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    destructive circumstances the Greenhouse Effect has become a dilemma that is being researched and worked against amongst the world. Global Warming is caused by extreme quantities of greenhouse gases emitted into Earth’s near-surface atmosphere, (Deborah White). Greenhouse gases are produced by both man and occur naturally. These gases consist of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons. These gases are what cause global warming or the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is produced

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    Introduction Climate change Climate is the term used to describe the average atmospheric conditions such as temperature, rainfall, ice cover, wind speed and wind direction of a region over a long time period exceeding 10 years. Therefore climate change is used to describe the fluctuation of average atmospheric conditions. The earth has always gone through periods of climate change and the current geological period is referred to as the Holocene. The Holocene period accounts for the last 11 700 years

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    Why Are Bugs Bad

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    would need more cows and they co2 gas and that would make it to greenhouse gas then climate change would happen and extinct some of our species for example the polar there climate is changing. My three reasons are they release less greenhouse gas, they require less resources and they are healthy. First of all we should eat bugs because produce less greenhouse gas. According to UN and Agriculture Organization chart in source 3, cows produce 78-180 kg greenhouse, pigs produce 21-57 kg and bugs produce

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    ecosystems. It therefore poses a grave threat to not only animals, but also humans who rely on resources extracted from our ecosystems for existence. The Kyoto Protocol was the first global greenhouse gas reduction treaty signed by countries across the world. Since every country contributes to the rising number of greenhouse gases into the air, it was crucial to have as many countries as possible be involved in its output reduction. Furthermore, the effects of climate change can have significant negative

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    wasteland, right? Contrary to many people’s beliefs, this is becoming a reality, and it is happening now. At the moment, greenhouse gases are entering the atmosphere at an alarming rate, and global warming is more of a problem than most people could ever realize. Climate change, while being a natural occurrence, is happening at an alarming rate because of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions everyone emits in their everyday lives without even knowing it. Luckily, if enough people are aware of the consequences

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    The Industrial Revolution completely changed the course of human events ever since the first machines were created. All the advancements in technology that have led us to today’s modern machines couldn’t of been possible without the initial events that sparked the very first mechanical devices. Behind these very first devices was a power source, fossil fuels, whether it was coal for trains or eventually gasoline for cars. These resources seemed to power the world into a completely new era, one

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    Global Warming Essay

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    CONTENT 1. Introduction 1.1 Definition of Greenhouse Effect 1.2 History Background 1.3 Why Social Relevance 2. Chemical Significance 2.1 Carbon Dioxide 2.2     Methane 2.3     Nitrous Oxide 2.4 Chlorofluorocarbons Bibliography Draft References 1. Introduction 1.1 Natural Greenhouse Effect [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The natural greenhouse effect is the heating of the Earth due to the presence of greenhouse gases. Shorter-wavelength solar radiation from the sun passes

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    warming have been hugely manifested in the 21st century, with world leading powers emphasizing the importance of controlling the causes of global warming (Global Conference on Global Warming, 2013). Global warming arises from various sources, with greenhouse gas emissions being the leading contributor of the case. Human beings and their activities are crucially pivotal in contributing to global warming. The following paper aims to investigate the

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    new inventions are being constructed such as the automobile. The first gas-powered automobile was built in 1886 (N/A). As the years progressed, the automobile became a necessity, as almost every family owned one. The United States was booming after the industrial revolution, factories were made producing all sorts of new inventions. Little did humans know, these factories and automobiles were producing all sorts of greenhouse gasses causing harm to the earth. Climate change is a topic that is grasping

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    properties of the planet and climate change is when the average weather changes over years. Page.522 4. The energy from the sun heats the Earth through the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is when the atmospheric gases absorb infrared radiation and release it back to Earth’s surface, it acts almost like

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