GlobalWarming
Globalwarmingisanincreaseinthetemperatureoftheearth'sweather.Globalwarmingisalso knownasthegreenhouseeffectGlobalwarmingisaveryseriousworldissueMosthumansare tryingtodoasmuchastheycantohelpstopglobalwarming.Globalwarminghascausedmany problemstotheearthinadditiontothehumansthatlivehereontheearth.Aproblemcausedby globalwarmingisveryhotsummers.Somesummershavehaddaysthatthetemperaturehad reached30*C.AnotherProblemthatglobalwarminghascausedisthemeltingofpolaricecaps. Globalwarmingcausedthepolaricecapstomeltwhichwillcausetheicetobreakfreeaswellas meltinthesea,sealevelsallovertheworldwillrise.Lastly,...showmorecontent...
Ondayswhenitwastoohotforthekidstogoouttheirparentswouldtellthemtostayinsidethe houseWhenthekidshavetostayinsidethehousetheparentsusuallywantittostayquietSothe kidswouldprobablysitonthecomputer,gottosleepotherwisewatchTV.Thisaffectedthekid's dailyphysicalactivity.Tohelpstopglobalwarmingeveryoneshoulddrivelesstakebikes,walkor carpoolwheneverpossibleotherwiseyoucouldbuyhybridcars.Onbehalfofthosewhodon'tknow whatcarpoolingisitisdrivingwithsomeonetoaplacethatyouarebothgoingto.
Secondofall,globalwarminghascausedtheozonelayertostarttobreakTheozonelayerisalayer thatabsorbstheraysofthesun.Thereisaverybigholeintheozonelayer.Thebreakingofthe ozonelayerhascausedthesunsraystocomedownatthehumansverysharp.Theholeintheozone layerletstheUVentertheatmosphere;itcancauseskincancer,generalcancerinadditiontomany morediseasestohumans.There'salistofthingshumanscandotohelpreduceglobalwarming including;plantatree,carpool,takeashowerinsteadofabath,uselesshotwater,uselesshotwater thereisalotmoretothislist.
Lastbutnotleast,globalwarminghascausedthepolaricecapstomelt.Themeltingofthepolarice capswillcausethesealevelstoriseallovertheworldIfthesealevelsrisejustametre
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Globalwarming,weseeitassadpolarbearshopelesslyswimmingfortheirlivesintheocean.It's shownasrisingsealevelsthatcanwashoutentirecities.Itevensometimesgetsturnedintopolitics butscientifically,whatisthedefinitionofglobalwarming?ItistheheatinguptheofEarth,caused byinfraredradiationthatgetsstuckinouratmospherebecauseoftheincreaseofCO2putintothe atmosphereInfraredradiationiselectromagneticradiationthatcannotbeseenbythehumaneye, butwefeelitasheat.Seemsprettylogicaldoesn'tit?Tosomeitdoesn'tseemasreasonable.Some believeglobalwarmingisn'tamanmadeproblem,butjustacycleof'weatherpatterns'.For example,ournowpresident–DonaldJTrump–doesn'tconsiderclimatechangetoathreattothe inhabitantsofearth.Ourpresidentalsosaidthatglobalwarmingisa'hoax'.
"SnowinginTexasandLouisiana,recordsettingfreezingtemperaturesthroughoutthecountryand beyond.
Globalwarmingisanexpensivehoax!"
–DonaldJ.Trump
Thisiswhatmanypeoplebelieve,andthistweettooseemsprettylogicaltoamajorityofpeople. Butin2014January29thwhenDonaldJ.Trumppostedthistweet,therewasrecordsettingfreezing temperatureshappeningnationandworldwideButalso2014wasoneofthetopthreehottestyears onrecord.Nowthatdoesn'tseemlikea'hoax'.
Humansdon'tlikebeingwrong.It'sembarrassing,uncomfortabletobelievesomethingandthenbe confrontedaboutitSothat'swhythere'sstillhighpercentageofpeoplewhodon'tbelieveinthe changeinclimate.Peoplewhoworkwithoilcompaniesdon'twanttoacknowledgeitbecauseitcan ruintheirbusiness.Politiciansignoretheproblembecauseitcostsmoneytofixourpastmistakes. Thatfear,peoplebeingscared,itmakesusshutdown.Butwecantryignoringtheproblem,butthe thingaboutproblemsis,theycanbeignoredbuttheynevertrulydisappear.Weathermayfeelthe sameaseveryotheryear,butThewholeworldisheatingup,includingourvastoceans Tropicalhurricanesneedtohavesurfacewatertemperaturestobe26°Cormoreforthemtoform.
Asouroceansgethotterhurricanesareabletoformfartheroutinthesea
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GlobalWarming:MythorFact?TheGlobalWarmingtheoryhasbecomeincreasinglypopularover thepastfewyears.Citizensoftheworldarebeingencouragedtobemoreenvironmentally consciousbyothersincludingpoliticians,celebrities,andworldorganizations.Theproblemwiththe theoryliesinthefactthatithasbecomemoreandmorecontroversialasitgainspublicityand attentionThebasicconceptbehindthistheoryisthattheearthwasmadewithabalanceof "greenhousegasses".Thesegassesarenaturallyoccurringwithintheatmosphereandthey essentiallymaketheplanethabitablebykeepingitwarm.Whentheworldbecamemore industrialized,theamountofcarbondioxidethatwasbeingemittedintotheatmosphereshowmore content...
