Cause and effect of global warming Global warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light‚ or heat‚ escapes the earth ’s atmosphere. Thus‚ the temperature experienced on Earth begins to rise. Climate change is a part of the Earth ’s history. There have been dramatic fluctuations in overall average temperature for the past 150‚000 years that suggest a direct association with carbon dioxide levels. In the past the temperature highs and lows have been in tandem with
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Global Warming Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go a whole winter without even seeing snow? Well the way the atmosphere is heating up today you just might experience this kind of event in the future I chose to do my cause and effect paper on global warming because I believe it has a major impact on humans‚ not only today‚ but especially in the future. In this paper I am going to explain the causes and the effects of global warming and how it will impact our lives in the long
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What is Global Warming? Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth. As the Earth is getting hotter‚ disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Over the last 100 years‚ the average temperature of the air near the Earth´s surface has risen a little less than 1° Celsius (0.74 ± 0.18°C‚ or 1.3 ± 0.32° Fahrenheit). Does not seem all that much? It is responsible for the conspicuous increase in storms‚ floods and raging forest fires we
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Effect and Global Warming Recently‚ global warming has moved to a serious scientific issue. Because sunlight is constantly falling on the earth‚ the law of physics say that the planet has to radiate the same amount of energy back into space. Infrared radiation is sent out by the earth through the atmosphere‚ where molecules (carbon dioxide) hold outgoing radiation for a while‚ warming the surface.1 The molecules are kind of like glass in a greenhouse which is why this process of warming is called
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Air Conditioning and Global Warming Air conditioning systems use energy to remove heat from a given location‚ transferring it to the exterior in the form of exhaust. Some of the energy is invariably wasted as heat‚ and this additional heat must also be exhausted. Thus‚ air conditioning results in net heat release to the environment. The warming effect is aggravated‚ moreover‚ because higher forms of energy such as electricity are used to power air conditioners. Generating and transmitting this
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mid-20th century has been caused by growth in the atmosphere greenhouse gas concentrations produced by human activity. While there are arguments in favour of natural cause of the global warming‚ I think on balance that the arguments against carry greater weight. A common skeptic argument is that climate has changed naturally in the past‚ long before SUVs and coal-fired power plants‚ and this somehow tells us that humans can’t be the main cause of the current global warming. Peer-reviewed research
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Global warming is a myth and should not be feared. The theories behind global warming are filled with false claims and incorrect information. With all of the information it is hard to separate the truth from the lies. When the true facts are presented before you what is truth and what is fiction becomes clear. First‚ scientists have made claims on data that may be incorrect. Scientists claim some of their data from weather stations‚ but this data may be incorrect. “Temperature readings can vary
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Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Today‚ at the down of 21st century‚ together with the 20th century‚ especially the second half‚ is the time when Earth’s environment change at the very rapid rate. Humans have lived on this planet for thousands of years. I think now is the time to think how do we impact the place where we live‚ and the only place where we can live. The impact of human race on the natural processes of our planet has now reached the levels that are now global‚ not local anymore
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Cynthia Cutshaw Instructor Emily Smith English 1010-027 9 November‚ 2012 Global Warming: Human Activities Global warming is commonly believed as a downfall to our planet and life as many individuals know it on earth. Bill McKibben‚ author of “The Environmental Issue from Hell”‚ states‚ “ When global warming first emerged as a potential crisis in the late 1980’s‚ one academic analyst called it ‘the public problem from hell’”(Mckibben 746). However‚ this only seems a way to scare individuals
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Simple Solutions to Global Warming Linda Hunt ITT Technical Institute Simple Solutions to Global Warming The most prominent concern that affects the environmental health of the world today is global warming. Although government agencies are making significant strides in providing solutions to global warming‚ the ultimate solution may lay in the hands of the individual citizens. Simple things‚ such as the way electricity is used in homes‚ the production of waste‚ and the choice of transportation
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