Global Warming and it effects on the Earth Oluwadamilola Oguuntoyinbo Gilbert Beauvais Medgar Evers College
Abstract Human life have been significantly affected by the industrialization of our planet, consequently resulting in an increased emission of greenhouse gases. These gases have contributed to the increasing temperature of the Earth which is known as Global warming. Of all the greenhouse gases, Carbon dioxide emission have the largest impact that contribute to Global warming. In addition, increasing carbon dioxide emission has become a growing trend in developed countries. The evidence of global warming are glaciers retreating, extreme weather patterns occurings, and animals that depend on cold climates for survival are at risk of being extinct. Even with the evidence of Global Warming, there are some people who does not believe in global warming or see it as an issue that should be addressed. One of the common arguments by non-believers of global warming is that the earth surface temperature was always increasing in the past.
What is Global Warming?
Global climate change is one of the most controversial topics debated by scientists, particularly because the rise of climate change critically endangers human life, and all
Climate change is a real problem facing our world with all of the progression of today’s society. The amount of Greenhouse Gas emissions has gone up drastically in the past one hundred years alone. The use of transportation, industry, electricity and the deprivation of the world's natural resources has increased the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. The Environmental Protection Agency has shown an increase in the Earth's temperature by 0.8 degrees C in the past century alone. It is proven that humans are the cause of global warming but it is not too late to change how we are.
Throughout the years climate change has been a controversial issue affecting individuals worldwide; climate change has been debated by scientists including the rest of the world. Many factors can affect climate change such as biological factors and human actions. The intricate details are what go unnoticed and unmanaged, people may be greatly against this claim. However, it is underlying factors, like landfills and driving cars, that help maintain the increasing temperature of the earth thus, climate change has become a controversial topic. There have been concerns that climate change does not exist but there is reliable proof that it does even if many scientists do not agree on the existence of climate change.
Global climate change has been a concern for everyone since scientists first discovered that our actions from polluting can have drastic effects on our environment. Many scientists began to note the changes in the atmosphere and temperature, global warming, in the mid 1800’s. Many people believe that the Earth’s climate cycles and changes periodically over time. Many believe that the changes occur as a result of human activity. The big questions is what effect is our activity having on the environment.
Climate change is a rising issue of importance in our day and age, and one that is threatening our global
Global warming has been a hot topic for many years and the climatological phenomenon was the subject of 2006's An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary focuses on Al Gore's campaign to bring attention to the problem of global warming through a slide presentation that he has developed and lectured on around the world. This documentary brought to light global warming and the effects that it is having on the environment.
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
CO2 Emissions have steadily increased since the industrial revolution. The world is now producing too much CO2 and the planet cannot clean up after us humans. This leads to heat from the sun getting trapped into our atmosphere, producing heat and pollution, known as Global Warming. Everyday activities from humans are damaging the environment. Having both Natural Sources and Human Sources of CO2 it becomes a very hard problem to solve and with unimaginable consequences. There are many ways to reduce CO2 emissions in the planet, some which include electric cars, solar, nuclear and hydropower energy. Although some people will claim that nuclear energy will not work or question its safety, it has become a major alternative power supplier in the world to help reduce the CO2 emissions that lead to global warming and potential extinction of life.
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
which causes population .Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice. Global warming also it is impacting the environment. isaac ②That’s the conclusion of some of the world’s leading geoscientists, who conducted a study that found global warming is occurring more slowly than computer models forecast a decade ago. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience , does not contradict the scientists’ concerns that global warming is dramatically damaging the environment, but it does suggest that it’s not too late to do something about it. Causes and effects of climate change What causes climate change (also known as global warming)? And what are the effects of climate change? Learn the human impact and consequences of climate change for the environment, and our lives.
Even though we all have different opinions and values, we can all agree they do not matter if our planet ceases to exist. Earth is currently experiencing a drastic increase of heat. After conducting research and collecting data, scientists have discovered certain components named greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause temperatures to rise. The formation of an insulating blanket of greenhouse gases causes heat to be trapped, because of the absorption of sunlight and radiation. This results in higher global temperatures. This topic has been a widely discussed political controversy. Although some believe the contrary, global warming is actually happening and being induced by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation interfering with the environment. It also should be taken seriously, because of detrimental repercussions.
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.
Now is summer. Every year during July to September, these are the hottest days for people who live in the Northern Hemisphere. In NYC, The mercury reached 104 degrees in Central Park at 2:10 p.m. on Friday, 2011. The hottest New York City has been since July 21, 1977, and only two degrees shy of the hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city. Over the past 50 years in the world, the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history. Global Warming not only refer to as climate change in the world, it also has caused a lot of other problems. The current warming trend is particular significance, because scientists have concluded that mostly human activity since the mid-20th century is the major factor in causing Global Warming. Some people don’t believe that Global Warming really happens, but it is happening around the world believe it or not.
While the media discusses global warming often, some are still oblivious to what it is. A general definition of global warming is “(an) Increase in the average surface and ocean temperature of the earth since 1850 and the projected persistence of the trend (Lane).” Basically, it means the Earth’s temperature is rising each year. The belief is that the greenhouse effect causes the rise in global warming. The greenhouse effect is “Natural process of atmospheric warming in which solar energy absorbed by the earth’s surface is reradiated and absorbed by certain atmospheric gases, primarily carbon dioxide and water vapor,” (Boorstein). This simply means the Earth’s gases trap the sun’s radiation on Earth, which would cause a rise in the temperature. The contributing factors that raise these gases are many.
Global warming is one the largest and most current dilemmas the earth is facing. “Scientist are reporting the second mass bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef in the last year. In a Yale environment 360 interview, researcher Terry Hughes says these events have damaged two-thirds of the world’s largest coral reef and are directly caused by global warming”-Richard Schiffman. Have you stopped to question yourself, why has our climate become so unpredictable over the years? There is no dispute that global warming is causing the destruction of our environment and is the main cause natural disasters are occurring.
Climate change can be a very controversial topic because many people are skeptical about whether or not it is caused by humans, or if it even exists. Regardless of whether people believe in climate change or not, there is an immense amount of evidence to support that the earth’s core temperature is slowly rising, and humans are directly causing it. Everything humans do impacts the earth in some way. Many of the resources needed for everyday life are retrieved in ways that are harming the planet. For example, burning coal for energy releases immense amounts of chemical pollutants into the air.