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EXPLANATION OF GLOBAL
WARMING
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's
CAUSES OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Electricity Production Burn fossil fuels, mostly coal and natural gas.
Transportation Burning fossil fuels for cars, trucks and planes.
Industry Chemical reaction to produce goods for raw materials.
CAUSES OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Commercial and Residental -
fossil fuels burned for heat, the use of certain products that contain
greenhouse gases, and the handling of waste.
Agriculture
CAUSES OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Land Use and Forestry - Land areas can act as a sink (absorbing CO 2from
EFFECT OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earths poles. This includes
mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and
Arctic sea ice.
Antarctica, where their numbers have fallen from 32,000 breeding pairs to
11,000 in 30 years.
EFFECT OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Though growing seasons in some areas will expand, the combined impacts
SOLUTIONS OF GLOBAL
WARMING
global warming emissions and together with efforts to reduce emissions from
fossil fuels.
geothermal and bioenergy are available around the world. Multiple studies
have shown that renewable energy has the technical potential to meet the
vast majority of our energy needs. Renewable technologies can be deployed
quickly, are increasingly cost-effective, and create jobs while reducing
pollution.
SOLUTIONS OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Greening transportation: Improving efficiency (miles per gallon) in all