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Globalwarmingandhowwecanpreventit.
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Theglobaliseffectingeverythingontheplanet(animalsandpeople).Thistermrefersto

thegeneralincreaseintheearthsaveragetemperaturecausedbythepresenceofgreenhouse
gasesintheatmosphere,whichcauseschangesinclimatepatternsacrosstheglobe.Someonthe
newsyoumayhaveheard:Polarbearinantarcticaarelosingtherehabit,sealevelisrisingeach
yearhurricanesaregettingbiggerandstrongerglacieraremeltingfasterandtemperturesareare
gettinghotter.globalwarmingiscausebygreenhousegaseswhichmaketheearthgethotterby
sunradiation.theatmosphereconsistsofmanygases.Someofthesegases,suchascarbon
dioxideandwatervapor,naturallyabsorblongwaveradiationthatisemittedfromtheearth's
surface.Shortwavesolarradiationenterstheearth'satmosphereandisabsorbedbytheearth's
surface.Thisradiationisthenrecycledandemittedaslongwaveterrestrialradiation.Gasessuch
aswatervaporandcarbondioxideabsorbthisradiation,holditintheatmosphere,andkeepthe
temperatureoftheearthwarmerthanitwouldotherwisebeiftherewasn'tanatmosphere.Thisis
whatmeteorologistsrefertoasthe"naturalgreenhouseeffect"(Mower).).Oneofthefirstthings
scientistslearnedisthatthereareseveralgreenhousegasesresponsibleforwarming,andhumans
emittheminavarietyofways.Mostcomefromthecombustionoffossilfuelsincars,factories
andelectricityproduction.Thegasresponsibleforthemostwarmingiscarbondioxide,also
calledCO2.
Eventhoughsomepeoplebelieveglobalwarmingcanhavenegativeeffectlike
sealevelrising,Deforestation,andlesslandtoliveandgrowcropson,Theyshouldbe
peoplethatcanreducetheeffectofglobalwarmingbyreducingCO2.

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Differentgreenhousegaseshaveverydifferentheattrappingabilities.Someofthemcan
eventrapmoreheatthanCO2.Amoleculeofmethaneproducesmorethan20timesthewarming
ofamoleculeofCO2.Nitrousoxideis300timesmorepowerfulthanCO2.Othergases,suchas
chlorofluorocarbons(whichhavebeenbannedinmuchoftheworldbecausetheyalsodegrade
theozonelayer),haveheattrappingpotentialthousandsoftimesgreaterthanCO2.Butbecause
theirconcentrationsaremuchlowerthanCO2,noneofthesegasesaddsasmuchwarmthtothe
atmosphereasCO2does.TheworstpersistentdroughteverintheU.S.SouthwestandGreat
Plainswillparchtheregionduringthesecondhalfofthe21stcentury,withthedryingconditions
'drivenprimarily'byhumaninducedglobalwarming,newresearchpredicts....Thestudyfinds
thedryingwouldbemoreseverethananyofthedecadeslong'megadroughts'thatoccurred
muchearlierduringthepast1,000years."(EnvironmentNewsService)Thisarticlehighlights
thefindingsofresearchthatexaminesfuture"changesinprecipitation,temperatureanddrought,
andtheconsequencesithasforoursociety."Peoplehavebeencausingglobalwarmingby
factory.Ratherthanworrytoomuchaboutemissions,weshouldaccepttheworldisgoingtoget
warmeranywayandadapttoglobalwarmingbybuildingbetterflooddefensesanddeveloping
droughtresistantcrops.Wecannotdisputethatautomobiles,factories,andpowerplants,displace
anunprecedentedtwentytonsofcarbonmonoxideperpersonperyear.Thereneedstobea
reductioninemissions,yetwecannotfocusonthisaspectofglobalwarmingalone.Thereare
manyindicatorsthatclimaticchangeisinfluencingthefrequencyandintensityofnatural
catastrophes.
ManystudiesalreadyhavepredictedthattheSouthwestcoulddryduetoclimate
change,butthisisthefirsttoshowthatsuchdryingcouldexceedtheworstconditionsofthe
distantpast.Theimpactstodaywouldbedevastating,giventheregion
Itwas
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peerpressure.Andoverthecomingmonths,itwillstarttobecomeevidentwhetherthescrutiny
oftherestoftheworldisenoughtopressureworldleaderstopushthroughnew

globalwarming
muchlargerentirenationanduseofresources.weneedtochangethisquickly.

