...Carbon dioxide levels are higher than they have been in 650,000 years. Right now, the carbon level in 402.56 parts per million (NASA). Global warming is defined as the increase of global average temperatures. This has tremendous impact on the planet. Global warming is a serious issue and the people who deny that it exists only make it worse. Those who do not believe in global warming make false claims that can easily be proven wrong. The first of those being that global warming is not scientifically credible. This statement is evidently false because there are massive amounts of data that back up climate change. Planet Earth has gotten hotter and hotter every year, 1.4 degrees fahrenheit since 1880 (NASA). Now, that does not seem like a...
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...Survey of Science and Technology in Society Global Warming: Crisis or Conspiracy What is global warming? Or climate change for that matter? How did it start? How will it continue? What will happen to humanity? Will it one day be gone, due to our own ignorance? These are some of the questions raised by a percentage of the society who believe in the facts and evidences presented by the scientists and environmentalists. While the other part of the society seem divided over this issue, these groups of skeptic individuals, strongly deny the theory that global warming is a big issue and require urgent attention. Their beliefs are based on scientific facts too. So what’s right and who’s wrong? The debate doesn’t seem to stop. To begin with, Global warming is the continuing rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system, forcing it to change. Though change in climate is nothing new for the earth, according to the evidence and facts provided by the article “Global Climate Change” posted in NASA’s official website, the Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives. The current warming trend, however, is of particular significance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in...
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...In the article “Warming, not!” and the blog “Matt Patterson & The New York Post Clueless About The Climate” the authors Matt Patterson and Jerrald Hayes are having very different opinions and points of view on the subject global warming and climate-change. Matt Patterson, the author of “Warming, not!”, is a conservative political writer and the article is published in New York Post. Patterson claims that the evidence for global warming has been exaggerated and is just plain wrong. He states that the climate-change theory is facing a sudden collapse, because of two recent arguments: The first argument being the observations that Monnett and fellow researcher Jeffrey Gleason made in 2004 - of four polar bears drowning after being forced to swim long distances in the open sea, because of the climate changes - are now being questioned and investigated. Monnett has now been put on “leave” due to integrity issues. The other argument being a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Remote Sensing’ by Drs. Roy Spencer and Danny Braswell. The two scientists had compared the predictions about what the atmosphere ‘should’ do and what satellite data actually showed during the 18 months before and after warming event. They found that the computer models vastly overestimated the greenhouse effect. According to the two scientists the Earth is far more capable of equalizing its own temperature than people might think. Matt Patterson closes the article saying that there is a huge discrepancy...
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...Stop to Global Warming In order to have a healthy planet and a safe place for us and our children to live, we need to put a stop to Global Warming immediately. Our planet’s climate has risen over the past 2000 years because of the damage that people have caused. Fossil Fuels have been a major contributor (around 80%) of Global Warming pollution. This pollution has been the cause of many of our world’s wildfires, floods, and droughts. Any issue that affects our world, nation, or community can have some type of moral dilemma attached to it. In my opinion, the effects of Global Warming and putting a stop to them poses a large morality issue. If we continue to use the products that are harming the world, we know that it is going to add to the problem. Continuing to do something that we all know is wrong should go against all of our morals. We should be trying to improve the quality of our world so that our children and grandchildren will have a safe place to live. As a community, we all rely on fossil fuels for the gas that our vehicles require to operate. We have several landfills and city dumps that keep piling up trash that is soaked into the soil and puts off fumes into the environment. We also have several textile plants that put off enormous amounts of pollution into the air. Finding new ways to fuel our vehicles, eliminate waste, and run our major plants are all things that our community needs to address in order to find a way to help lessen the blow of Global Warming...
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...Essay on Pro Global Warming I believe that Global Warming has been here since we first started using machines, which used steam engines or combustion engines. The first type of wheeling automobile was made in 1769 that is about 250 years ago. So since the first type of ‘car’ was invented so much time ago, then we can assume that there has been carbon dioxide, smoke and steam in the atmosphere. When this happens the atmosphere breaks into little holes, through those holes the rays of the sun pass through the atmosphere, and therefore global warming is created. This is how global warming is produced, it has been present since a long time ago, and what I just went through is the process of it. “People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.” Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, Apr 25, 2005. Kolbert, is a very successful writer, and she might not be known world wide, but she is very wise, because she wrote something seven years ago, which by now is becoming true. I feel that Global Warming is getting to a point that the whole world is about to meet him, because now only educated people know about it, and we must all know that global warming is real. As a matter of a fact one can see many reasons or facts to why Global Warming is real, and it is not only real, but also it is starting to get...