Themorepeoplehabituatingtheplanet,themorepotentialthereisforemissionofgreenhouse gasses.Inshort,thebasisofthisargumentotherthanyearsofdocumentedresearchandscientific discoveryiswhatharmcouldwedobybeingmoreconservativeinouruseofenergyandother entitiesthatproducemorethantheirshareofgreenhousegasses?Theanswerasitstandsnowis none.Theharmfuleffectsofignoringthiscrisisareallbutprovenfact.Theproblemthatthepro–globalwarmingtheoristshavecreatedisthatofsocialstandingandlittleelse.Whiletheremaybe scientificbackingtosupportsomeofthetheory,themediapresentstheproblemwithgreat sensationalism.Globalwarmingandenergyconservationhasthusbecomeatrendandlossessome ofitsvaliditythroughthisThescaretacticsusedbythemediato"promoteawareness"arejustthat, alinguisticploytogainfavor."Awarenessofthisglobalthreatreinforcedpublicconcernand environmentalproblemsandtherebyprovidedenvironmentalactivists,scientists,andpolicymakers withnewmomentumintheireffortstopromoteenvironmentalprotection"(McCright,2000)This statementdrawslinetothepotentialbenefitsthatwouldbereceivedifthepro–globalwarming theoristsweretodrawenoughattentiontotheissue.Drivenbysocialempowermentandconviction toenvironmentalprotection,theseactivistsmisrepresenttheactualthreatandpaintitasbeingmuch more
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Theconceptofglobalwarminghasbecomeoneofthemostwidelydebatedandcontroversialtopics ofourtime.Scientistslearnedlongagothattheearth'sclimatehaspowerfullyshapedthehistoryof humanity.However,itisonlyinthepastfewdecadesthatresearchhasrevealedthathumanshavea significantinfluenceontheclimateaswell.Agrowingbodyofscientificevidenceindicatesthat since1950,theworld'sclimatehasbeenwarming,primarilyasaresultofemissionsfromthe burningoffossilfuelsandthedestructionoftropicalforests.Moreimportantly,anarticletitled "GlobalWarming"publishedintheNewYorkTimesshowsthatmethane,agasthatisemittedfrom landfills,livestockandoilgasfacilities,showmorecontent Sourcesforthispaperincludearticles,books,andwebsites.Termswillbedefinedasthearguments arepresented.Scientistswhobelieveinglobalwarmingsaythatglobalwarmingistheresultof carbondioxideandotherairpollutantscollectingintheatmospherelikeathickeningblanket, trappingthesun'sheatwhichcausestheearthtoheatup.Infact,accordingtoAmberJenkins,site editorfor"GlobalWarming:VitalSignsofthePlanet,"meteorologistsatNASA(National Aeronautics&SpaceAdministration)havereportedthat"Earthisthehottestithasbeeninatleast 400years,andpossiblyeventhelast2,000years.Studiesindicatethattheaverageglobal temperaturehasincreasedbyapproximately0.5–1.0°F(0.3–0.6°C)overthelastcentury"(Jenkins). However,CEIscientistshavereportedthatthereisnoproofthatrisingtemperaturesarelinkedto globalwarmingTheEarthhasgonethroughvariousperiodsofcoolingandwarmingthroughoutits history.TherisingtemperaturesaresimplytheEarthwarmingitselfupfromthepreviousiceage (CompetitiveEnterpriseInstitute).Contrastingwiththevirtualworldofcomputersimulations,the realworldpresentsaverydifferentpictureTheEPA(EnvironmentalProtectionAgency)website evenstatesthat:Duringthelast2,000years,therehavebeendeparturesfromthestabilityofearth's naturalcourse
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GlobalwarmingistheprocessinwhichtheEarth'stemperaturestartsincreasing.Thishappens becauseindustry,fossilfuels,agriculturalprocessescausedbyhuman,natural,andothergas emissions,thisfactorsincreasegreenhousegases,greenhousegasesaremadeupofcarbondioxide, methaneandnitrousoxide.Thegreenhousegasesstayintheatmosphereandpreventthesuns warmingraystoleavetheEarthSothesun'swarmingraysstayinsidetheEarthincreasingits averagetemperature.Globalwarmingisn'ttheendoftheworld,it'sjustanaturalprocessinwhich theEarthcleansorrinseorganisms.
NowadaystheAutomobiles,heatfromhomesandbusinesses,andfactoriesareresponsiblefor about80%oftoday'scarbondioxideshowmorecontent
Lastlymanybodiesofwaterbecomepollutedthankstoallthegassesintheatmospherethatmix withthecloudsandfallasacidrainpollutingrivers,andlakesandkillingmanyanimals.Allof thesesfactorschangeourdailylifeandcanruinwholespecies,andallofthisisbecauseof temperaturechanges.
