Bailey Campbell Campbell 1 Robin Gore English 3 31 August 2017 Global warming Humans are destroying the Earth and we need to do something about it! The atmosphere acts as a greenhouse around the Earth protecting us and keeping us alive (Climate change causes:A blanket around the Earth). We pollute the Earth and cause global warming and that is ruining the atmosphere and killing us. Some people don't believe in global warming but the proof is astounding. There are two gases that make up the atmosphere: forcing and feedback. Forcing gases block heat and they don't respond to changes in temperature. Some examples are Carbon Dioxide, which is released naturally and by burning fossil fuels, and Methane which is released from landfills and livestock. When Carbon Dioxide is released it generates heat which stays trapped in the atmosphere and warms the Earth. When Methane is released it absorbs heat from the sun and warms the Earth.Theses are the main causes of global warming. Feedback gases do respond to changes in temperature.An example of a feedback gas is water vapor. Water vapor increases as the Earth is warmed. As it increases more clouds and rain occur (climate change causes: a blanket around the Earth). As humans we need to work together to reduce these gases in our atmosphere. Campbell 2 The release of Carbon dioxide and other pollutants have caused many problems for human life. Droughts threaten people throughout the world. Eventually the whole world will have to
Humans are pouring carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a much faster rate than the rate at which plants and oceans can absorb it. Global warming is the increase in the overall temperature of the Earth 's atmosphere; global warming is a delicate topic because it is happening right now no one can stop it from happening. It is already transforming life on Earth, shifting the seasons, raising the temperature and rising the sea level. Other effects of global warming include stronger storms, extinction of species, rapid disappearance of Artic ice, and the increase of the ozone hole. It became an issue in 1988 when a scientist from NASA found that "Global warming has reached a level such that we can ascribe with a high degree of confidence a cause and effect relationship between the greenhouse effect and observed warming" (Hansen). James E. Hansen testimony was a big thing that everyone start to worry about it and everyone was talking about global warming because the media contribute to it. Global warming is a big thing happening right now but we don’t listen to others and we continue with our life’s without looking around us and without helping to stop the cause of it because as a humans we make errors during life but we learn from the errors and the bad choices. Although some people believe mankind is not responsible for global warming, it is a serious problem worldwide and measures are need to help slow the problem.
Owen BuggyLanguage ArtsClimate change, global warming, and their effects on our planetClimate change is a change in the pattern of weather and some related changes in oceans, land surfaces and ice sheets, occurring over a time scale of a few decades.Global warming on the other hand, refers to only the earth rising temperatures in the air and waters. There has been much debate on global warming. It is important to explore multiple reasons why climate change happens, what causes it, and how often it occurs. There will also be a discovery of how it affects the environment and what specific animals are impacted. Humans have had a much larger impact on the environment that any other creature in the history of the planet. Their presence along with naturalenvironmental factors are shaping our planet like never before. Global warming is having a serious effect on our world. It causes things such as melting glaciers and ice cap in our north and south poles. Ice caps are of the most visible and common victim because ice can change its chemical properties faster than most other land masses. It's has been affecting glaciers more rapidly since the early 1980's. In some places we have seen a 30-40% reduction in surface area and 50% reduction in volume due to just an increase of 2-degrees Celsius.
Climate change is affect by many different factors in the world, 4 main contributors to climate change are gases which are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. What all of these types of gases have in common is that they all affect the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from earth to space. Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas and also the most critical component because as the earth gets warmer by carbon dioxide more water vapor entries the atmosphere. Andrew Dessler and colleagues from Texas A&M University in College Station confirmed “heat-amplifying effect of water vapor is potent enough to double the climate warming caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.” (Hansen 2). As carbon dioxide heats up the atmosphere more water vapor is released cause climate change to double. Carbon
Global warming is the increase in temperature of the ocean process and the earth's atmosphere, caused by the massive emission that makes the greenhouse effect. It originated from a series of human activities, especially the burning of fuels and changes in land use, such as deforestation. It is increasingly evident that humans have caused most of the warming, through the emission of gases that retain heat, to potentiate our modern life. These causes are a product of economic growth and the use of technologies. How are we going to cope with the changes we have already put in place? While we try to understand it, the face of the earth and as we know it, its coasts, forests and snowy mountains are in suspense.
Global warming refers to an extended increase in the earth's average and average temperatures of the atmosphere and water bodies especially the oceans and seas. The problem of global warming has resulted in various negative ramifications affecting humankind. Human activities have significantly led to the increasing effects of global warming that is experienced in different places worldwide. Global warming was experienced in the 20th century when the earth's average temperature rose by 0.60 Celsius from an average temperature of oceans and the atmosphere (Ritter, 11-21). Global warming distracts the typical living conditions since the temperatures increase to extreme limits and deplete the Ozone layer which is meant to protect human being from the effects of direct rays of the sun. The Ozone layer is very significant and needs to be preserved to avoid the impact of direct sunshine which causes sunburns on human skin. It is clear that global warming has been increasing to a more significant extent since the 18th century due to the actions of human beings themselves. The core reason behind this tremendous increase is the new developments in technology and setting up of industries. Industries emit dangerous gases from burning fossils fuels, gasoline hence producing carbon dioxide which depletes the Ozone layer which is purposely meant to shield the earth from direct sunshine. This paper discusses the various causes of global warming that has been majorly attributed to humans
Climate change has always been an environmental issue, however, recently climate change has also, become a prominent political issue. Despite contrary belief, climate change and global warming are two different phenomena. Climate change pertains to the Earth's temperature, for example, humidity, clouds, or even wind. While global warming solely pertains to the greenhouse gases distributed to the earth's atmosphere. One, cause of climate change are the natural occurrences. Volcanic eruption disperses many greenhouse gases into the atmosphere; the gases lay as a layer instead of submerging into the atmosphere (Global Warming and Climate Change). The second, cause of climate change is human faults. For example, burning or producing fossil fuels from landfills or livestock. The effects of climate change are devastating. Starting with the temperature rising can cause wildfire or droughts, moving to oceans, heating up causing hurricanes. Later, the drastic change in climate may result in the extinction of land and sea life Many countries around the world see the destruction and are willing to make an effort to stop climate change. 195 countries came together for the cause and created an Agreement known as the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is put in place to strengthen the global response to climate change, however, the Trump administration feels the terms are not beneficial to the U.S.