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...Global Warming: A Global Threat Over the period within which human beings have existed, man has been in the forefront of all technological marvels to date. Man has created, destroyed and revived many natural cycles and dynamics that balance the delicate nature of this world. Although global warming is not a recent phenomenon, very few people had knowledge of its existence a decade ago. However, in the last few years, the media started to shed light into the dangers of global warming, and the idea has finally begun to enter the minds of past and the current generations alike. Global warming poses a great danger to planet earth. A harmonious blend of living organisms, human beings and the ecosystem is on the verge of being unbalanced. Within a matter of a few years, the world’s sea levels have risen, animals have become extinct and the delicate balance of nature has almost tipped off. Whether this is a danger to planet earth, is still uncertain, but whatever the effects of global warming may be, there is no doubt that the consequences are going to be massive. Disputes over this topic have reached a boiling point and people and scientists on both sides of the line have begun to wonder if they are right or wrong. Global warming poses a grave danger to man in the form of diseases, food shortages and economic decline. One of the first and obvious dangers of global warming is the effect on human beings in the form of diseases. Diseases are the biggest killers that the world has ever...
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...Arguments against anthropogenic climate change. • The temperature recordings are unreliable. • Global warming or climate change has become politicized which has closed down the debate on whether or not climate change is anthropogenic, in other words it creates a wealth of money that forces scientists to conform or lose their jobs. Those who believe that the change within the climate has no correlation with human activity have an abundant supply of never ending answers as to why climate change is not induced by mankind. One such argument that skeptics propose is that the temperature recordings that have been collected over the past century and even longer are inaccurate due to 9 out of every 10 weather stations failing to comply to their own...
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...Science of Uncertainty and Climate Science Even with researches on global warming starting as early as 1965, global warming is still hotly debated. At the present, almost all scientist acknowledge that the earth is warming up mainly due to human activities, but the public still somehow remain skeptical (Oreskes 169). Now that why global warming is even worth debating is a question for another day, but here we will discuss how the appeal in climate science as well as clarifying the several facts Bret Stephens gravely mistaken. In the scientific community, Hempel once suggested an idea in his 1965 essay, that no evidence can establish a hypothesis with certainty, and believing in a hypothesis will make one suspect to “inductive risk”, that is,...
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...“The earth has a fever and the fever is rising … We are what is wrong, and we must make it right.” In the context of global warming, discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement. (40 Marks) Global warming refers to the way that heat is being trapped in the atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is when heat is trapped in our atmosphere by gases such as Carbon Dioxide. The greenhouse effect is actually a good thing because without it, the Earth’s global temperature would be around 33 degrees’ cooler which would mean life on earth would be completely different as ecosystems etc. would have to adapt to this. However, global warming is when there is too much of the greenhouse effect so too much heat is being trapped in our atmosphere and therefore causing the global climate to increase in heat. “The earth has a fever and the fever is rising … We are what is wrong, and we must make it right.” suggests that humans are the reason that the temperature has risen in the last century. Over the last 100 years (since 1900), the global surface temperature has risen by around 0.85°c (1.53°F). Although this doesn’t sound like a huge difference, it is around 10 times faster than average. Since the 1950s, the earth’s atmosphere has also increased in temperature, by roughly 0.1°c per decade (a similar rate to the earth’s surface), as well as the oceans absorbing heat and are now about 0.4°c warmer than in 1969. The fact that the atmosphere has also...
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...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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...(2006) – Review “An Inconvenient Truth”, a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim, attempts to raise the alarming issue of climate crisis due to Global Warming and it foretells the dreadful consequences that the future generations on the Planet Earth are likely to experience. The film features a strong political figure, Al Gore (former Vice President of United States), to unleash the astonishing facts and predictions related to Global Warming, which is undoubtedly one of the biggest societal concerns today. The main purpose of the film is to educate the citizens of the world about the highly severe environmental challenge of global warming by separating the truth from the fiction and the actual connections from the misunderstandings, and to reenergize the environmental movement. It tries to convince people that it is their moral imperative to hear the environmental warnings that are scientifically sound. The film documents a revolutionary slide show by Al Gore that he estimates to have given at least 1000 times across different locations around the world. The documentary contains stark visuals of the recent natural calamities, possible future disasters and the mind-boggling graphs that force the audience to take a deep interest in the issue. It uses small animated clips to explain the phenomenon of global warming, highlight its probable impact on polar ice caps and foresee the likelihood of extinction of the living organisms there. The slide show in the film is interspersed...