ManyscientificmethodsofcontrollingorloweringtheEarth'stemperaturearebeingresearched; thesecanalsobecalledgeoengineering.Geoengineeringisamethodinwhichscientistscanchange thelevelsofgreenhousegasesdirectlyorindirectlyAlsotherecouldbemethodsthatprevent greenhousegassestobeemitted.Therehaveneverbeenanygeoengineeringsolutionsdoneona globalscalesinceithastobealmostproofless.Buttherehavebeensomeideasthatarebeinguse onasmallscaleliketheironfertilization;thisisaprocessinwhichironisinjectedintotheoceansto speedupthereproductionofplanktonwhichbreathcarbondioxideandemitoxygen,thisisone solutionthatseemstohavetheleastsideeffectsthankstothereasonIjustpresentedandalsodueto thatplanktonarethebaseofmanymarineanimalsfoodchain.Sothismethodisbeingwidely researchedtoseeifitcanbedoneonaglobalscale.Notonlyisloweringthelevelsofgasesinthe airimportant,butalsoloweringthelevelofgasesweemit,andtherehavebeenmanyscientific breakthroughslikesolarenergyorcarsthatrun
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Forcenturies,theissueofglobalwarminghasbeenagreatconcernforcitizensinallcultures.Many suggestthatbecomingenvironmentallyawareisthesolutiontopreventingthisconstantclimate changeinourenvironment.However,individualsrelentlesslydismisstheissuebybeingnonchalant andinconsiderate.Furthermore,goinggreenhasgeneratedintensecontroversy:somefeelstrongly thattheirindividualcontributiontosocietyisworthless;while,othersfirmlyadvocatethatbecoming ecologicallyawarehelpspreventpossiblechangesintheatmosphere,resultingfromglobal warming.Certainly,goinggreencanpreventclimatechangeinourenvironmentbyconserving energy,byreducingthehealthrisksassociatedwithglobalshowmorecontent Whilebeinghigherinthesenutrients,theyarealsosignificantlylowerinnitratesandpesticide residues"(Crinnion2010).Ultimately,goinggreenreducesthechancesofdevelopingpreventable healthproblems.
Inadditiontolesseningtherisktopeople'shealth,goinggreenwillbenefittheeconomyfinancially. Switchingtoeco–friendlyappliancesoftenresultsinlowerenergyandwatercosts,whichisvery beneficialtolowincomefamilies.Byminimizingthecostwhenconservingenergy,mostelectricity billswilldecreaseinamountinsteadofskyrocketingtoinsaneamounts.Furthermore,limitingthe usageofwatercanreducemanyofthewaterbills.Ultimately,goinggreenwillsaveseveralpeople agreatdealofmoney.Opponentsoftheseviewspresentseveralarguments.Theyclaimthatothers willtaketheinitiativeingoinggreen,whichiswhytheybelievethatthereisnoneedforthemto contribute.Theseopponentsbelievethatclimatechangeisthecauseofweatherchangesnothuman beings.Furthermore,mostpeoplethatagreewiththeopponents'viewsbelievethatoneindividual contributiontosocietyisnotgoingtobenefithumankindAlso,"analmostmysticalfaithina technological"holygrail"blindsmanyconsumersfromseeingthatthe"KingdomofHeaven
Ihavenoticedthatclimatechangehasbeenabigissuethisyear.Ithinkit'sveryimportanttotalk aboutGlobalwarmingandbeawareofthecausesofit.Weallshouldwanttotakecareofthisearth, becausewearetheoneslivinghere.Weshouldmakepeoplemoreawareofthegreenhouseeffect andhowitcanaffectus.
Consequently,inSeptemberofthisyear,Floridahadsomedevastatinghurricanesthatwipedout thousandsofhomes,businesses,andschools.AccordingtoMonmonier'sbook,"Coastlines:how mapmakersframetheworldandchartenvironmentalchange,"Hepredictedthatthesealevelswere risingatanunprecedentedrate,causingfloodingaroundtheworld,includingthecoastofFlorida andCalifornia(Monmonierpg.131).Thetwomaincausesofglobalsealevelrisearethermal expansionofthewarmingoftheoceansandthelackofland–basediceduetomelting.Duetoglobal warming,ouricecapsaremelting,andouroceantemperaturesaresteadilyincreasing.(Monmonier pg.131).Sohowcanwehelp?
