The Long Term Effects Of Global Warming

*Today, we as human beings are witnessing problematic issues throughout the world that are effecting mankind. Everything from racism, to world poverty, and even radicalize terrorism just to name a few. But outside of the scientific world, many of us fail to understand the long-term effects that global warming and climate change could have on us throughout the world. After observing the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, I truly did not take into account personally, how important this whole concept is. But after taking this class and researching further and further into the topic, I now understand the severity of it all. There are various reasons that exists that are pertinent towards why this topic is highly important to all of humanity. Two of these evidences lie in the severity of hurricanes, and the potential increase droughts and heat waves.

Due to the effects of climate change long term effects of global change in the United States will occur. Change is predicted to continue through this century as well as beyond as temperatures will continue to rise, and hurricanes will become stronger and more intense. According to the Third National Climate Assessment Report (2017) from the NASA website points put that global climate is to continue to change over this century and beyond and that the magnitude of climate change beyond the next few decades depends primarily on the amount of heat-trapping gases emitted globally, and how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to those emissions (NASA, 2017).

There is no denying that the effects of climate change are upon us. The cause of climate change, however, is often a debatable topic. The livestock industry is expanding at an alarming rate to meet the needs of an increasing population. Throughout the world, between the years 1971 and 2012, meat production has tripled, to 600 billion pounds a year, while the population only grew by 81%. This generation is currently eating meat on a much larger scale than their parents and grandparents ever did, just a few decades ago (Scheer). Climate change can be referred to as “any long-term change in Earth's climate, or in the climate of a region or city. This includes warming, cooling and changes besides temperature.” according to NASA (Dunbar). To combat

Global warming is the continuous increase in temperature of the earth surface, land, water, and atmosphere that is a huge natural phenomenon that has a tremendous negative impact all over the world to animals, people, land, and earth because of human activity being a big factor such as the excessive burning of fossil fuels, nitrogen-based fertilizers, deforestation, and automobiles thus causing negative effects to earth such as the polar ice melting, the sea level rising, melting glaciers, agriculture.

Twenty thousand years ago, during the height of the most recent glacial period, ice sheets stretched from New York state across the Great Lakes to Wisconsin northward through most of Canada (Schneider 39). Mile-high domes of ice tied up so much fresh water that the oceans were some 100 meters lower than today. On a global basis, the world warmed up some five degrees Celsius from the beginning of the ice age’s rapid retreat over 15,000 years ago (39). The large and rapid climatic change affected the atmosphere, temperature, and water cycles. Research shows that planet Earth is in fact still warming. Senator Al Gore says this about global warming:

Global warming is an increase in the Earth’s average surface temperature due to greenhouse gases that collect in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun’s heat and causing the planet to warm up. (“11 Facts About Global Warming”) Gases such as natural and manmade are trapped in the atmosphere causes the Earth’s surface become warmer. The world is affected by the dangers of global warming, and the major contributor to global warming among the greenhouse gases is CO2 emission. (Chiroma) (CO2 Concentration (ppm)) Most previous studies defined global warming hiatus by making a comparison of the surface temperature change rates between recent decades and the last quarter of the twentieth century, just as they defined the accelerated warming by comparing the growth during the mid-1970s and the late 1990s with the rate of several decades before that. (Wei) Bubbles of air in glacial ice trap tiny samples of Earth’s atmosphere, giving scientists a history of greenhouse gases that stretches back more than 800,000 years. The chemical makeup of the ice provides clues to the average global temperature. (Riebeek) Over many years, the earth’s temperatures have increased and will continue keep increasing. Global warming may be caused by man or by nature, but with a great deal of research, an opinion will be formed.

Global Warming effects on the natural balance of environment. The world climate is going a significant change day by day.

When teaching controversial topics in science, it is important to be aware of multiple perspectives and arguments of all sides. This paper will cover pedagogies that are used to teach young adolescents and young adults about the controversial topic of global warming. A major aspect of global warming that is necessary for young adolescents and adults to understand is climate change. The climate can change for a variety of different reasons, and it is crucial for students to understand what environmental factors affect climate change and why. Many students hear the term “global warming” and are fearful because they may have some common misconceptions and have associated a negative connotation to the term. As educators we must address the student’s misconceptions and help them to understand how global warming has the potential to be harmful to the environment, but with the proper care and consciousness of those in society, the causes behind global warming can be greatly reduced. In this paper I will address how to make students aware of global warming and address any misconceptions they may have about it; provide ways to guide student thinking towards solutions and ways that they as individuals can help reduce global warming; and finally to address possible outcomes that could be a result of global warming. The teaching methods I will focus on will be aimed for (and adjusted appropriately for) middle grades students, high school

