In a poll conducted by expert Michael Bastasch‚ 91% of Americans aren’t worried about climate change‚ but little do they know that our planet is going through a disastrous process that we have caused and that it could potentially end up killing us. This process is climate change. Although the rates at which our planet is warming are very slight‚ this slight warming can have a huge impact. This is a pressing issue because our Earth is constantly warming and many catastrophic events could
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Climate change is something that has been on the radar of people worldwide since the 1980’s‚ when the hole in the ozone layer of Antarctica was discovered. Are we doing enough to reduce climate change‚ and reverse the effects of global warming? While it might be nearly impossible to reverse climate change‚ we can try to slow down the effects of climate change. On this page‚ you can find earth friendly tips on reducing your carbon footprint‚ from greening your vacations to recycling‚ reducing your
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Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Kenneth Halvorsen COM/156 09/30/2012 Jocelyn Henson Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Climate warming and ecological changes have caused a significant threat to the declining population of polar bears in the Arctic which is affecting human habitats Polar bears‚ the largest of the terrestrial carnivores‚ live on the Arctic ice for the majority of the year. The icy habitat allows polar bears to hunt for their primary prey - seals.
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aerosols into the upper troposphere and stratosphere (Allen‚ 2015). Volcanism helped form Earth’s ancient climate and influences climate change in today’s world (Kasting‚ 1993). A recent example of a volcano influencing climate include the 1982 El Chichon eruption in Mexico‚ which is regarded as the largest volcanic disaster in modern Mexican history (Mass‚ 1989). Ancient examples of climate-changing eruptions include the Huaynaputina volcano in Peru in 1600 C.E. (Costa‚ et al. 2003) and a volcano
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naturally or by mankind. It is a problem that is plaguing the world in many ways. There has been much argument between those who are advocates of immediate change in industrial emissions‚ and those who believe that the increased temperature is a natural phenomenon. Advocates of immediate change believe that sudden changes in the earth’s climate can be attributed to human activities. Human made commodities such at power plants‚ factories and cars produce toxic emissions that are released into the
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Climate Change and the Scientific Method Hands on Labs‚ Inc. Version 42-0045-00-01 Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing
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Persuasive Speech Outline Topic: Sleeping Too Much Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to control the habit of oversleeping because is detrimental to our physical health‚ affects our cognitive abilities and shortens our lifespan Thesis: the habit of oversleeping is detrimental to our physical health‚ and my audience can do their part in controlling the habit. Being aware of the effects of oversleeping is number one step of controlling this unhealthy life habits. Attention
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Climate Change Climate change is an incredibly serious issue with so many hazards and risks. If we let it go any further than it already has‚ it will ultimately lower the quality of life on earth‚ as well as cause several more problems‚ as if we already don’t have enough. Yes‚ it will be much warmer‚ and eventually we will have fantastic weather a majority of the time‚ however the amount of disadvantages far outweigh the good. An abundance of animals will slowly begin to go extinct‚ and as the
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The melting of the Arctic and Antarctic ice is a result of climate change. This climate change includes the decline of sea ice‚ rising temperatures and the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and the Antarctic ice sheet. The Antarctic Ice Sheet covers around ninety-eight percent of the Antarctic continent and is the largest body of ice on earth. The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest body of ice; it covers more than eighty percent of Greenland. The Ward-Hunt Ice Shelf is the largest single
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biodiversity‚ these rapid changes are most likely human induced. Anthropogenic climate change describes this
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