Global warming has been issue for a very long time in Canada. From 10,000 years ago, to the mid 1800s, ppm (parts per million) levels of Carbon Dioxide were constant at 280 ppm, now the ppm levels have risen to 360 ppm. (Environment and Climate Change Canada, (2010.18.03), Environment Canada-Water) In a 2007 report, the temperature has increased 0.13 degrees Celsius every decade, since 1951 to 2005, now every decade the temperature has increased 0.2 degrees Celsius every decade since 1990. (De Souza
and strange weather has been a part of global warming. Scientists are mixed up in the report they give about global warming. Some belief that it is here now and others believe it does not be a problem. The general population of Canada believes global warming is here and is a disasterous for our country. Generally Canadians believe that it is the impact of fossil fuels which has caused global warming. Fossil fuels are a major contributor to global warming. The use of oil, gas and coal is the
of global warming. In Canada there are many farms, food factories, and clothing factories. With all these factories, Canada has many markets and stores open to sell all of that was produced from the factories. All of the production emits greenhouse gases, which is one of the reasons global warming is occurring in Canada. The greenhouse gas emissions from the food and shopping sectors produced by Canada is 4,603 megatons, which is almost 1 percent of the total greenhouse gas emitted in Canada (2011)
Global warming is known as a slow increase in temperature over the course of an extended period of time (Simpson, 2009). Canadians have long seen this term being used across the media on a whim, but could one imagine that one of the countries most responsible for the crisis is Canada? Global warming is affecting Canadians at an unsettling rate, a notable example being the Lowell Glacier of Kluane National Park, B.C. This glacier has been losing 22 cubic kilometres of ice a year- about 22 billion
Global warming is a concern to everybody in Canada. Unless Canadians act now, the problems will increase and become a massive controversy for future generations. Shocking to say,but, Canada has about 0.5 percent of the world’s population, but yet contributes to about 2 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Along with that, in 2005, Canadians emitted about 747 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions. As a result of Canadians’ actions, Canada is facing shifting
effects of global warming will be felt most acutely in Canada and other countries far from the equator, a challenge, issued by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, for the world to “seize the opportunities of a low-carbon future.” But the report drew little fanfare in Ottawa, global warming is occurring – and that humans are the main cause. “As this report shows and previous reports have shown, climate change and warming in particular is amplified – that is, it’s larger – at high latitudes. So warming over
Global warming is the increase of the Earth’s surface temperature, due to the excessive amount of greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere. Most parts of the world are and will be affected by the effects of global warming, Canada is not an exception. Canada has been affected both positively and negatively. But most of its effects are negative; it is up to our government to fix the problems that global warming caused. One of the biggest positive effects of global warming on Canada is providing
Global warming, or– the more accurate term presently– climate change, is increasing wielded as an ill-suited weapon to discourage companies and everyday people from living in ways that are most convenient to them. It is no surprise, consequently, most Canadians do not conform to the notion of sustainability. Thinking of one’s carbon footprint may cross one’s mind for a moment or two, before the thought is chased away by more relevant concepts such as eliminating effort, saving time, having convenience
Social Socially, Global Warming is forcing people to relocate into countries that don’t have as much global warming occurring such as Canada. This means soon, when global warming becomes a much bigger threat as time goes on, our population will have a spike due to many people from other countries coming into Canada. Although it doesn’t sound as bad to have a bigger population, the problem is that Canada isn’t ready for it. This is because our government has already spent hundreds of millions of
Global warming persists as one of the world’s biggest issues today that is causing several problems that include the world’s severe climate and rising sea levels while possibly being the main cause as to why all of mankind could go extinct. This global crisis is known as the steady increase in the world’s average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and oceans that are proven to be permanently changing the world’s climate (Live Science, 2014). This phenomenon is strongly evident as Earth’s temperature