...Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect The Earth is kept warm by it's atmosphere, which acts rather like a woolly coat - without it, the average surface temperature would be about -18 degrees Centigrade. Heat from the sun passes through the atmosphere, warming it up, and most of it warms the surface of the planet. As the Earth warms up, it emits heat in the form of infra-red radiation - much like a hot pan emits heat even after it's taken away from the cooker. Some of this heat is trapped by the atmosphere, but the rest escapes into space. The so-called "greenhouse gases" make the atmosphere trap more of this radiation, so it gradually warms up more than it should, like a greenhouse (although a greenhouse actually does this by stopping warm air rising and escaping from it). What Causes The Greenhouse Effect? There are some natural greenhouse gases: water vapour, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone. However, over the past fifty years, production of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane has risen sharply, and a new type of chemical - the chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC - has been introduced as a refrigerant, solvent and aerosol propellant, but it is also a very powerful greenhouse gas, because it can trap a lot of radiation - one molecule of CFC is 12,000 to 16,000 times as effective at absorbing infra-red radiation as a molecule of carbon dixide. This graph shows how much each gas contributes to the greenhouse effect, taking into account how much of...
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...Causes Global Warning 1. Greenhouse effect 2. Human contribution B. Government Agencies report Global Warning Continues to Rise 1. Fossil fuel use has increased 2. Carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for many decades C. Facts and Fiction of Global Warning 1. Facts 2. Fiction II. Conclusion Global Warming: Fact or Fiction According to the New York Times, “Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders”. The debate on Global warming’s causes and effects are controversial between scientists and some politicians. Scientists believe that the earth is getting hotter due to the greenhouse effect and some politicians believe that Global warming is the natural phenomenon where the earth’s surface temperature increases due to different factors in the earth’s biosphere naturally. The greenhouse effect is basically heat from the sun being radiated back into the earth’s atmosphere and absorbed by water vapors, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone which comprise greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases contribute to about 1% of the earth’s atmosphere but they help regulate our climate by trapping heat in the atmosphere and holding it there. The greenhouse effect is really a good thing because it helps sustain life on earth. Without it the temperature on earth would be approximately 30 degrees colder and our ecosystem would not be able to sustain life as we know it now. The greenhouse effect is an essential...
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...Abstract Global warming has been a big issue these days in past campaigns they use this as a platform for debates. Everyone is going green these days, even most cars are green they rely on electric or other forms of fuel. Neighborhoods and companies is hosting recycle drives for old computers and other electronic devices, recycling of paper to save trees, cans and plastics. They are trying to cut back on unnecessary waste. The greenhouse effect and the how in the ozone layer has brought on much concerns. Global Warming Real or Not Introduction Vice President Al Gore has accomplished many things in this lifetime including winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work “Informing the World of the Dangers Posed by Climate Change”. And during his time as Vice President he was an important member to President Bill Clinton’s economic team. (Nobel Prize.org, 2012). Outline: I. Global Warming: The Real Facts a. What is the truth about Global Warming? i. What is the definition of Global Warming? ii. What causes Global Warming? b. How does it affect Earth? iii. What are the signs of Global Warming? iv. How are the signs affecting Earth? c. How can Global Warming be stopped? v. What can us as people do to stop Global Warming? vi. How long will it take before we see the results of the efforts that have been taken to by the people? II. Global Warming: What is fiction? d. What is the debate...
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...sensors are used to measure earth’s deformations before and during earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. The major disaster in the developing world would be the drought in Africa. This kind of disaster along with many others starts slowly and may be predicted in advance. “The cause of droughts in the U.S. is the disposition winds from the west. A ridge which is caused by a jet stream making a big northern bend going over the central part of the woodlands with lesser meridional curves on specific side above the east and west coast states. A large anticyclone forms below the ridge and begins to rotate. This pattern is very stable and is called an omega block, after the Greek letter omega. It can remain in place for the entire summer when its effects are most pronounced. The descending air in the anticyclone makes it nearly impossible for clouds to form or precipitation to...
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...uncontrollable circumstances, it doesn’t eliminate them and when something goes wrong. It goes really wrong. I, like many people will never come to accept that we can’t control certain circumstances and will continue to prepare ourselves and to train ourselves in hopes of controlling the uncontrolled. As crazy as this may seem however, it is people like us that develop equipment, strategies, movements and technology to get us closer to control. It is their relentless conviction to not take no for an answer that today saves thousand of life in many impossible situations with advancement such as protection and training in sports, therapy and diagnosis for emotionally unstable individuals, schools for children with disabilities and without a doubt warning and anticipation of natural phenomena situations. I think out of everything in this...
