Factors : The Causes And Effects Of Climate Change

First of all, the main effect of global warming is the fact that it causes warmer temperatures. While warmer temperatures may seem beneficial and good, the ways the atmosphere is becoming warmer isn’t that great. According to the article, Global warming, it states, “Natural processes on Earth constantly create and destroy greenhouse gases.” “Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, add an extra seven billion metric tons per year” (“Global Warming”). To explain, what this shows is that nature is already creating greenhouse gasses and people are adding even more to the atmosphere. While people strive on greenhouse gasses for warmth, the amount of greenhouse gasses forming will cause numerous environmental hazards in the future.

The increased amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has caused Earth’s global temperature to increase. Humans are making the problem worse by continually burning fossil fuels which releases more CO2 into the atmosphere. The increase in global temperature has changed earth’s climate in many different ways. According to NASA, global warming has caused glaciers to melt, has changed precipitation patterns, lead to

Global Warming has a huge affect on our daily lives and on animals. We lose a bunch of natural resources, especially fresh-water, because it melts into the salty oceans; however, attempts have been made including the slowing down of global warming by stopping the usage of fossil fuels; whether the attempts have been successful or not. The earth’s temperature is slowly increasing which is a massive long term factor on inhabitants all over the world. The Amazon Rainforest has also experienced many problems due to deforestation and the water circulation throughout all of the plants and trees. Global Warming is exponentially increasing causing the rapid melting of glaciers, which leads to ocean currents changing and

1 day- As the Earth rotates on its axis that creates seasonal variability, other factors that may impact the climate systems are volcanic aerosols which cool climate and shorten growing seasons. As the global radiation increased, so did the erythemal dose rate. As the hours the day began surface temperature would slowly rise and as the day ended the temperature went down. Climate is measured by devices used to track annual variability and climate patterns include thermometers, rain gauges, and stream gauges.

More than half of the increase in carbon dioxide in the past 100 years is because of human activity. (Burning fossil fuels) In 2010, carbon dioxide levels were higher than they have been in over 650,000 years. The CO2 levels are the cause for the increase of the Earth’s temperature. Greenhouse gases produced by humans will continue to cause climate change in the atmosphere because carbon sinks cannot absorb all of them. Carbon sinks, in 2009, were only absorbing about half of the human produced greenhouse gases, while the other half remained in the atmosphere. According to computer models, increased levels of human produced greenhouse gases will cause global warming and other climate changes. Although the models are not certain of how much warming will occur/how the climate will be affected, they all

We might disagree on the causes of global warming; however, we cannot ignore that it is happening. Although we still experience cold winters, average global temperatures has risen drastically for the past three decades. Polar ice caps are melting; as a result, sea levels are rising. Scientist predict more extreme weather in the coming decades, in fact, droughts will probably be more common. Also, flooding and tropical temperatures might cause large amounts of methane gases to be released, which could be disastrous for our atmosphere. Climate change may have human causes and also it might be a natural occurrence. Nevertheless, we must find ways to save our planet.

The glaciers are gone. Many animals are dead. Only a few humans survive. The temperature is always warm or hot. Food is extremely limited. Most plants have died. The sea level has risen. Hurricanes and storms plague what is left of the earth. This is the future that humans have in store for themselves and their posterity if they do not halt the effects of global warming and climate change now. Global warming is the result of humans’ use and release of various heat-trapping gases for energy and power in many aspects of life. These gases, also known as greenhouse gases, are rising to the atmosphere and are effectively raising the temperature of the planet because they trap in the heat. This is known as the greenhouse effect, where light is let in but heat is trapped, similar to an actual greenhouse. As these heat-trapping gases increase in the atmosphere, more heat is trapped therefore increasing the temperature and causing other detriments to our planet. The world problem of the increase in global temperature due to trapped greenhouse gases affects humans tremendously, mostly through the use and unavailability of crops and livestock, harmful effects on coastal cities, and the health risks to humans, which can be ameliorated by a change in human production and living by using renewable resources and energy to decrease CO₂ emissions.

