Carlee Dawn Haas
Mr. Jasen Bacon
English 1020
7/30/2014
Addressing the Great Disconnect “If you wanted to create a diabolical problem, it is hard to imagine doing it better than releasing CO2 into the atmosphere” (Newell and Pitman 1007). According to “Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?”, a scientific article written by scientists involved with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Columbia University Earth Institute, Boston University, Yale University, and many more prestigious programs and universities, the highest limit for CO2 that is still considered “safe” for the public and the planet is 350 parts per million(ppm) (Hansen, Sato, Kharecha, Beerling, Berner, Delmotte, Pagani, Raymo, Royer, and Zachos 1). However, the atmospheric levels of CO2 have remained higher than 350 parts per million since January of 1988, with the most current level being reported at 401.30 parts per million in June 2014 (Keeling, Piper, Bacastow, Wahlen, Whorf, Heimann, and Meijer 83-113). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), well-known as the leading organization for the assessment of global warming and climate change, conducted an assessment report in 2007 that stated, with a 90% level of certainty, that the rising temperature of the Earth is a direct result of human activity and is also heavily linked to industrial processes (Solomon, Qin, Manning, Chen, Marquis, Averyt, Tignor and Miller 1-996). Even more disappointing, according to the
Whenever someone thinks of CO2, they think of global warming. They are reminded of Al Gore and his stance on global warming and they automatically think it is true. He has a lot of evidence to back up his theory about how global warming exists and that it is the reason animals are going extinct and also why the climate is changing. Well these facts are wrong and there is evidence to prove it. Global warming is not real and the Earth might even be in a cooling period. There so many reasons to blame people for the epidemic of this false global warming. CO2, a naturally produced gas absorbed by oceans and trees could not be the reason, so what could? Well, nothing can, none of man’s efforts to control the climate will
The rapidly increasing amount of carbon dioxide may be one of the factors that cause climate change. As Hillman states, “Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are increasing, and have done so since the Industrial Revolution.” An atmospheric CO2 concentration, research shows that there is a dramatic increase from 280 parts per million (ppm) in 1750 to 373 ppm in 2002, a rise of the third. Furthermore, the linear chart demonstrated the trend of annual global CO2
Does the high level of Carbon Dioxide (C02) possibly harm the Earth’s planetary biosphere, or has it already done so; in fact, many worldwide scientists have protested that the Earth is at its ‘tipping point’ but no efforts have been adapted to save the biosphere? A support of this controversial topic; congressional meeting and testimony, is from one of the top U.S. climate scientists, James Hansen to Former Vice President Al Gore, with an emphasis on the cause of C02. Beyond the ozone layer is atmospherically holey, Earth’s temperature is rising, and the climate changing conversely, one that people trivialized the most is: Global warming. Increasingly, subject to concern not only via online discussion, magazine and
Over the years Carbon Dioxide has been significantly increasing from human activity. CO2 has a concentration of about 400 ppmv (parts per million volume). Its concentration in the atmosphere was about 280 ppmv before the Industrial Revolution, now it has increased immensely to about 380 ppmv in 2006. Many have said Carbon Dioxide has been the main reason or cause of global warming; saying that if we produce too much of this greenhouse gas it can create a global climate change. Even though carbon dioxide affects the temperature of the atmosphere it also affects the acidity of water specifically in the ocean.
In Brian Sussman’s argument against man made global warming, he says that CO2 is not as dangerous to our atmosphere as scientists say. I agree, we need CO2 to live, which is fact. However, at the rate humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere it is offsetting the balance. The plants, trees, and oceans cannot keep up, and cannot absorb the amount of CO2 we releasing into the atmosphere. This disrupted balance in the environment makes the CO2 dangerous. Going back to the Vostok (Antarctica) Ice Core Record, as CO2 levels rose, so did the global temperature.
Our lives involve the emission of theses dangerous greenhouse gases (Bushnell 25). Carbon dioxide has increased to
Imagine you are a father of four children. Your wife passes away from cancer and your family is in desperate need for food. Your family lives in a dilapidated apartment and you work your fingers to the bone to pay the taxes. You want the money that you paid the government to be used efficiently in a way that will affect you directly, such as healthcare, food, or education, not to reach the moon. Yet the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) used about $18 billion in 2014 for their budget. NASA was created by the United States for the research and development of spacecrafts. The United States and the Soviet Union engaged in the Space Race during the Cold War with the development of technology. Achieving human spaceflight enabled them to discover and explore outer space and the rest of the universe. NASA, however, has outlived its original purpose and has cost more than its worth by misusing its time and resources.