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...examining the contributing factors of the financial collapse of 2008, were the warning signs ignored? Could the crisis have been averted? Once we examine the mortgage industry and Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO’s); those whom we entrust to oversee our financial system; the media; and the global economy as a whole, what lessons had been learned, what is the future prognosis? Body: 1. The mortgage industry and Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO’s) a. How was the mortgage industry the main player in the collapse? b. What is a CDO and how does it relate to the mortgage industry? c. How did these cause/contribute to the collapse? d. What was the effect? 2. Those whom we entrust to oversee our financial system e. Office of the Treasury – Who are “they” what is their role? f. Did they not see the collapse coming? g. What red flags were ignored? h. How did inaction cause/contribute to the collapse? i. What was the effect? 3. The Media a. What effect did the media have on this collapse? b. Did it help or hinder? 4. The Global Economy as a whole j. What constitutes a Global Economy? k. How are the global financial markets inter-related? l. Was the United States solely responsible for the global crash? m. How was bad debt scattered among international markets? n. What was the effect? Conclusion: Given such contributing factors as the mortgage industry...
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...A Fire in the Global Village: Teaching Ethical Reasoning and Stakeholder Interests Utilizing Tobacco Lucien J. Dhooge Sue and John Staton Professor of Law Journal of Legal Studies Education Volume 29, Issue 1, pages 95–125, Winter / Spring 2012 [T]is a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.( Richard Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), quoted in Philip J. Hilts, Smokescreen 185 (1996)) I. Introduction Tobacco has been an agricultural staple from the time of the first recorded European encounter with the plant in the fifteenth century.2 The pervasive nature of its cultivation and consumption has made tobacco one of the most profitable crops in world agricultural history.3 World production is estimated at thirteen billion pounds annually, originating in more than one hundred countries.4 This production has flourished, in part, due to the demand for cigarettes, the leading form of tobacco consumed in the global marketplace. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 1.2 billion people over the age of fifteen are regular cigarette smokers.5 In developed countries, 35 percent of men and 22 percent of women smoke cigarettes on a regular basis.6 In developing countries, 50 percent of men and 9 percent of women smoke cigarettes on a regular basis.7 Globally, smokers consume 5.5 trillion cigarettes every year, which translates into a consumption rate of one thousand...
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...A Fire in the Global Village: Teaching Ethical Reasoning and Stakeholder Interests Utilizing Tobacco Lucien J. Dhooge Sue and John Staton Professor of Law Journal of Legal Studies Education Volume 29, Issue 1, pages 95–125, Winter / Spring 2012 [T]is a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.( Richard Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), quoted in Philip J. Hilts, Smokescreen 185 (1996)) I. Introduction Tobacco has been an agricultural staple from the time of the first recorded European encounter with the plant in the fifteenth century.2 The pervasive nature of its cultivation and consumption has made tobacco one of the most profitable crops in world agricultural history.3 World production is estimated at thirteen billion pounds annually, originating in more than one hundred countries.4 This production has flourished, in part, due to the demand for cigarettes, the leading form of tobacco consumed in the global marketplace. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 1.2 billion people over the age of fifteen are regular cigarette smokers.5 In developed countries, 35 percent of men and 22 percent of women smoke cigarettes on a regular basis.6 In developing countries, 50 percent of men and 9 percent of women smoke cigarettes on a regular basis.7 Globally, smokers consume 5.5 trillion cigarettes every year, which translates into a consumption rate of one thousand...
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...A Fire in the Global Village: Teaching Ethical Reasoning and Stakeholder Interests Utilizing Tobacco Lucien J. Dhooge Sue and John Staton Professor of Law Journal of Legal Studies Education Volume 29, Issue 1, pages 95–125, Winter / Spring 2012 [T]is a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.( Richard Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), quoted in Philip J. Hilts, Smokescreen 185 (1996)) I. Introduction Tobacco has been an agricultural staple from the time of the first recorded European encounter with the plant in the fifteenth century.2 The pervasive nature of its cultivation and consumption has made tobacco one of the most profitable crops in world agricultural history.3 World production is estimated at thirteen billion pounds annually, originating in more than one hundred countries.4 This production has flourished, in part, due to the demand for cigarettes, the leading form of tobacco consumed in the global marketplace. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 1.2 billion people over the age of fifteen are regular cigarette smokers.5 In developed countries, 35 percent of men and 22 percent of women smoke cigarettes on a regular basis.6 In developing countries, 50 percent of men and 9 percent of women smoke cigarettes on a regular basis.7 Globally, smokers consume 5.5 trillion cigarettes every year, which translates into a consumption rate of one thousand...
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...Global Warming Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing human beans and world leaders today . Warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse gases — produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests. Global warming is when the temperature of the earth rises which causes the earth to heat up. This effect happens because of greenhouse gases carbon dioxide ,water vapors, nitrous oxide and methane .These gases trap heat and light from the sun in the earths atmosphere which therefore increases the temperature of the earth. This is a negative impact on the earth and it effects humans ,animals, plants, and climates. A major theory to what causes global warming is the greenhouse effect . The greenhouse effect is when heat and light is trapped in earths atmosphere as a result of this happening the temperature rises. The greenhouse effect has a positive and a negative side on the positive side the greenhouse effect makes earth adaptable for people to live on, without it the earth would be freezing, or on the other hand it would be very hot. Although the greenhouse effect makes it able for humans to function and live on this earth if there gets to be to many gases the earth can get warmer and plants,animals,and humans might die. The reason why humans would die because there would be less food,corn,wheat, vegetables and fruits...