Secondisairpollution,thisisoneofthebiggestproblemswearehavingtodayAirpollutionis causedbyeverythingwedotoday.IntheEarth'satmosphere,aprocesscalledtheGreenhouseeffect occurs,itactsasashieldtotrapintheheatfromthesun,soitpreventstheheatfromgoingbackinto space.TheGreenhouseeffectoccursinnatureascarbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxide.People say,"Withoutthegreenhouseeffect,theplanetwouldbe
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GlobalWarming
Globalwarmingisanincreaseintheearth'stemperatureduetofossilfuels,industry,and agriculturalprocessescausedbyhuman,natural,andothergasemissions.(MelissaPhillips).This resultsinanincreasedemissionofgreenhousegases(CarolineQuatman)Short–wavesolar radiationsinksintotheEarth'satmosphereandwarmsitssurface;whilelongwaveinfraredradiation emittedbyearth'ssurfaceisabsorbed,andthenre–emittedbytracegases.(BrentC.Willhoite)
Climatechangesoccurinourearth'satmosphereduetoabuildupofgreenhousegases. Greenhousegasescanoccurnaturallyaswellasaresultofhumanactivities.(MelissaPhillips).
Problemscanoccurwhenhigherconcentrationsofgreenhouseshowmorecontent
Thesegasestrapheatandcausethegreenhouseeffect,risingglobaltemperatures.(HeidiSterrett).
Humanactivitiesaddtothelevelsofthesegasses,causingmoreproblems.Theburningofsolid waste,fossilfuels,andwoodproductsaremajorcauses.Automobiles,heatfromhomesand businesses,andfactoriesareresponsibleforabout80%oftoday'scarbondioxideemissions,25%of methane,and20%ofthenitrousoxideemissions.Theincreaseinagriculture,deforestation, landfills,industrialproduction,andminingcontributeasignificantshareofemissionstooThegases releasedintotheatmospherearetrackedbyemissioninventories.Anemissioninventorycountsthe amountofairpollutantsdischargedintotheatmosphere.Theseemissioninventoriesareusedby manyorganizationsNASAandmeteorologistsalsousethem(HeidiSterrett)
TheCentersforDiseaseControlhavebeeninvolvedinstudyingglobalwarming'seffectonhuman health.Globalwarmingisadangertoahuman'shealth.Itsaffectonclimatecanadverselyaffect humans.Plagueshavebeenattributedtoglobalwarming.Anincreaseintemperaturecanresultina longerlifecyclefordiseasesortheagentsspreadingthemLivinginawarmareamakesegg productionaquickerprocess.Globalwarmingwillleadtomoreprecipitation,whichenables infectiousdiseasestobemoreeasilycontractedandspread.
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Thinkofapersonridingdownhillonabicyclethathasnobrakeonthewheels,andwhoknowsthat thereisalargeglassplateplacedverticallysomewhereacrosstheway.Thepersonissensible enoughtopredictthatifhecontinuestoenjoythiseveracceleratingride,heisgoingtocollide againsttheinvisibleglassplateinashortinterval.Butheissodeeplycontentonthisridethateven aftertheknowledgeofacertainaccidentaheadunlesshejumpsoutofthebicycle,heiswillingto goabitfartherforhispersonalfulfillment.Today,wefaceasimilarsituationinwhichweare seeminglyunwillingtohelpourselvesoutofapossiblydisastrousproblemofglobaltemperature rise
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Wecanalsorephrasethisstatementbystatingthatexcessivegreenhousegaseswouldinviteglobal warming.
Carbondioxideisthegreenhousegasnaturallyfoundintheatmosphere.Sincetheadventofthe IndustrialRevolutioninthe1700s,humanshavedevisedmanyinventionsthatburnfossilfuelssuch ascoal,oil,andnaturalgases,which,alongwithotherhumanactivitiessuchasclearinglandfor agricultureorurbansettlements,helpsomeofthesegreenhousegasesaccumulateintheatmosphere thatinturntrapmoreheatradiationintheatmospherecausingtheEarth'sclimatetobecomewarmer thanitwouldnaturally(Mastrandrea).Thisunnaturalphenomenonistermedglobalwarmingby scientistsandtheyblameitforanincreaseintheEarth'ssurfacetemperatureofabout06°C(about 1°F)overthelast100years(Mastrandrea).
