...Are Humans Causing Global Warming? Crissanda Heflin SCI 207 Mrs. Sarker October 10, 2011 Global Warming 1 Are Humans Causing Global Warming? The recent warming of our planet has several apparent causes. In its 2001 report, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change stated, there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributed to human activities (http://www.ucsusa.org/global). Green House Gases Green house gases act as a blanket locking in heat emissions affecting the earth’s climate. Human acts such as; burning fossil fuels and energy for deforestation is large contributors to an increase in green house gases. Humans are pouring carbon dioxide (CO2) in to the atmosphere much faster than plants and oceans can absorb it. This has been going on for years and because of the build up of emissions, it is impossible to prevent global warming. Deforestation Deforestation causes extinction in certain...
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...Contents Page No. 1.0 Introduction 02 1.1 Definition of Global Warming 03 1.2 Causes of Global Warming 03 1.3 Effects of global warming 04 2.0 Finding and Analyzing 06 2.1 How Do Humans Contribute to the Greenhouse Effect? 06 2.2 Solutions for Global Warming Prevention 06 2.3 Our Role in Global Warming 07 3.0 Conclusion 08 Reference 09 1.0 Introduction Global Warming Global warming refers to the documented historical warming of the Earth's surface based upon worldwide temperature records that have been maintained by humans since the 1880s. It is often used synonymously with the term climate change, but the two terms have distinct meanings. Global warming is the combined result of anthropogenic (human-caused) emissions of greenhouse gases and changes in solar irradiance, while climate change refers to any change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the average and/or the variability of its properties (e.g., temperature, precipitation), and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Global Mean Temperature over Land and Ocean (Jan-Dec). (Source: NCDC/NESDIS/NOAA((www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html)) The United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), found that in 2006 "Globally averaged land temperatures were +0.78°C (+1.40°F) and ocean temperatures +0.45°C (+0.81°F) above average, ranking 4th and 5th warmest, respectively...
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...A PROJECT TO DESIGN A BASIC START UP PLAN TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING A REPORT BY, CE1050 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES 25 OCTOBER 2012 A REPORT ON A PROJECT TO DESIGN A BASIC START UP TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING Prepared for MS1001 (Professional communication course, National Institute of Technology, Calicut) as a part of curriculum Approved By: Jemshina.M.T Faculty, Professional communication Course, School of management studies, National Institute Of Technology, Calicut. 25 OCTOBER 2012 FORWARDING LETTER CE1050 H BATCH DEPT OF CE NITC 11 OCTOBER 2012 JEMSHINA.M.T. FACULTY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION COURSE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES NITC Madam, SUB: SUBMISSION OF THE PROJECT REPORT We are submitting the project report on “DESIGNING A BASIC START UP PLAN TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING” due on 25 October 2012 as a part of our professional communication course. The purpose of the project is to introduce to the present generation about the various technologies available to limit the impact of global warming at an early stage. Through this project we intend to create awareness among people to demonstrate against the practices that badly affect the future of our planet. The highlights of the project are the promotion of green technology and it seeks to find solutions...
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...Helpful Tips to Decrease Global Warming Global warming is impacting the world by increasing the average global temperature and causing many changes that are not visibly noticeable. These changes are costing us our healthy planet and safer world because of the serious effects it has on the climate and our lives. The causes of global warming can be reduced by taking action and altering our life styles in several ways. Taking action to help minimize global warming will have a huge impact on the amount of man-made air pollution that is produced. Global warming is the reason for the warmer climate on Earth. “There are more and more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, more heat is trapped which makes the Earth warmer… known as Global warming” (Greenhouse Effect). Our actions on Earth are one of the variables that contribute to global warming and will affect the Earth if continued at the current rate. It has already shown noticeable consequences to our climate, surroundings and weather. “There has been three periods of global warming since 1850; the most recent warming was originally thought to have been caused by emissions by man of carbon dioxide” (Global Warming Science). Between these three periods the Earth cooled leading to the changes in climate “for the past 11,000 years” according to Global Science. Global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect which is the cycle of light, heat of the Earth’s surface and Earth’s atmosphere. “The greenhouse gases reach the Earth’s...
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...Global Warming - Marine and Antartic Science Planet Earth or Planet Ocean? 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. There’s been life in the oceans for about 3.45 billion years longer than there has been on the land. The oceans determine, to a vast degree the patterns of global and regional climate. The Oceans are the driving force of our weather and climate. Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get. Climate change is affecting the temperature of the oceans. The composition of the atmosphere of earth is changing, and this is due to humans releasing a range of different greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The primary one being carbon dioxide. Two other important greenhouse gases are methane and nitrous oxide....