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...Global Warming Jamilla Taylor June 10, 2012 Professor Eric Freeman AIU Online Global Warming I. What is Global Warming A. Climate Change 1. The cause of global warming 2. The effect of global warming II. Fight Global Warming A. What are people doing to stop Global Warming? 1. Conserving energy on a daily basis III. Reasons of Global Warming 1. Process of slowing it down 2. Consequences of global climate change Global Warming Global warming is the increase of a surface temperature that traps heat in that needs to escape from the earth, (Global Warming FAQ, n.d.). This is known as a greenhouse effect. The cause of global warming is the carbon dioxide and many other air pollutants that are in the atmosphere collect in the sky to make a thickening blanket (Global Warming, 2005). Some effects are: rising sea levels, salt water intrusion, beach erosion, extreme weather, and increased rainfall, destabilization of local climate, acidic oceans, and drought. Conserving energy is important so the earth won’t get polluted so much. When car buying choosing a hybrid vehicle is the best option, they contain gas electric engines. Carpooling puts less greenhouse gases into the air. Recycling means less trash goes to the dump to be burned. Using fluorescent light bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs save energy. Although they may cost more but they last longer and provide safer air to breathe. Reasons for global warming: * Deforestation ...
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...April 2010 A Skeptic’s View of Global Warming Is global warming really happening? Is it something that we should truly fear, and if so, why? Scientists and other climate experts have been trying to answer these important questions and many others concerning global climate change for decades. Before one can truly delve into the details of global warming, it is important to define the concept. The entire study of climate change is difficult to explain, and is not yet fully understood by scientists. However, global warming can be simply described as the process of the earth’s atmosphere increasing in temperature due to the presence of greenhouse gases, which include carbon dioxide and are produced through the burning of fossil fuels and various other means. These gasses are actually part of Earth’s natural processes, for they trap heat that allows Earth’s temperature to sustain life. The effects of this process can be seen as a blessing and a curse. Just the right amount of them helps the earth maintain a somewhat constant temperature; too much may cause temperatures to rise to frightening heights. Since 1880, when instruments used to precisely measure atmospheric temperatures were invented, the Earth’s surface temperature has risen about 0.36° F for each decade up to the twenty first century (Voiland). This information presents a clear warning about the matter: that global warming is present and cannot be ignored. Most extremists feel that global warming will lead to dire consequences...
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...companies realize that effective communication is important for success. According to Project Management Institure’s The High Cost of Low Performance: The Essential Role of Communications, “PMI’s 2013 Pulse of the ProfessionTM report revealed that US$135 million is at risk for every US$1 billion spent on a project. Further research on the importance of effective communications uncovers that a startling 56 percent (US$75 million of that US$135 million) is at risk due to ineffective communications” (p. 2). This paper discusses the process of how to improve communication at Toyota. Introduction Toyota experienced the accelerator crisis because of a breakdown in communication. We start with a FishBone diagram to discover the Cause and Effect to identify the root cause of each. Then, we discover all...
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...received an A- on this assignment Global Warming: Fact or Fiction American InterContinental University May 5, 2013 Abstract Global Warming is an ongoing debate in which scientists are trying to determine, without scientific evidence, the causes, effect and impacts of global warming on the earth. Some of the impacts are positive and negative and some are fact as well as fiction. Whilst it has been accepted by all scientists that the earth’s climate has changed throughout the years, there still remains no concrete evidence of what has caused this change, except for much speculation. In this essay, I’ll discuss what global warming is, Al Gore’s take on global warming, how to possible prevent global warming and some facts as well as fictions concerning the causes of global warming. Outline I. What Is Global Warming A. Is Global Warming Harmful To Earth 1. Is There Cause For Serious Concerns 2. Can Global Warming Be Stopped II. Al Gore, Global Warming and Congress A. Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Price 1. Global Warming - Fact 2. Global Warming - Fiction III. Conclusion Global Warming: Fact or Fiction What is Global Warming? This is a question that many people ask and are unsure of how it works and helps and/or affects us. Global Warming is an increase or rise in the climate...
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...opinion polls show that people around the world rank the environment among the most important social and political issues. No longer is there a need to verify that the environmental problems are severe. Complete the rest of the worksheet based on the example above. Remember to be thorough in your answers and write in complete sentences. Water Management Describe Water Management and Use Freshwater sources are ground water, run off, and snow melt. Its uses Water supply problems are from population growth, climate changes, pollution of water supplies and depletion of aquifers. Water conservation reduction in use and improve water management practices. Water use is agricultural, industrial, household, recreation and environmental. Effects of Water Use and Management Practices on the Environment Short-term...
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