So,isthetemperaturereallyrising?Thissimpleanswertothisquestionis"Yes."Accordingto Watson,wenowhavestrongevidencesthattheclimateischangingandthathumanactivitieswere theprimarycauseofthechangesduringthe20thcentury(24).Heassertsthatthetemperature increaseinthe20thcenturywasgreaterthanthatforanyothercenturyduringthelast1000years andthetemperaturesnowarewarmerthanatanytimeduringthisperiod(26).Johnsacclaimthatthe riseinCO2levelsfrom280partspermillionaround1700sto380p.m.Todayisthemajorfactor
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TheissuessurroundingGlobalWarmingorAnthropogenicWarmingintroduceseveraldifferent hypotheses.OneistheAnthropogenicGlobalWarming(AGW)hypotheseswhichhasbecomethe mostlookedattheory.Itsupportstheclaimthatclimatechangeisduelargelyinpartbecauseof humanactivities.Italsoclaimsthathumanactivitywilleventuallybringtheworldtoanend.While theAGWisbeingarguedthereisalsotheissueofwhatiscalledtheKyotoProtocolwhichmany scientistshaveurgedtheU.S.government"nottosign",sayingthattheincreaseinGreenhouse Gasesisaresultofincreasedatmosphericcarbondioxidecausedenvironmentally.Thesescientists havesignedapetitiontostoptheKyotoProtocolonthebasisthatthereshowmorecontent Therealissueishowfastitiswarmingupandthiscreatesdebateon"what"iscausingittodoso (GlobalGreenhouse2011).Oneofthegreatestargumentsaboutglobalwarmingisthehistoryofthe MedievalWarmPeriod(roughly800to1200AD),whichshowthattheearthhadwarmedtoa greaterextentthanwehaveseensofar.Thiswasaperiodinwhichsettlementhadjustbegunand largeindustrieshadnotevenbeenbroughtintofocusyetAccordingtotheIPCC(Intergovernmental PanelonClimateChange)theincreaseofpost–industrialuseingreenhousegasisnotaconditionof naturalmechanism;thereforetheyarestatingthattheincreaseingreenhousegasiscreatedfrom humanactivities(GlobalGreenhouse2011).Themostpotentofthesegasesarecarbondioxide (CO2),methane(CH4),andnitrousoxide(N20).TheIPCCclaimsthat2/3ofthischangecomes fromfossilfuelssuchascoalandpetroleumbasedproductsandonly1/3comingfromlandusesuch asdeforestationandagricultural(GlobalGreenhouse2011).Currentlyourexpertsrelyontheuseof satellitesandland–basedtemperaturestationswhichcreatestheargumentthatonegivesfalse readingsovertheotherThesatellitesareinfactmorereliablethantheland–basedequipmentThe land–basedequipmentofteniscontaminatedbyheatgeneratedbynearbysourcessuchascities consequently;thedatafromtheseisbasedon
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ClimateChange:ShouldWeBeWorried?Globalwarmingisoneofthemoststressedissueson mainstreammediatoday,behindthewaronterror.Although,shouldwebeworriedaboutit?Inthis annotatedbibliography,thesourcesconsiderplentyofinformationaboutclimate,suchas,howit affectstheearth,possiblesolutionstotheenergyproblem,andproofthatglobalwarmingis happeningandthatitiscausedbyanexcessofCO2intheatmosphereForsolutionstotheproblem thesourcescontemplatenuclearenergy,solarenergy,andtheideaofencouraginginnovationand technologicaladvancements.Thereisanarticlethatmakesthesituationmorepersonalbynarrowing thegroupdowntoaspecificregionanddescribingtheconsequencestheyarefacingandthesteps theyaretakingtohelpsolvetheproblem.Readingthesourcesinthisbibliographywouldprovidea personwithavastamountofinformationaboutclimatechangewithastressonpossiblesolutions andinformationaboutthem.Biggers,Jeff."Iowa'sClimate–ChangeWisdom."NewYorkTimes, November21,2015,Opinionsec.AccessedNovember29,2015.
Inthearticle,BiggersstatesthatamajorityofthepopulationofIowabelievesglobalwarmingis happening.HetalksaboutthestepsthatarebeingtakeninIowatoreducetheuseoffossilfuelsfor energyneeds.HealsostatesthattheemissionofCO2fromfossilfuelsisnottheonlyreasonfor climatechangeasthealteringofland,andtheplantsthatareon ...Getmorecontent...
OPPOSINGINTRODUCTIONSinceSvanteArrheniusofSwedenfirstexpressedhisconcerns
abouttheanthropogeniceffectsofcarbondioxide(CO2)onglobalwarmingintheearlytwentieth century,scientistshavebeenattemptingtoconvincetheworld'scitizensofaninevitableclimate catastrophe.Inthe1980s,AlGorepioneeredthepoliticizationandpolarizationoftheissuebyco–sponsoringcongressionalhearings.Fromthispointforward,governmentagenciesandmany climatologistshavecontinuedtoperpetuateinaccurateclaimsregardingtheenergyindustryand globalwarming(PBS,2005).Byinsistingtheenergyindustry'semissionsofgreenhousegasesinto theatmospherearetrappingenergyfromthesunandwarmingtheatmosphere,theyaregrossly ignoringcontradictoryevidence.Ithasbeenwellestablishedtheearthhasanatural,cyclic temperaturetrend,thoughitmaynotbeasclearlydefinedbyatmosphericCO2concentrationas manywouldargueForthosewhostillinsistanthropogenicgreenhousegasesarethegreatest contributortowarming,evidencesuggestsvolcanicactivitymaybejustaslikelytoblameasthe fossilfuelindustry.Supportersoftheglobalwarmingtheorylacksufficientlyreplicateddatato supporttheirclaims,andblatantlyseemtobeignoringthehistoricsnowfallsthathavefallenonthe EastCoastoverthepastseveralyears,aswellastheoverwhelmingevidenceofanewiceageinthe nearfuture TheNaturalCyclesofthePlanet ...Getmorecontent...
