Global Warming : We Are All At Risk

The society of the modern day and age is characterized by a wide array of elements, such as unprecedented levels of technologic development, ongoing fights for human rights and societal development, but also high levels of environmental threat. The global warming phenomenon has, for decades, been assessed with importance and reticence alike. While some would argue the severity of the raising global temperatures, others would attest that global warming was a make belief phenomenon. Today however, as science has proven the existence of the phenomenon, more measures have to be taken to ensure environmental stability.

The earth is constantly undergoing changes. This ranges from tectonic activity to atmospheric and climate changes. The most recent change that we have noticed, is the increase in temperature. Some believe that this increase is the result of human activity. However, this is not the case. The increased temperatures are within the normal tolerances from the past few thousand years (Robinson, Robinson, & Soon, 2008). This and other changes to the atmosphere have been going on for millions of years. Global warming is not our fault because it is a natural occurring phenomenon.

In recent years, global climate change due to global warming has been largely researched. The paper, “Global Climate Change Triggered by Global Warming,” offers compelling evidence from various scientific papers that the process of Earth’s climate undergoing significant change has already begun and requires our attention due to the probability that human-generated greenhouse gases are the primary cause. Major focal points are shifting towards determining the causes to mitigate the effects rather than establishing the existence as sufficient amount of evidence has proven that global warming is indisputable. During the final decade of the 20th century, climatologists have concluded that the past millennium to be the warmest, especially in the year of 2005. Solutions towards the cause would require assistance from the population as a whole.

Global warming is the environmental and social changes caused by emissions of greenhouse gases. Human activities have been the primary cause of this significant change, resulting with extreme weather conditions, increasing sea levels, and climate changes. In this paper I will compare and contrast natural versus anthropogenic climate changes of global warming, mitigation strategies, mitigation effectiveness, policy implications, costs, and address some policy changes to help stabilize global climate.

Global warming is the steady heating of Earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere caused primarily by human activity. Climate change is one of the world’s biggest challenges right now, from people actively arguing that it doesn’t exist- to other’s who don’t care enough to do anything about it. There’s evidence showing that climate change is happening and affecting our world now and from what it seems, if action isn’t taken, major consequences will soon arise. Most of the world’s land mass has experienced a 0.2-1.0 degree Celsius average temperature increase since the 1970s, the temperatures of the Artic has increased at almost twice the mean global rate. Climate change is caused by human factors such as greenhouse gases and ozone depletion and because humans are so dependent on fossil fuels in their day to day lives, the issue at hand is only going to get worse.

Nowadays, the whole world are paying attention on the controversy about climate change and global warming. Hot topics include whether global warming is occurring, warming level in modern times, causes, effects and what that action should be taken (Science Daily). On one hand, there is a strong consensus that human and industries take main responsibility for the rapid increase of global surface temperatures in recent decades, and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide is the major cause of global warming. Meanwhile, some people that come from organizations with

Global warming is drastically changing the world’s climate, causing temperatures and sea levels to rise noticeably. Caused by the usage of greenhouse gases, global warming has brought about extensive controversy concerning its causes and even its existence. Although it is an issue of ongoing concern,many make no modifications in their daily lives. Global warming remains a substantial issue for the world's people, animals and the environment; its ill health effects, forced relocations and the killing off of the food sources combine to make it a widespread problem that requires immediate attention and action.

Our world is beginning to decay due to a constant use of inefficient resources. Global warming is a not a newly developed idea; it has taken over the world for quite a while now. Many do not know what global warming actually entails, but it is the event in which carbon dioxide and other air pollutants gather in our atmosphere and as a result the trap heat, consequently making our planet hotter. One of the main factors contribution to this is the burning of fossil fuels which is “producing about two billion tons of CO2 [carbon dioxide] every year.” On top of this, the next closest factor that causes 1.7 billion ton of CO2 emissions would be our transportation systems. As a result, our world is slowly becoming hotter, which is leading to the next controversial concern: extreme weather conditions. All over the world, scientists have seen an increase of dangerous hurricanes, droughts, powerful rainfall and more intense storm weather. With all of these new threats, it has become apparent that there is also an increased chance of fires, coastal flooding, heat waves, medical issues, and possible extinctions.

