Eng IV Pd 4
2 May 2016
Our society is riddled with countless problems that are causing discussions and debates around the world. One of the most important problems is crucial to focus on and it is climate change or “
Eng IV Pd 4
2 May 2016
Our society is riddled with countless problems that are causing discussions and debates around the world. One of the most important problems is crucial to focus on and it is climate change or “the greenhouse effect.” The greenhouse effect is a serious problem that is destroying the planet and its atmosphere. Rules and regulations need to be made if want future generations the have a place to call home.
What is climate change?
The Earth’s average temperature has risen one and a half degrees over the past 100 years, and the temperature is expected to rise about.5 to 8.6 degrees. The small changes in temperature can cause a devastating effect on the planet's climate and weather patterns. The predominant factors resulting in the warming of the earth are the emissions of CO2 and deforestation. CO2, which damages the ozone layer, comes from several sources, but the most problematic are those coming from the burning of fossil fuels from power plants. This releases thousands of tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. Another cause of these emissions is the burning of gasoline for transportation, which continues to increase because of our demand for cars and also our increasing worldwide consumption, resulting in an increasing need to transport goods. Also, forests store large amounts of carbon, so deforestation is causing larger amounts of CO2 to remain in the atmosphere.
Who it affects?
The life on Earth is beginning to change due to climate change. Seasons are shifting, temperature and sea levels are rising, meanwhile our only planet we can live on must supply us, animals, and other living organisms with food, water, shelter, and oxyg...
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...t require firm deadlines for global warming pollution reductions.
Some people simply don 't believe that the Earth is undergoing a global warming trend or climate change. Others believe in global warming and climate change, but don 't believe that people are responsible. The skeptics who don 't believe in global warming at all are the ones who most vehemently attack weather data, the analysis of the climatologists and the predictions of the models. Anti-global warming skeptics say the placement of some weather stations in urban areas may produce inaccurate measurements. According to them, the data are being corrupted by the urban heat island, an effect produced by cities'transportation, large amounts of heat-absorbing asphalt, and high concentrations of carbon dioxide coming from the many homes and businesses in high-population areas.
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