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...magnitude of flooding and unaware this was going to happen. My first thought as I was watching this unfold was how this could have happened and what caused this amount of flooding. Unintended Consequences According to According to Raven, Berg, and Hassenzahl (2010), there are a number of unintended consequences from humankind’s involvement in the development of New Orleans. In the development of the city of New Orleans, engineers constructed a system of canals and levees. In doing so, they have disrupted the delta building process and build-up of coastal wetland (Raven, Berg & Hassenzahl, 2010). The wetlands would have helped absorb some of water and provide a natural protection against flooding. In addition, the effects of global warming from changes to the carbon cycle and rise in CO2 levels have caused melting of the polar ice causing a rise in sea level, desalination of the oceans changing the currents, and an increase in ocean temperatures causing increase frequency and power of hurricanes. One other reason for the devastating flooding in New Orleans, according to Raven, Berg and Hassenzahl (2010), “New Orleans is built on unconsolidated sediment with no bedrock underneath. With the extraction of the area’s rich supply of underground natural resources the land compacts, lowering the city” (p. 111). Because of human interference, sea levels are...
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...the problem of global warming, in which the temperature of Earth is rising quickly than ever before, and it is affecting every aspect of life on this planet, from agriculture to animals to humans. It is believed by many, that the advance technology is one of the main reasons why it exists, but the debate never ends on this. Along with that, emission of greenhouse gasses and deforestation are also considered some main reasons for its cause. . Global warming is not just a scientific concern but also encompasses economies, geopolitics and individual lifestyle. Several policies have been issued throughout the world, with the motive of conserving our nature, and helping reduce its effect on our planet. Other than that, there are also several ways which every individual can follow, which in turn will contribute to fight its cause in one way or the other. Global warming is not just man made but is also a natural cause. There are definitely several man made causes, such as the carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants. Most of the power plants are operated by burning fossils, and with the growing technology and new gadgets, we are dependent on using electricity for almost everything. Also, nowadays almost everyone have their own car, and to meet the demands, more and more cars made and used every day with the help of burning fossil fuel. When the gasoline is burnt in the atmosphere, it releases carbon dioxide, which is another cause of global warming. Deforestation...
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...Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Adelina Garcia American Intercontinental University Week 1 Abstract Global warming is defined as a climate change that increase the temperature on the earth’s atmosphere which is attributed to the effect of greenhouse gases that have increased in carbon dioxide, chloroflurocarbons, and other pollutants that may entrap the heat and prevent it from escaping Earth (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013). This is usually due to the interference of man by releasing an excessive amount of greenhouse gases. Outline Global Warming: Fact or Fiction The background Knowledge of Global Warming How long has it been around? Global Warming Solutions Act What laws and regulations have been put into place? The Cause and Preventions of the Global Warming How did it start? What can be done to prevent further destruction? Global Warming has been a long time concern to many scientist. Since back in the 1800’s early 19th century there has been a vast amount of burning fossil fuels. This is used to power many of our technological and global civilization. With this there has been an excessive amount CO2 that has resulted in trapped fuels which have formed into organic molecules. This has increased the amount of CO2 on the atmosphere in the Greenhouse Effect. The Earth then absorbs the heat which then rises the temperature on Earth. The CO2’s first 20 parts per million of the atmospheres carbon dioxide has a huge effect on the greenhouse gases. The high elevations...
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...Research Paper EN 102 Climate Change – Global Warming Climate change has become really important for the whole world due to its drastic change, because of the release of carbon dioxide and other gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. The climate on Earth has always been a subject of change. From history we know that there was an ice age on the planet Earth that ended about 10,000 years ago. The time has passed; “people have developed advanced industry, and technology, discovered fossil fuels and the very effective way of using them by turning them into heat, transportation, and the basis for manufacturing and construction” (Global Climate Change.) That has changed the world forever for all of us. What are the fossil fuels? “In general, fossil fuels are a legacy bequeathed to us by the biosphere of the distant past.” Basically, on an ancient Earth existed a high concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There also existed photosynthetic organisms that were able to absorb CO2 and produce plentiful organic material. When these organisms died, they were buried deep within the earth and slowly turned into coal and oil, and now they are presenting the fossil fuels (Global Climate Change). Since the 1800s the usage and burn of the fossil fuels has been increasing in order to power the developing technological and global civilizations. As a result of burning the fossil fuels there has been a huge release of the CO2 back into the atmosphere, increasing the atmospheric...
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...GLOBAL WARMING Luis Ormeno Prof, LaShawn Smith SOC 300 Sociology of Developing Countries 03/05/2012 GLOBAL WARMING OUTLINE 1. Introduction………………………………………………………… 3 2. What is Global Warming…………………………………………… 4 3. Causes of Global Warming………………………………………… 5 4. Effects of Global Warming………………………………………..... 6 5. Measures toward prevention of Global Warming ………………… 7 6. Conclusion……….…………………………………………………. 8 7. References …………………………………………………………. 9 Introduction. I decided to talk about this matter because many people do not think that Global Warming is a threat to their life. Global warming is one of the most serious problems that currently exist in our planet, therefore we need to know, analyze, and why not to seek for a solution. There are many people in the planet that still do not believe in global warming, people who state that there is no scientific evidence that there is an increase in temperatures, it is obvious that temperatures are changing and the effects can be disastrous for mankind if we do nothing about, future generations will suffer. We need somehow stop or monitoring closely deforestation, trees are the lungs of our planet...