Climate change is referred to a long-term shift in the statistics of weather (NOAA National Weather Service, 2007). For instance, it could present itself as a change in the expected average values of temperature and precipitation for a given area at a given time of the year. It is rather obvious that the global climate is currently undergoing transition. This leads to the question who is responsible the variance in weather patterns.
The issue of global warming should be on the list of our top priorities. Studies show that the average of global temperatures have risen since the Industrial Revolution began. Since the Industrial Revolution, human emissions has quadrupled the frequency of certain heat extremes and many scientists have warned that a failure to bring greenhouse gases under control could eventually lead to a 62-fold increase in extreme heat blasts (Gillis Justin A17). Most of the increase is due to human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities contribute to a build-up in carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is made of gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen. These gases act as a blanket that covers and gives us warmth, but once these gases such as carbon dioxide absorbs heat, but does not release it back into space in which causes the increase in global temperature. This is called the greenhouse effect because it only traps heat but does not release it.
Fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, have facilitated global economic development by stimulating the industrial sector. Formed when organic matter gradually concentrates over the span of millions of years, fossil fuels constitute the world 's primary source of energy. Upon extraction, they are processed in refineries to create invaluable raw materials such as fuel oil, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas which meet 82 percent of U.S. energy demanded by catalyzing the generation of steam, electricity and power transportation systems (US Energy Information Administration). Fossil
Have you been suffering from allergies more lately? If so, it could be because of global warming. Currently, global warming is a major problem that the World is facing and is causing many side effects that people are not aware of such as allergies. Given the increase in global warming activities, it is vital that society works to decrease the level of harmful emissions that are caused by toxic gases and pollutants while increasing the amount of wind and solar energy.
Global warming is attributed to the rise in Earth’s average surface temperature, oceans and atmosphere due to growing concentrations of greenhouse gases These gases exist naturally, trapping heat and keeping the Earth warm enough for survival, but it’s the larger quantities of these same gases, produced by humans, that’s trapping more heat in the atmosphere causing a negative impact on the planet. Many greenhouse-gas-emitting activities are a fundamental part of modern life, for example, Carbon dioxide, by far the largest offender coming in at ¾ of all greenhouse gas emissions, comes from burning fossil fuels for
science shows that is exactly the case. In a report in 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated, "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. Global warming comes as a direct result of the greenhouse effect- the trapping of the sun 's warmth in a planet 's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet 's surface. Our Earth is able to maintain a sustainable temperature because of the Greenhouse effect. Without it, the planet would be adverse and completely uninhabitable. The greenhouse gases water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone are natural gases that are present in the atmosphere. They cause little to no harm when they are balanced but overtime humans have overproduced them, causing temperatures to rise and a heap of other problems. The imbalance of greenhouse gases is caused by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, decomposing organic matter, the use of fertilizer, and CFC’s. In this essay, I will first discuss the specific causes of Global warming, then I will address the effects, and finally detail how we as a society can help save our environment from further damage.
Global warming is already taking place. It stopped being a prediction. The temperature at the earth’s surface has averagely increased by around 0.60 C.Both the oceans and the air are warming. It is believed that the greenhouses gases’ concentrations in the atmosphere have increased dramatically since the periods of pre-industrialization. This condition is caused by the activities of human beings most especially through the burning of fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil, and coal (Wang & Chameides 1). Deforestation is also another cause. This essay will discuss what global warming is, its causes and effects.
Global Warming is a huge issue that affects the people, environment and world. If it doesn't stop now, results could end up disastrous. What exactly is global warming? Global warming calls attention to the global temperature levels increasing which results to the change in the climate. It is not until recently that people are recognizing the many affects the climate change has made on the atmosphere. Luckily, it isn’t too late to fix the issue but there is still a lot of work to do.
Due to the warming of the Earth and the changing climates, more major shifts in the weather could happen more frequently. Many scientists worry that the continuous warming of the atmosphere in the future decades could causes destructive storms and extreme climatic events to occur more often. El Nino, the Pacific coast phenomenon that causes a warm current along Peru’s coast, has occurred for the last four years in a row. It has led to crop failures in Australia and floods in California and has affected the monsoons of Southeast Asia (Bender 77). Meteorologist Gerhard Berz states that global warming is affecting the severity and frequency of natural disasters. The amount of destructive storms in recent years is four times more than there were in the 1960s (Bender 77). These temperamental storms could have vast effects globally, wiping out countries, and taking lives of all kinds of species on Earth.