October 3‚ 2013 Period 8 Senior Science Global Warming Controversy Humans have known about global warming for many years now. But Al Gore did not discover global warming. Neither did Tim Flannery‚ Peter Garrett‚ Greenpeace or Malcolm Turnbull. However they did add their scientific two cents and made everyone more knowledgeable on what this topic is really about‚ and stressed the importance it has on the Earth. Scientific concern about global warming is not new. This is nothing surprising or
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15 Dec 2011 Global Warming/Climate Change Before we get into the specifics‚ lets define the terms global warming and climate change. Global warming or the greenhouse effect is a more specific term that refers to a gradual increase in planet-wide temperatures which is now well documented and accepted by scientists as fact. It is the warming of the lower atmosphere which is a result of the increase of a number of gases that have been classified as greenhouse gases. It is a specific type of climate
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Semester 1 UU100 Assignment 2 Name: Student ID: Year: 2013 Global warming This essay is based on Global warming and the cause and effect of it. “Global warming I define as an increase in the earth ’s atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution. Increase in the global average surface temperature resulting from enhancement of the greenhouse effect‚ primarily by air pollution” (Merriam-Webster
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Argumentative Essay on Global Warming “Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s surface” (Global Warming) . It has the effect of making the Earth’s surface warmer compared as it was the previous years. Such warming effect is also referred to as the “greenhouse effect”. Accordingly‚ “the global average temperature has increased about 0.7 to 1.4 degrees F (0.4 to 0.8 degrees C) since the late 1800 ’s and many experts estimate that the average temperature will rise
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Probably the most worrying threat to our planet at the present time is global warming. This essay will examine the reasons why global warming is occurring and discuss some possible solutions. The predominant factors resulting in the warming of the earth are the emissions of CO2 and deforestation. CO2‚ which damages the ozone layer‚ comes from several sources‚ but the most problematic are those coming from the burning of fossil fuels from power plants. This releases thousands of tones of CO2 into
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GLOBAL WARMING OUTLINE: What Is Global Warming? Indicators of Global Warming Climate History Of The Earth Present Scenario Of Global Warming Causes Of Global Warming • Burning Of Coal • Appetite For Globally sourced goods • Release Of Methane • Use Of Forests For Fuel • Use Of Chemical Fertilizers Effects Of Global Warming • Increase In Sea Levels • Hurricanes And Cyclones • Shortages Of Food And Water • Extinction Of Species • Coral Reefs Will Collapse •
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Global Warming In 1995 a popular science fiction movie called Water World‚ starring Kevin Costner came out. The plot of this movie is based on a distant future where the polar ice caps have melted‚ and the sea level has risen hundreds of meters covering all the continents and humanity is forced to live on abandoned ships and floating fortresses scavenging for supplies. Of course‚ this was only a science fiction movie‚ and in 1995 the idea of the polar ice caps melting was too far for society to
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Global warming Essay Global warming is simply defined as an increase in the average global temperatures. Though‚ it is an environmental problem‚ it has serious implications on the global economics‚ geopolitics‚ society‚ humanity and all living beings. “Global warming is one of the most controversial science issues of the 21st century‚ challenging the very structure of our global society” (Mark). Though‚ there has been controversies between two schools of scientific thought‚ one
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we are now facing a serious crisis on our nature; the crisis of global warming. Global warming itself is a term used to describe the change of the temperature of the earth that can finally change the climate on earth. We have known it for a long time that our earth is becoming hotter year by year. There are a lot of things that can cause global warming. Air pollution is one of the causes that can increase the effect of global warming. Air pollution is caused by certain gases which pollute the air
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Paredes EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING Picture in your mind a world in which the temperature is at least ten degrees higher than it is today‚ where they’re supposed to be snow you can see a green valley and all the major cities are covered by water. This imaginary picture is not too far from the truth. This essay will discuss the effects of global warming as a life threatening condition causing extreme heat waves‚ glacier retreat and sea level rises. The first effect of global warming is the dramatic
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