Therearemanydifferentviewsonwhetherglobalwarmingisactuallyrealornotandpossible catastrophicdamageitcauses.Itisabigissueinpoliticsnow,everyoneisarguingwhetherornotit isactuallyrealorthatitisjustaweatherpattern.Peopleneedtowakeupandrealizethatitisreal, justlookattheshorterwintersandthewarmerweather.TheGlaciersaremelting,crazyweather patternsarehappening,sowhatelsecoulditbe?Wehavemorethingstoworryaboutasa governmentthough.ThereareallkindsoffactsonwhetherornotGlobalWarmingisreal,butIts doesn'ttakearocketscientisttorealizethattheplanetiswarming."Theyear2012rankedasthe eighth–warmestyearonrecord,accordingtotheNationalshowmorecontent Somecausesofglobalwarmingarepollution,solaractivity,CO2emission,SUVuse,Radiation fromearth'score,andmanyothers."Sportutilityvehicles(SUVs)contributesignificantlyto pollutionandglobalwarming,accordingtothefollowingview–pointfromtheSierraClub.Because theemitmorecarbondioxidethandocars,SUVscontributemoretothegreenhouseeffect,which raisesthetemperatureoftheEarthAlthoughthetechnologyexiststoimproveSUVs,the organizationargues,Congresshasbowedtopressurefromautomobilemanufacturesandrefusedto requireSUVstobesafer,cleaner,andmorefuel–efficient.TheSierraClubisoneoftheoldestand largestenvironmentaladvocacygroupsinTheUnitedStates."(Bily62)SUVsareahuge contributortopollutionandglobalwarming,thewastesomuchgasandmoney.
"Whenitcomestowastingenergy,SUVsareunrivaledBuiltwithoutraged,gas–guzzling technology,manySUVsgetjust13milespergallon.Andthehighergaspricesare,themoremoney theywaste."(Bily63)Ifyoudon'tthinkSUVscontributeobviouslyyou'rewrong,withthefacts statedobviouslySUVshaveabigcontributionbecausetheuseahighamountofgasandemitalot ofcarbondioxide.Solaractivityisanotherfactorthatcontributestoglobalwarming.
"Notsosurprisingly,itsthesun.Scientistshavediscoveredgoodcorrelationsbetweentrendsinthe outputofthesunandtemperature,measuredusingproxydatafrom
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TheThreatofGlobalWarming
Throughtheeyesofmostscientists,globalwarmingisseenasaveryseriousandseverethreat.The actionstakenbyhumans,suchasindustryandconsumptionoffossilfuelsplustheincreasein populationandagriculturehaveplayedabigpartinglobalwarmingIfsomethingisnotdonesoon theresultscouldbeverybad.
Bythemiddleofthetwentyfirstcentury,thereisevidencethattheEarthwillbewarmerthanithas beenatanytimeinhumanhistory,andquitepossiblysincetheendofthedinosaurs,some65billion yearsago.Ifwestayattheratewearenow(fossilfuelconsumption/growthinpopulation)then withinthenexttwocenturytheEarth'sairmightnotbefittobreath.Manyshowmorecontent Thesegasesarecarbondioxide,methane,ozone,nitrousoxide,andwatervapor.
Themaincontributortothegreenhouseeffectandglobalwarmingiscarbondioxide.The atmospherecontainsover700billiontonsofcarbonintheformofcarbondioxide.Currently, humansburnmorethan5billiontonsoffossilfuelcarboneachyear,allofitgoingintothe atmosphereintheformofcarbondioxideorcarbonmonoxide.Inaddition,deforestationand subsequentburninganddecayaddanother15billiontonsScientistsfeelthatabout40percentof thecarbondioxidereleasedintotheatmosphereistakenupbytheoceansorplantgrowth.The remaining60percentstaysintheatmosphere,andisresponsibleforthe.4to.5percentyearly growthincarbondioxideconcentrations
Methaneisalsoanothermajorgreenhousegasthatisgrowingsignificantlymoreandmoreeach year.Methaneisagasthatisnaturallyproducedfromdecompositionofplantmaterialandenteric fermentationinanimals.Scientistssaythatthegrowthofmethaneisfromacombinationof increasesinpetroleum,naturalgas,coal,ricefarming,andincreasesinthepopulationofdomestic farmanimalsthroughouttheworld.Nitrousoxideisjustslightlyincreasingeachyearduetofossil fuelcombustionandsoilfertilization.Emissionsfromfossilfuelcombustionalsoreacttoform ozoneinthetroposphereOzoneactslike
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InthefirstdayofEnglish101ClimateChangeandMultimediaclass,ProfessorSheilaTefft assignedtheclasstowriteaself–reflectionaboutourperspectiveonwriting.IwrotethatIuse recursivestrategy,whichiswritingintheorderofathesisstatement,topicsentences,evidence, analysis,andconclusion.Knowingthisapproach,IthoughtIwouldbesuccessful.However,I encounteredmorechallengesinthisclassthanasuccess
Iencounteredachallengeinthefirstmajorassignment,whichwaswritingaresearchpaperafter readingMarkLynas'SixDegrees.Inthisresearchpaper,wehadtoaddressouropiniononone environmentalissue,andIaskedmyselfwhetherverticalfarmingcouldbeapotentialsolutionto stoppingdeforestationinBrazil.Theobjectiveofthiswriting,accordingtothesyllabus,wastolearn howto"summarize,analyze,synthesize,andevaluatetheideasofothersaswe[you]undertakea scholarlyinquirytoproduceour[your]ownarguments."Iexactlyfollowedthisstep.Ifirstdida generalresearchonverticalfarminganddeforestationinBrazil,analyzedtheinformation, synthesizedthemainargument,anddeliveredmythoughttomyaudience,whoaregeneralpublic andproponentsbelievingverticalfarmingisthefutureofagriculture.
