ask. Well‚ Global Warming is an increase in the earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the green house. Global Warming is a silent murderer. Global Warming is the cause for the many natural disasters. For example‚ haven’t we all noticed the number of large wildfires we’ve had just this
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Global warming is caused primarily by carbon dioxide from burning coal‚ oil and gas. Certain gases that trap heat are building up in Earth’s atmosphere. The primary culprit is carbon dioxide‚ released from burning coal‚ oil and natural gas in power plants‚ cars‚ factories‚ etc. (and to a lesser extent when forests are cleared). The second is methane‚ released from rice paddies‚ both ends of cows‚ rotting garbage in landfills‚ mining operations‚ and gas pipelines. Third are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
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Two issues that worry many geologists are global warming and the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a natural process that keeps the earth at temperatures that are livable. What does the greenhouse effect have to do with global warming? When humans release gases into the air‚ the greenhouse effect will alter the temperature of the earth. More gases in the atmosphere means the earth will start to get warmer‚ and the result is global warming. On the other hand‚ if there was no greenhouse
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Global Warming Is having perfect hair and good enough reason to destroy the earth? The answer is definitely no. Research shows that humans are the primary cause of the rising temperatures and increasing sea levels over the century. Greenhouse gases are rising much more rapidly than expected and as a result the world is warming up as well. In the future‚ global warming will cause horrible effects such as heat waves‚ droughts‚ floods and storms. Due to these events some of the world’s poorest
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Global warming is the increase of Earth’s surface temperature due to the effect of greenhouse gases. The main causes of global warming is the greenhouse effect‚ fossil fuels in cars‚ and global emission. Global warming is having an effect on our environment such as rising seas‚ changes in rainfall patterns‚ and etc. What we can do to stop this is‚ lower down emissions‚ cut greenhouse gases and so on. This paper will focus on what global warming is doing to our environment. The greenhouse effect
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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 – Global Warming For Mankind” Global warming is the continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Global warming is caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere‚ resulting from human activities such as deforestation and burning of fossil fuels. The effects of global warming are that increasing global temperatures are causing a broad range of changes. Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion of the ocean‚ in addition
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Global warming is one of the most challenging environmental problems in existence today. Global warming is an increase in the earth’s temperature due to fossil fuels‚ industry‚ and agricultural processes caused by human‚ natural‚ and other gas emissions. It threatens the health of the earth’s inhabitants and the world’s economies every day. With global warming come longer and more intense heat waves and storms. Along with those climate changes‚ come more pests which in turn can carry devastating
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Global warming Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth ’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century‚ and its projected continuation. The average global air temperature near the Earth ’s surface increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005.[1] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very
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