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...Climate Change – Anthropogenic or Natural? One of the biggest issues in today’s media is the argument of climate change and global warming, and whether or not it is the result of human influence on the Earth or if it is a natural occurrence. Many people will tell you that climate change is the result of human impact on the Earth, while other people will say that the change is just a natural cycle the Earth goes through. Though both sides can produce evidence as to why they are right or why the other person is wrong, only you can decide what to believe is right and what is wrong. What exactly is climate change? Climate change is the fluctuation in weather and temperature on Earth either in a specific part of the world, or even the entire world itself. Many people question if the climate is even changing, or if it just some conspiracy though up by the government in order to get money. There is no doubt that the Earth’s climate is indeed changing. The Earth is in warming stage that is being called global warming. Although many experts agree that the Earth is in fact warming, they argue over the cause of the warming. Some say that the reason for the warming is because of a natural cycle that the Earth goes through regularly, while others say that man is the cause of the warming. According to some experts the Earth’s temperature has been steadily increasing since the 1800’s. For this reason they are saying that the past two decades have been the hottest on record (http://news...
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...flood away Trees – the lungs of the world LET THE GREEN BE SEEN ! Each one, Plant one They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers. Cut a Tree, Cut a Tree and there’ll be no more left to see.. killing trees is killing us….. Save the trees, I will even say please Save a tree to help us breathe If you love to breathe, Save the trees Save Tigers: Tiger Tiger burning bright, will not let you fade out of sight, that is my promise and for you we will fight. Killing tigers is the GREED not the NEED : SAVE TIGERS Tigers are one of a kind, so please keep them in mind. Fight for the Right of the Tigers. Mighty tigers hear them roar, for they may be no more. Look at the tigers mighty and strong, killing them for their skin is very wrong. Save the Tigers, Save a Life. Keep your “Eye On the Tigers” Save our Tigers,...
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...Jonathan roman My views on global warming 1/23/10 My views on global warming are that it is a hoax made by scientist to get more funding from feeble minded people who will believe anything you tell them. The scientific community tells you that everyday people such as yourself are the cause for global warming and that its effect on the earth will be catastrophic if we don’t stop our co2 output. Personally I do believe the earth is warming but not because of anything humans have done but on natural causes that cannot be helped and that won’t have catastrophic consequences. The media keeps telling us a one-sided story, that we are the cause for global warming and the only way to stop it is to support the scientific community by donating money to finding a source of energy that doesn’t produce as much or any co2 as a byproduct. These include solar, wind, water, etc. as sources of energy, but the only thing is that they are unreliable and expensive. The solar panels only gather energy when the sun is out to shine but when it isn’t the power goes. The same is true for wind and water. Also because they are expensive the poorer countries cannot afford them. The government is trying to get everyone to use renewable energy and if this happens the poorer countries would have to make do without any electricity and would be even more economically challenged then they are now. As the media keeps talking about global warming and its effect on the weather which is partially true...
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...Global Warming An Inconvenient Truth, a bold message that drew all the attention throughout the world about global warming was written and presented by former Vice President Al Gore. In his documentary, Al Gore discusses many global issues as well as the personal relevance they bear in his and all of our lives today and in our futures. The book, as a whole, is a huge success. It also raises public awareness of global climate change and tells the truth that lies behind global warming. It is a very daring book. However, some critiques have been made of Al Gore’s approach. The criticism is not whether global warming is true, or whether or not An Inconvenient Truth should have won an Academy Award for best documentary, but whether Al Gore has presented the information correctly and honestly. Many people argue that he has exaggerated, and he wrote the book because he wanted to gain popularity and money. Conservatives even use Gore’s mistakes to discredit his whole book. Even though Gore has made some mistakes, his central ideas are broadly accurate, and his use of good strategies makes his argument really convincing. Since the book An Inconvenient Truth got published, many people have become nervous, and they attacked Gore personally, such as people from polluting firms and organizations that were funded by polluters. Sean Hannity reports on Fox News channel’s Hannity & Colmes when Gore was running his campaign. He says that Gore’s use of a jet from New Hampshire back to Washington...
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