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Adaptationfor:animals,plant,birds,andmammals.Humansaregrowingtheglobal
environment.GreatswathesoftemperateforestinEurope,Asia,NorthAmerica
havebeen
clearedoverthepastfewcenturiesforagriculture,timberandurbandevelopment.Tropical
forest
sarenowonthefrontline.Humanassistedspeciesinvasionsofpests,competitorsand
predatorsarerisingexponentially,andoverexploitationoffisheries,and
forest
animalsfor
bushmeat,tothepointofcollapse,continuestobetheruleratherthanexpectation.
Drivingthishasbeenasixfoldexpansionofthehumanpopulationsince1800anda50fold
increaseinthesizeoftheglobaleconomy.Thegreatmodernhumanenterprisewasbuilton
explorethenaturalenvironment.Today,upto83%oftheEarthslandareaisunderdirecthuman
influenceandweentirelydominantly36%ofthebioproductivesurface.Uptohalftheworlds
freshwaterrunoffisnowcapturedforhumanuse.Morenitrogenisnowconvertedintoreactive
formsbyindustrythanallbyalltheplanetsnaturalprocessesandourindustrialandagricultural
processesarecausingacontinualbuildupoflonglived
greenhousegas
estolevels
unprecedentedinatleastthelast800,000yearsandpossiblymuchlonger.
Clearly,thisplanetwidedominationbyhumansocietywillhaveimplicationsforbiological
diversity.Indeed,arecentreviewonthetopic,the

Ecosystem
(anenvironmentalreportofsimilar
scaletotheIntergovernmentalPanelon
ClimateChange
AssessmentReports),drewsomebleak
conclusions60%oftheworlds
ecosystem
sarenowdegradedandtheextinctionrateisnow
100to1000timeshigherthanthebackgroundrateoflongspansofgeologicaltime.For
instance,astudytheyconductedin2003showedthatupto42%ofspeciesintheSoutheast

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Asian
region
couldbeconsignedtoextinctionbytheyear2100dueto
deforestation
andhabitat
fragmentationalone.
Arcticiceisrapidlydisappearing,andtheregionmayhaveitsfirstcompletelyicebytheyear
2040orearlier(Reallybad).Arcticanimalsarealreadysufferingfromtheseaiceloss.humans
arepouringcarbondioxidefasterintotheatmospheremuchfasterthan(plantsandoceancan
absorbit.Globalwarmingisjustanotherwayofkillingtheenvironment,Itpartofnature.There
istwoextendofthepolaricecapandbothrelevance.Oneistheareaoftheicecapsandthe
otherdealswithvolume.peopleareconcernaboutthevolumeoffreshwaterthatitsbeing
addedtotheworldoceans,thevolumeoftheisthepertinentmeasure.Thetrendinthearea
andvolumeofanicecapmaynotbethesame.forexgreenlandiceismeltingyetthe
thicknessoftheicecapininterioroftheislandmaybeincreasingvolume.Theaveragetempin
thearcticregionarerisingtwiceasfastastheyareelsewhereintheworld.Thearcticiceis
gettingthinner,meltingandrupturing.ex:thelargestsingleblockoficeinthearcticicealsothe
Wardhunticeshelf,hadbeenaroundfor3,000yearsagobeforeitstartedcrackingin2000.
Eventhoughsomepeoplebelieveglobalwarminghassideeffect,likemeltingpolaricecaps,
Thereshouldbeexceptionforglobalwarming
eventhoughglobalwarmingiscausedbyhuman
producedCO2.butitiscausedbynaturalclimatechange.globalwarmingoccurwhenother
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Inmyconclusionweallcanworktogetheronchangingthewaypeoplelive,wecanavoid

hugechangesinthefuture.Scientist,governmentandindividualmustworktogetherto
overcomethisthreat.Bysolvingseveralthing:oneusingrenewableresourcesinsteadofusing
coal,oil,andfossilfuel.anotheronewillbestopdeforestationbecausetreesabsorbCO2and
giveusoxygenwhichisnotagreenhousegas.Theearthclimatechangesisconstantlychanging.
Accordingtogeologicevidencefromthelastfewbillionyears,theearthhasgonethrough
numerousIceAges.however,sincethelate19thcentury,researchershavefoundthattheplanet
issteadilygrowingwarmer.Temperaturesareexpectedtoriseanotheronetofivedegreesover
thenextfiftyyears.Greenhousegasemissions,includingcarbondioxidereleasedbytheburning
offossilfuels,contributetoclimatechangeintheformofglobalwarming.Climatechange
affectsallaspectsoftheenvironment,andclimatologistsbelievetemperaturechangeswillcause
morefrequentheatwaves,droughts,wildfiresandnaturaldisasters.Duringthepastcentury,
globalwarminghascausedthepolaricecapstomeltandsealevelstorise4to8inches.To
addressclimatechange,theglobalcommunitymustworktogether.The1997KyotoProtocol
establishedagoalofreducinggreenhousegasemissionsby5.2percentbelow1990levelsby
2012.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesrejectedtheProtocol,somestatessuchasCaliforniaand
Oregonhaveenactedplanstocutgreenhousegasemissions.Individualsaredoingtheirshareto
reducetheirimpactonclimatechangeby"goinggreen,"drivinghybridvehiclesandmeasuring
theircarbonfootprint.Makeachangebychangingyourselfandtheenviornment.GOGREEN!

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