Global Warming Effect Long before humankind inhabited the Earth, climate has varied from place to place in a naturally variable manner. We have seen areas go from warm to cold, wet to dry and back time and time again. This natural occurrence with Earth’s weather patterns have never been put under extreme scrutiny until recently. The temperature on Earth is rising and scientists believe humankind is having an adverse impact on Earth’s ability to handle the increased Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Lutgens and Tarbuck (2014) stated that Earth’s tremendous industrialization of the past two centuries is driven by burning fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum, resulting in large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere.
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We have introduced many pollutants into the atmosphere that are actually increasing the gases that cause the greenhouse effect. Lutgens and Tarbuck (2014) stated that Americans are responsible for nearly 20 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions from our industrial life styles. The majorities of Americans have homes, drive cars, and operate machinery that requires the burning of fossil fuels that emit CO2 into the air. The greenhouse effect is caused by the interaction between Earth’s atmosphere and incoming radiation from the Sun. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface where it is absorbed and then radiated upward as heat. According to Bradford (2014), “Human-caused global warming occurs when human activity introduces too much of certain types of gas into the atmosphere. More of this gas equals more warming. The atmospheric gases primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect are known as "greenhouse gases" and include water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)” …show more content…
For as long as weather has been recorded, humankind can attest to significant weather changes and patterns across the globe. Normal weather conditions are calculated using a law of averages. Meteorologists will look at a day and compare to an average high and low temperature on that given day from a range of thirty or more years. This helps account for anomalies from El Nino or La Nina and any other adverse events that might occur from one year to another. In addition to average high and low temperatures, Meteorologists also review precipitation, wind, humidity, and anything else considered part of normal weather conditions. The global warming affect is substantial and certainly alters the everyday normal weather conditions. With the rise in temperatures, Earth has seen an increase in severe weather activity such as heat waves, cold snaps, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, blizzards, floods, and
We have introduced many pollutants into the atmosphere that are actually increasing the gases that cause the greenhouse effect. Lutgens and Tarbuck (2014) stated that Americans are responsible for nearly 20 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions from our industrial life styles. The majorities of Americans have homes, drive cars, and operate machinery that requires the burning of fossil fuels that emit CO2 into the air. The greenhouse effect is caused by the interaction between Earth’s atmosphere and incoming radiation from the Sun. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface where it is absorbed and then radiated upward as heat. According to Bradford (2014), “Human-caused global warming occurs when human activity introduces too much of certain types of gas into the atmosphere. More of this gas equals more warming. The atmospheric gases primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect are known as "greenhouse gases" and include water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)” …show more content…
For as long as weather has been recorded, humankind can attest to significant weather changes and patterns across the globe. Normal weather conditions are calculated using a law of averages. Meteorologists will look at a day and compare to an average high and low temperature on that given day from a range of thirty or more years. This helps account for anomalies from El Nino or La Nina and any other adverse events that might occur from one year to another. In addition to average high and low temperatures, Meteorologists also review precipitation, wind, humidity, and anything else considered part of normal weather conditions. The global warming affect is substantial and certainly alters the everyday normal weather conditions. With the rise in temperatures, Earth has seen an increase in severe weather activity such as heat waves, cold snaps, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, blizzards, floods, and