ThechallengehadstartedwhenIhadchangedmyopinionfromverticalfarmingcanstop deforestationtoverticalfarmingcannotstopdeforestation.Itwasastruggletome,aspunditshave alreadyproven
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ThesisStatement:Globalwarmingisagrowingconcernofscientistsandresearcherswhobelieve thatitisaseriousproblemforourplanet.Theconcernsandresearchhavealsobeenquestionedand haveevenbeencalledmyths.Millionsofpeoplefindthemselvesaffectedbytheseweatherpattern changesandareconcernedfortheirfutures.Activistsonbothsidesoftheargumentarevery passionateandnotafraidtoattackeachotherineverywaytheycanTherearemanyquestionsthat arestillnotanswered,however,wecontinuetoseedrasticweatherchangestoEarth.Wemustgo beyondtheargumentsandlearnasmuchaswecantostopwhatcouldpossiblyleadtothe destructionofourplanet,ourwayoflifeandourfuture
Globalwarmingisconcernedwithanaverageincreaseinthetemperatureoftheatmosphereandthe increaseintheEarth'ssurfacetemperatureprimarilyduetotheemissionofgreenhousegasesfrom theburningoffossilfuels.Asfortheprocessesofglobalwarming,theycanoccurfromavarietyof causes.Thecausesincludethethingsthatareconcernedwithnaturalandhumanfactors. SomepeoplebelievethatglobalwarmingisamythorhoaxTheybelievethatglobalwarmingis beingusedtogeneratefearandpanicandthatthosebehindthismovementareusingittocontrol people'slivesandforfinancialgain."Withinthecommunityofscientistsandothersconcerned aboutanthropogenicclimatechange,thosewhoareskepticsaremorecommonlytermed
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Weliveonabeautifulplanet,anditcanbetheonlyplanetouttherethat'sthisbeautiful.Wehave beautifulocean,gorgeouscreatures,andwonderfulplacesandifwewanttokeepitlikethatwe havetostoppollutingtheearth.Thisplanetistheonlyplanetthatweknowthathaslifeonitand thisplanetisarehomeandwehavetokeepitclean.GlobalWarmingisabigissue,somepeople mightsayitdoesn'taffectthembutinrealityiteffectseveryoneTheamountofdumping,polluting wedoonthisplanetisgoingtotakeeffectalotsoonerthenwethinkandwhenitdoeswemightbe donefor.Lifeispreciousandweliveonthisbeautifulplanetandifwekeeppollutingonthis beautifulplanetwearegoingtolosethisplanetandarelivesGlobalWarmingeffectseveryone,no matterwhoyouareorwhatyoudo,youwillbeeffectedbyglobalwarming.Thosethatlivenearsea willbethefirsttobeeffectedbythechangeoftheplanet.Sealevelwillriseandtheislandsthatare habitable,thepeopleonthoseislandwilllosetheirhomebecausethereislandwillbeunderwater. AndrewMa,authorofWashedaway:thethreatofglobalwarmingstatethat''Risingtideswillsinka numberofislandnations,endangeringthelivesofthousandsuponthousandsofcitizens''Thousands ofpeoplewilllosetheirhomeandsomemightevenlosetheirfamilies,risingtideswillnotonly affectushumanbuttheanimalsandcoralreefaswell.CoralReefandthousandsof ...Getmorecontent...