Thesis Statement: Global warming is a growing concern of scientists and researchers who believe that it is a serious problem for our planet. The concerns and research have also been questioned and have even been called myths. Millions of people find themselves affected by these weather pattern changes and are concerned for their futures. Activists on both sides of the argument are very passionate and not afraid to attack each other in every way they can. There are many questions that are still not answered, however, we continue to see drastic weather changes to Earth. We must go beyond the arguments and learn as much as we can to stop what could possibly lead to the destruction of our planet, our way of life and our future.

In the long run, Earth has warmed and cooled habitually since the period of the dinosaurs. Climate has kept changing as the planet received more or less sunlight due to elusive shifts in the orbit. However in the past century, another force has started to influence Earth’s climate that is humanity. The terrifying process is named as ‘Global Warming’ by scientists and considered as most threatening problem in today’s world. This term describes an ongoing increase in the average temperature of the Earth 's atmosphere, the change is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate (Global Warming/LiveScience). Accordingly, this essay will explore the challenges and potential suggestion of global warming by human beings in the United States with in the last decade. First, the essay will state the consequences of global warming on the environment of the United States. Next, the issues faced by society due to rising temperatures and increasing diseases. Also, the effects on economic and living conditions due to greenhouse effects. At the same time, the challenges faced by the agriculture and livestock’s. At last, impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes. On account of all the problems created by civilization, there need to be steps taken in order to save the future. Moving further, the paper will describe the remedies developed by human race against the obstacle and save the natural resources which will prevent the planet from warming up in the future. Adding the

In recent years, the controversial subject of global warming has been more predominantly brought to our attention. Is the threat of global warming real? Is it man-made or is this just a natural cycle of earth? Does it really affect earth’s inhabitants? Should action be taken against it? If so, what kind and to what extent? It cannot be only a coincidence that the alarmingly rapid climate change coincides perfectly with the increased amount of pollutants that humans release into the environment. The once stable climate has in recent years begun to skyrocket, thus altering the delicate structure of earthly life. This proves to be hazardous to the future of the planet; some people worry that many of the resources the environment provides that

Human activities have a notable impact on climate change. The consequences of changing the natural atmospheric greenhouse are difficult to predict. Scientists say that climate change is a strong threat to humanity and there are a number of reasons why this threat has arisen . For example, burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and risers sea levels. Very important for humanity, scientific organizations such as the National Academy of Science, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the World Meteorological Association (WMO) noted that the climate is changing because of mankind that poses a threat and needs to be resolved. National Academy of Science urges that “The need for urgent action to address climate change is now indisputable.”(WWF, n.d.)

Global warming is a huge concern in society that is only growing bigger because people either are not well informed about it, or they are not concerned about it. Some think that it will just go away and others still believe that it doesn’t exist, even though there is hundreds if not thousands of pieces of evidence that supports otherwise. One of the biggest pieces of evidence that proves global warming is real is the effect that photosynthesis has on global warming.

Global Warning did not really matter to me until the summer of 2014. Before then global warning was just this thing that you would hear on the news or read in the newspaper. This idea did not have much meaning to be because it did not impact my everyday life. One day I began to hear about a Twitter message going viral. The message was from a climatologist named Jason Box and it read, “ If even a small fraction of Arctic sea floor carbon is released to the atmosphere, we’re f’d.” It is alarming to hear a scientist drop the f bomb. If Jason Box was going for shock factor, it worked because after reading that I thought, maybe this is more serious then we are taking it for. I began researching global warming and the data and the numbers and the consequences are horrifying. I began to ask myself why? Why is this being overlooked? This is happening and it feels like we are doing nothing about it. Why?

One of the largest threats in this world that affects everyone living on planet Earth is climate change. It threatens society, the economy, and predominantly the environment. According to the IPCC, “Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850 (Voiland).” Future generations of mankind are put at risk because of problems we the present are creating. Climate change, the result of greenhouse gases thickening the atmosphere, challenges the environment by warming the climate, rising sea levels, jeopardizing human health, and possibly shattering the economy, but actions by the UN, different countries, and other organizations have initiated a new era of working towards ending a coming disaster.