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The Cause And Effects Of Global Warming

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Amanda Winkjer
Timms
Section 115
26 October 2017
Global Warming: Why the Earth's Temperature Has Dramatically Increased
For the past few decades, there has been controversy whether global warming actually exists. Is it real or is it a hoax? According to NASA, “Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves” ("Global Climate"). The cause of these effects is the greenhouse effect. According to National Geographic, “The "greenhouse effect" is the warming that happens when certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat” (“What Is”). An example of changing the natural greenhouse is burning fossil fuels, which can result in global warming. So what are the consequences, and are they really that bad? Global warming can lead to more droughts and heat waves, stronger hurricanes, and rising sea levels.
In the last 150 years, the industrial activities that our modern civilization depends upon have doubled the amount of carbon dioxide levels we put into the atmosphere (“Climate Change). The result of the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere is a warmer earth. These warmer conditions will lead to more or less precipitation, depending on the region. The increased rainfall can result in flooding. In other regions, the increase in precipitation can also lead to longer, drier droughts. Droughts in the Southwest of the U.S. are becoming more intense,

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