Climatechangeissomethingeveryoneintheworldshouldworktomakebiggerpriority.Human beingsdonotrealizethatlivingthewaytheywant,insteadofthewaytheyshould,isactually damagingtheplanetanditsclimate.Themainthingbeingchangedbythepeoplethatinhabitthe earthistheearth'satmosphere.Ourearthiscomparabletothatofagiantgreenhouse,inwhichthe earth'satmosphereiscomparabletothatoftheglasssurroundingsofanactualgreenhouse GreenhouseGasesarewhattrapthesunsheatalongthesurfaceoftheearthtokeepuswarmat night."Ninety–sevenpercentofclimatescientistsagreethathumanshavechangedtheearth's atmosphereindramaticwaysoverthepasttwocenturies,resultinginglobalwarming"(Whatisthe GreenhouseEffect?)Globalwarmingisarealproblem,andithasrealconsequences.Theslow increaseintheearth'stemperatureiscalledglobalwarming.Itismyopinionthatthisisbecauseof thewaypeopleallovertheearthgoabouttheirdailyliving.Globalwarmingandclimatechangecan beeliminatedbyupgradingbuildinginfrastructuresoveraperiodoftime.Stoppingtheuseoffossil fuelssuchascoal,oilandnaturalgaswillalsohaveahugeimpactonreducingglobalwarmingand climatechange.Deforestationisalsoaidinginthedestructionofourplanetbydestroyingmillions ofacresoflandayear,andleavingtheearthgaspingformoreair.Despitethebleakoutlookofour children'schildrenfuture,
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Globalwarmingandthegreenhouseeffectareissuesdiscussedbyscientistsallthetime.Anatural processthatkeepsearthstemperatureatalivablerateiscalledthegreenhouseeffect.Theenergy fromthesunwarmsuptheearthwhentheraysfromthesunareabsorbedbygreenhousegasses.The gassesthenbecometrappedintheatmosphere.Carbondioxide,watervapor,methaneandnitrous oxidearethemostcommongreenhousegassesGreenhousegasescausetheradiantheatofthesun tobetrappedintheEarthsloweratmospherewhichcausesglobalwarming.Ifthereweren'tany greenhousegasses,theearthwouldbereallycoldduetoverylittlesunraysbeingabsorbedonthe earthGlobalwarmingcanandshowmorecontent
Everytimethetemperaturekeepsrising,themorecarbondioxidewillbereleased.Whenthis processgetsgoing,itisveryhardtokeepincontrol.Methaneisanothergreenhousegas.Methaneis agreenhousegaswhosemoleculesabsorbheattryingtoescapetospace.Naturalsourcesinclude wetlands,swampsandmarshes,termites,andoceans.(Methane)Methanegasesarereleasedintothe atmosphereAtmosphericmethanehasdoubledsincetheIndustrialRevolutionandhas"contributed 20percenttotheenhancementofthegreenhouseeffect,secondonlytocarbondioxide".(Methane) Amajoreffectofglobalwarmingistherewillbehighertemperaturesanditwillaffecthowthe watercycleworks.Placesontheearthwillreceivemorerainthanothers.Therewillbeagreat amountofevaporationgoingonfromtherivers,lakesandoceansduetoaincreaseinthe temperatureThiscouldbeagoodthingforsomepeopleneedingrainandabadthingforother peoplewhogettomuchrain.Whilethetemperatureisontherisetherewillbegreateramountof rainsallover.Inreturnwithalloftherainsthiscouldhelpfarmers.Itwouldextendthegrowing seasonforcropsThiswouldgreatlyhelpoutthefarmersbecausetheywouldbemakingmore money.Whilethisisthepositivesideoftherain,thiscouldalsohurtthefarmers.Therearesome cropsthatouttherethatwilldiewithtomuchrain.There
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Globalwarmingistheconstantincreaseoftemperatureintheearth'satmospherethatiscausedby theincreaseofcarbondioxide,chlorofluorocarbons,greenhousegasesandmanyotherpollutants. Chlorofluorocarbonsareanytypeofcompoundsofcarbon,hydrogen,chlorine,andfluorinewhich areharmfultotheozonelayer.Globalwarmingcanaffectmanythings,oneexampleistherisingof temperaturewhichcanresultindifferenttypesofdisasterslikestorms,heatwaves,floods,and droughts.GlobalwarmingalsocausesHigherdeathrates,Dirtierair,Higherwildlifeextinction rates,theincreaseofAcidicOceans,andHigherseaslevels.Inthisessay,Iwillprovideinformation thatwillshowhowharmfulglobalwarmingcanbetonotonlytheearthbuttohumansandanimals, andwhatwecandotopreventitfromincreasing.
Greenhousegasesarecompoundsintheatmospherethatcantrapandholdextraheat,which increasesthetemperatureintheatmosphere.Greenhousegasesisthecauseofthegreenhouseeffect thatleadsuptoglobalwarming.Thegreenhouseeffectisthetrappingofthesun'swarmthinthe loweratmospherethatisduetothevisibleradiationfromthesunThesolarradiationreachesthe Earth'satmosphere,thentherestofthesun'senergyisabsorbedbytheoceansandlandswhich resultintheheatingoftheEarth.AfterthattheheatfromtheEarthgoestowardsspace,someofthe heatistrappedintheatmospherebygreenhousesgaseswhichmaketheEarthwarmenoughto toleratelivinglife.Theburningoffossilfuelsandlandclearingstarttoincreasethenumberof greenhousegaseswhichtravelsintotheatmosphereTheresultoftrappingextraheatcausethe Earth'stemperaturetorise.Scientist'shasproventhattheconstantincreaseofheatintheatmosphere iscausedbyhumans.Thereasonhumansareprovenguiltyfortheincreaseofglobalwarmingis becauseoftheamountofcarbonthatisputintotheatmosphereCarbonisreleasedfromburning coal,oil,andgasorcuttingdownandburningforests.Carbon(CO2)isknownasthemainsourceof heat–trappinggaswhichismainlyresponsiblefortheincreaseofwarmingovertheyears.The removaloftreesisanothercauseofglobal
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