Earth’s temperatures are largely determined by the balance between the amount of sun energy entering the atmosphere and the amount of energy lost from the earth into space. The natural greenhouse effect is a band of gases that trap heat emanating from the planet’s surface. These gases are water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, tropospheric ozone and mainly carbon dioxide. These gases allow visible sunlight energy to penetrate deep into the atmosphere; they are then absorbed by oceans and land masses. When this stored energy is released back to space as infrared radiation and heat, the greenhouse gases act as an insulating blanket in helping to maintain warm temperatures needed for basic human survival. This is what scientists call the “greenhouse gas effect” Without it; scientists estimated that our planet would be 35 degrees cooler than usual, which would be too cold for an eco-system to sustain. We are contributing to the release of these greenhouse gases by burning waste, wood products, and fossil fuels that emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Our farmers use synthetic fertilizers that emit nitrous oxide and methane is produced in our processes of composing waste in landfills, and last but not least the natural population growth increases our usage of these greenhouse gases when there

Global warming is one of the biggest critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. Releasing carbon dioxide at contemporary rates will soon thrust Earth’s temperature significantly up. If the world keeps on going to burn fossil fuels at the current rate, crossing a threshold will hurt all aspects of human civilization: food, water, health, energy, economy and national security and of course, the environment which is the most important aspect. How does it influence our life? What are the effects of global warming you might ask yourself? Well, there are many effects that global warming is having on the environment, particularly rise of sea levels, melting of glaciers, and climate change.

Intro- Imagine a life where polar bears in the Artic are extinct. Cities along the coast no longer exist from the ocean rising and covering it. Heat waves and floods are much more common. All of these things are predicted to happen in the future due to global warming. Whether humans cause global warming or if it is natural has been at debate for a long time.

Did you know that the United States is the largest source for global warming pollution (NRDC)? Although American’s make up only 4 percent of the world’s population, we still produce 25 percent of the carbon dioxide pollution (NRDC). That is more than China, India, and Japan combined (NRDC). There is a huge debate on whether or not global warming exists, but there is an even bigger debate on what the cause of this climate change is. I argue that with the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, humans play a huge part in the causation of global warming.

Global warming is already having significant and harmful effects on our communities, our health, and our climate. Sea level rise is accelerating. The number of large wildfires is growing. Dangerous heat waves are becoming more common. Extreme storm events are increasing in many areas. More severe droughts are occurring in others We must take immediate action to address global warming or these consequences will continue to intensify, grow ever more costly, and increasingly affect the entire planet—including you, your community, and your family.The good news is that we have the practical solutions at hand to dramatically reduce our carbon emissions, slow the pace of global warming, and pass on a healthier, safer world to future generations.Global warming is happening now. The planet 's temperature is rising. The trend is clear and unmistakable. Every one of the past 38 years has been warmer than the 20th century average. The 12 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1998. The hottest year ever recorded for the contiguous United States occurred in 2012. Globally, the average surface temperature has increased The scientific evidence is clear. Within the scientific community, there is no debate. An overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that global warming is happening and that human activity is the primary cause.

Global warming is one of the most alarming and pressing issues that the world faces today. Global warming is the rise of the earth’s temperature over time. The damaging effects of global warming have become more and more apparent, with more tropical storms and hurricanes causing massive destruction, more animal species losing their habitats and coming under threat, rising sea levels, etc.

The advancement of human civilization time stamped with industrial revolution influenced higher standards of living with urbanization, the development of factories, metallurgy, mining, transportation, and mass production. The developments where driven by coal, which became a continuous and powerful resource of energy. As energy, mass production and technology progressed the human species had distinctly in rapid time left a unique foot print in Earth’s history. This unique foot print marked by pollutants, caused a rapidly changing environment. Within decades sea levels started to rise and a change in rainfall became apparent, areas with drought started to receive less precipitation, thus high temperatures started to cause a reduction in global harvest. Thus, scientist discovered global warming was influenced by the human production of greenhouse gas that could potentially cause irreversible climate change, which could continue for 1000 years. Although, these facts are daunting, optimistic approaches for combating global warming are obtainable. Global recognition of climate change has influenced a cap on carbon emissions and stimulated the use of renewable energy, but this may not be enough considering the time greenhouse gas lingers in the stratosphere. Therefore, geoengineering may be a new approach for resurrecting our climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming. For this to be an evident and positive approach three factors should be taken into