Climate change refers variations in climatic characteristics over a period of time ranging from decades to millions of years. Climate change has had an effect on the average weather conditions and distribution of weather events. Climate change is caused by the increased amount of carbon emissions being emitted into the earth’s atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. The atmosphere traps the emissions and heats up the surface of the Earth therefore altering the Earth’s climate patterns. In the last two centuries the temperature of the Earth’s surface has increased by an average of 0.6 ︒C. Paleoclimatology allows scientists to predict the possible climate scenarios for the future through proxy data. Scientists are able to analysis the severe

Scientific evidence suggests that human activity like agriculture, urbanization and industrialization have influenced climate change. Clearing land and building cities up for agriculture results in changing the climate. This is because the population is increasing rapidly and the demand to use fossil fuels in our everyday life is also increasing. Increasing use for fossil fuels, industrialization and deforestation has a huge impact on the climate. Enhanced greenhouse gases are an increase in natural greenhouse gases impacted by mankind. The major cause of greenhouse gases is the increase in carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide being released in the atmosphere. If greenhouse gases continue to be produced at the same rate as it did in 2000, then there will be a 0.1-degree change in temperature per decade. This isn’t likely to happen though because of the dramatic need for fossil fuel.

Man-made climate change, or global warming, is caused by the release of certain types of gas into the atmosphere. The dominant man-made greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO2), which is emitted whenever we burn fossil fuels in homes, factories or power stations. But other greenhouse gases are also important. Methane (CH4), for example, which is emitted mainly by agriculture and landfill sites, is 25 times more potent per kilogram than CO2. Even more potent but

The earth’s climate is predicted to change because human activities are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases –– primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The heat-trapping property of these gases is undisputed. Although uncertainty exists about exactly how earth’’s climate responds to these gases, global temperatures are rising. Go to the Emissions section for much more on greenhouse gases.

The greenhouse effect is what gives life on earth to be able to survive. The climate change in our earth is caused by the greenhouse gasses that surround us keeping energy in the atmosphere which can cause the earth increase its climate. Theses gasses are created by what humans do on earth. For example, driving vehicles, cutting down trees, and other activities. This complication could turn into a threat to our safety and health on earth. Also, this could destroy ecosystems. Carbon dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gasses that plants and trees take in and release into the atmosphere in the form of oxygen. Since the earth is not storing CO2 and releasing it back into the atmosphere as oxygen, it is possible that one day

Climate change is an issue that affects all, from the smallest bacteria to the largest mammal. Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, move, and in some cases kill people, animals to go extinct or be labeled as endangered because they can not adapt to their changing environment, and numerous other horrendous examples. Climate change can even cause more intense tropical storms, more recent and intense droughts and/or heat waves, and it can also cause sea levels to rise. These are just a few examples of the effects of climate change, but there are even more devastating effects such as polar bears having to search for new food sources, and new land, because the antarctic sea ice they rely on for hunting and living is melting at a more rapid pace. The polar bear is just one of many species affected by climate change, other species include the golden toad, coral, and the green sea turtle. However, since climate change is such a complex issue, only a few solutions have been presented that fix every issue climate change is causing. Former President Barack Obama even stated that “There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate” (15 Quotes on climate change by world leaders, 2017). A primary contributor to these worsening effects are humans extracting and burning fossil fuels, such as coal or petroleum, causing the release of carbon dioxide, a “greenhouse gas,” and many other gases into Earth’s atmosphere. Unfortunately, most people do not know the true magnitude of the issues that climate change creates on a global scale.

Climate change is defined as a change in the usual weather found in a place. This could be a change in temperature or weather pattern. Climate change studies have been conducted since the late eighteen hundreds, all of which have concluded that the earth has been warming significantly fast. There is several factors effecting climate change such as slight changes in earths tilt, but ninety-seven percent of climate change scientist agree that the main cause of climate change is human activities. The planet has saw a significant change in not only temperature, but also a change in average rainfall, increase in sea level, and a reduction in the polar ice caps. These changes are significantly impacting the wildlife in not only colder climate but in warmer climates as well. Although some scientist argue that climate change is simply a natural process the earth goes through.This trend is going to continue to grow until it becomes completely irreversible, but there is still time to reverse the damage we’ve done if we act now.

"Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth's surface than any preceding decade since 1850,” (Nakaya). The year 1850 was well into the industrial era, making it very likely that humans are the ones causing climate change.. Climate is the general weather conditions of an area over a long period of time. Many things in the world rely on a stable climate, and it could all be ruined because of climate change. It is important today that everyone in the world learns about the effect climate change because ice is melting, animal species are being affected, and more extreme weather patterns are going to occur.