On January 28, 1986, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the space shuttle Challenger. The launch was held in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at the Kennedy Space Center. The Challenger shuttle carried seven crew members, including pilots, aerospace engineers and a citizen. Unfortunately, after it launched, the space shuttle broke apart and hit the ocean. The failure of the mission traumatized the whole nation. In fact, millions of people watched the shocking tragedy on television. This incident saddened the nation, and President Ronald Reagan appointed some persons from different areas, such as engineers, pilots, politicians and astronauts, to find the cause of this disaster. Although the investigation revealed that the main reason for the disaster was because of technical issues. In actuality, the disaster was caused by the decision to launch, which was driven by political pressures. The focus on political interest over hard science was the reason for the Challenger disaster.
For over fifty years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, has studied the outer space and how to get there. NASA was founded in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. NASA basically branched out from another administration which was called the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, or NACA. There are different bases spread out throughout the country, but the NASA headquarters are in Washington. NASA has an administrator who handles giving speeches and informing the press on new information. The administrator of NASA is Charles F. Bolden (About NASA).The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has many purposes that have resulted in various missions that require the unique skills of astronauts.
Plants and animals (humans) are dying everyday due to too much CO2 and they might one day be gone forever. The issue is that there is too much CO2 going into the atmosphere. The reasons I have is that habitats are shrinking, Global Warming is causing to many problems, and rising temperatures. I hope you will be convinced and warned what is happening to this world.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was designed on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as the locus of U.S.civil aerospace research and development. NASA was officially established on October 1, 1958 , the creation was directed to the pressure of national defense. NASA is responsible for important scientific and technology accomplishments in human aerospace science that have impacted our nation and/or world all across the board. The founder of this great corporation was our 34th President of the United States the honorable Dwight D. Eisenhower. During the Cold war ,which was a combat over theories and faithfulness of separate nations, in the middle of it there was a major battle of space exploration known as the Space Race between the Soviets and United States of America. Like every other corporation, NASA had a mission which was “to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.”and the motto states “For the benefit of All” both mission and motto are correlative to each other.
National aeronautics and space administration, this is the complicated way of saying NASA. NASA was created by government officials in the year 1958, the main goal of this government establishment is to explore space and aeronautics. Although those are the main goals the main responsibility of NASA is to conduct research peacefully that will help mankind to excel in the future. Although Florida is known for tourist attractions such as Disney and its beaches there would be nothing exciting about them if it weren’t for the NASA spaceport near Cape Canaveral. This spaceport has had positive impacts on Florida and is still a popular tourist site today.
“Space, the final frontier (Wise, Star Trek)” The goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is “to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before” (Star Trek). Since the moon landing in 1968, the federal government has consistently decreased funding for space exploration, with the exception of a small increase in the 1980’s to accommodate the shuttle program. If NASA was shut down entirely the last 60 years will have been a waste. Without this program, the development of life-saving, earth-saving, and space exploration technologies would not be possible. NASA leads the world in space exploration and aeronautics engineering, helps maintain healthy
Climate change or colloquially known as global warming, now pose a new threat to civilization as the levels of greenhouse gases (GHG) are soaring to new levels. The most significant contributor to greenhouse gasses would be Carbon Dioxide (Co2). The levels of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) gas have risen to levels civilization has not seen before. As such, the effects of these levels are not known to civilization as data gathered from the ice cores drilled in the Antarctica only shows data up to 650,000 years ago. However we can conclude that present CO2 concentrations are higher compared to any time in the last 650,000 years (IPCC 2007). Current carbon dioxide concentrations are hovering around 389 parts per million (ppm) as of September 2011,
In 1988, the United Nation reported that carbon dioxide levels are nearing a dangerous level of interference with the climate system so they have established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (ProQuest). Greenhouse gas concentrations such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are continuing to rise during 2014 and it is reaching historic values (International). A variety of independent datasets shows