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...I. Global Warming is the single biggest environmental crisis of our time. The earth’s atmosphere is overloaded with heat. Trapping carbon dioxide which threatens the climate with disastrous consequences. II. The earth is warming, and human activity is the primary cause. III. Climate disruption puts our food, water supply, our health and our basic human needs at risk. IV. Some impacts of global warming are record high temp. In months that should be cooler, and the seasons are change more quickly then they should. Which causes glacier melting’s, severe flooding and droughts in the United States and around the country. I. This current cycle of global warming is changing the rhythm of our climate that all living have come to rely on today. A. When I did my audience analysis I asked if you knew what global warming was and if you thought it was a problem. Everyone knew about global warming or a list if had something today with our world changing. B. But what most people don’t know is that global warming or is one of the most serious public health threats in our nation. This health concern affects the most vulnerable which is our children, the elderly, and communities in poverty. II. Global warming is not just a health problem but much more. It affects our climate and our natural resources. A. One of the first things scientist has learned is that greenhouse gases are responsible for climate warming. Like co2 a. Humans emit them in many ways; most...
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...PROJECT TOPIC : GLOBAL WARMING MOHAMED HASSAN SPN150597 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 2 2. DEFINITION GLOBAL WARMING .................................................................................................. 3 3. WHY DOES GLOBAL WARMING OCCURE? ............................................................................................ 3 5. CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING ................................................................................................... 5 6. EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING .................................................................................................. 9 How will climate change affect you? Your community? The environment around you? .................... 12 4. SOLUTIONS FOR THE GLOBAL WARMING ............................................................................... 13 5. OTHER EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PREVENT GLOBAL WARMING ............................................. 15 1. Plant Trees and Bamboo................................................................................................................. 16 2. Ride a Bike ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3. Buy Less Stuff...................................................................................
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...“There has been consensus among scientists for years that global warming is a serious problem and that it is caused by human activity” (“Global Warming Solutions A Basics.”, n.d.).I am here to tell you, global warming is a real and serious threat. With the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere the land and ocean temperatures have increased. Over the last 25 years, 11 of the 12 warmest years on record have occurred in the past 12 years. Something needs to be done to change this trend. This is where each and every one of us comes in. You might not think things in your everyday life have an effect on global warming but you are wrong. Here in the Midwest, we are at the center of our global warming problems and can be at the center of our solutions (“Global Warming Solutions A Basics.”, n.d.). Just making relatively small changes in your homes can make a huge impact on global warming if everyone makes similar changes. A new heating and cooling system is one of the biggest upfront costs for a green change, but it has the biggest return as well; in the form of money saved and lessening pollution. “As much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling. So making smart decisions about your home's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can have a big effect on your utility bills” (“Heat & Cool Efficiently,” n.d.). Which is why you should start with this change. Although simply replacing your system all together could be the most cost effective...
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...responsibility for the cause of global warming and put some solutions into action to solve this problem. According to Marc Morano, the minority chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, many scientists believe that there is no solution to global warming. Others believe that advancements in producing cleaner cars is the key solution to global warming, but I believe that the most effective solution would be for electric companies to adopt renewable energy to power our nations, instead of harmful fossil fuels like coal. Most people have come to the conclusion that we have helped generate global warming and need to take some steps in fixing the damage we’ve caused, but many scientists still believe there is no way to stop climate change. They believe it is a “natural phenomenon that has affected humanity through the ages” (Morano). They also stated that “human contribution” is not major and that examined increases in carbon dioxide and additional greenhouse gases create only a minor input in global warming (Morano). According to National Geographic, the world would continue to warm about another degree Fahrenheit even if we ceased releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere today, but what we continue to do from here on out makes a great difference. If we keep producing the things that help strengthen global warming we’ll just make matters worse than they should be. For example, numerous people think that the most destructive effects of global warming can be prevented if...
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...Full Sentence Outline I. Introduction/Attention Getter a. I want everyone to imagine a world where snow is a rare thing in Illinois, where the United States’ east coast now begins in Ohio because ocean has risen due to the polar ice caps melting, where overpopulation is occurring because states are slowly being swallowed by the sea and where tornados and hurricanes are common place. i. This is an extremist view on what global warming could lead to in the next couple hundred years. And even if these things do not happen as quickly as this extreme viewpoint suggests this will happen eventually if nothing is done. ii. The question then becomes what should be done? Many politicians talk a lot about how laws need to be implemented to reduce our effect on global warming. I’m here to tell you all that this is not the right plan of action and that what should be done is THESIS: government spending should be spent on developing new “green” technologies and for incentive programs rather than on “green” laws because it is better for the economy in the short run and will be better for the environment in the long run. II. Background/Need a. Global warming is a problem that already has been impacting the weather and will continue to impact the weather in the future. i. National Geographic says, “The rate of warming is increasing. The 20th century's last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia” (National Geographic). ii. According...
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