Mary Mitchell June 25‚ 2014 Env 101 EC Climate Change Paper What I Think Is Causing Climate Change Upon completing the summer course of environmental science‚ I have learned plenty of information about the environment around us. I learned that there are many factors that can cause climate change in the world. I now know that climate change isn’t just caused by people in the world‚ or just the world changing slowly. I believe that the change is a combination of both humans and the environment
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Natural causes of climate change Climate change is when the climate changes by warming up or cooling down over a period of time. Climate change is occurring now‚ the climate is warming up dramatically‚ and this is known as global warming.
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Causes of Climate Change Climate change is a long-term shift in weather conditions identified by changes in temperature‚ precipitation‚ winds‚ and other indicators. Climate change can involve both changes in average conditions and changes in variability‚ including‚ for example‚ extreme events. The earth’s climate is naturally variable on all time scales. However‚ its long-term state and average temperature are regulated by the balance between incoming and outgoing energy‚ which determines the Earth’s
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Kaur 1 Mr. Scarfe Biology 23 May 2014 Global Climate Change: Causes and Effects The Earth goes through natural phases of warming and cooling‚ due to changes in the Sun and volcanic activity. During these changes‚ the temperature fluctuates a little bit. However‚ the drastic incline in the temperature of the earth over the past century cannot be explained by these natural causes alone. What could have had the power to cause this drastic change‚ and what effect will this have on our planet in the
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movements of energy like wind and precipitation. Climate is the generally prevailing weather patterns of a region. The climate of a region is made up of the different weather patterns. The weather patterns are usually repetitive according to the seasons. Where I’m from in southwest Nebraska it snows in the winter‚ rains in the spring‚ and is hot in the summer. The question is‚ has the weather and climate always been like this in Nebraska? We have proof that climate has changed in the past. Seventy million
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Natural Causes of Climate Change The earth’s climate is influenced and changed through natural causes like volcanic eruptions‚ ocean current‚ the earth’s orbital changes and solar variations. Volcanic Eruptions When a volcano erupts it throws out large volumes of sulphur dioxide (SO2)‚ water vapour‚ dust‚ and ash into the atmosphere. Large volumes of gases and ash can influence climatic patterns for years by increasing planetary reflectivity causing atmospheric cooling. Tiny particles called aerosols
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In this essay I will explain the natural causes of climate change I will talk about the Milankovich cycles‚ sun spots and also volcanoes and cosmic. Milankovich cycles consist of 3 different variations of cycles the first one is orbit which changes the earth’s orbit from spherical to elliptical this happens every 100 thousand years this changes the earth’s solar input. During the elliptical years the summers are very hot and the winters are very cold however when it is the spherical the weather
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common arguments used by climate change skeptics. There is both human caused and non-human caused climate changes. Global warming may be a hoax or due to changes in nature. Natural changes such as sunspots and orbital change has had an effect on climate. Sun spots have been investigated since the 1800’s. Research published by the Journal of Atmospherics and solar terrestrial physics have concluded “the sun has a significant role to play in long-term and short-term climate change.” Another reason may
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1. Natural causes of climate change within the model are livestock (cows) producing methane gas. Human-made causes that can be seen are deforestation for crops‚ homes‚ and businesses. Pollution from cars and planes realeases CO2 into the air and the use of electricty to run the homes and businesses creates greenhouse gases. From 1775 till today‚ cars and planes have been created and contribute to green house gas production. The population has increase and more crops and homes have been built. Oil
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Biology 1110 April 29‚ 2013 Chapter 18 Questions Global Climate Change 1. What happens to solar radiation after it reaches Earth? How do greenhouse gases warm the lower atmosphere? 2. Solar radiation gets absorbed by the Earth’s surface when it reaches Earth. This emits infrared radiation into the land‚ ice and water. Greenhouse gases warm the lower atmosphere because they re-emit infrared radiation in all directions that travels back downward warming the lower atmosphere. This has led
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