Over the past 200 years, global temperatures have increased exponentially, especially entering into the 20th century. Many causes are attributed to this global rise in temperature, some of them even being natural. However the biggest of them are in fact solely human, and some of those are the burning of fossil fuels, methane output, and less carbon being consumed.
Many scientist argue that global climate change is due to the increased rate of human activities. All of these activities require the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and in electricity production. Many gasses are burned, such as methane, CFCs, and nitrous oxide. However the most common and deadly is CO2, or carbon dioxide. With human population increasing drastically, …show more content…
Prior to human intervention, changes in climate resulted entirely from natural causes, such as changes in solar activity or due to volcanic eruptions. Radical solar activity on the Sun’s surface, such as solar flares directly influence the amount of energy the Earth takes in. When sunlight reaches Earth it can either be reflected back into space or absorbed by the Earth. This produces heat, which is then trapped or shot back out into space. This is known has the Greenhouse Effect. Increases or decreases in sunlight reaching Earth is a natural cause. Another natural cause of climate change can be attributed to volcanic eruptions. When erupting, Volcanoes produce lots of CO2 which also affects the Greenhouse Effect by putting more CO2 into the atmosphere. However humans entail a greater risk towards the planet than both volcanic eruptions and changes in solar activity.
To summarize, both human and natural causes affect our planet, however it is apparent that human causes are leading in this. With the burning of fossil fuels in our cars and in our manufacturing industries, we leave a huge impact on our environment. Natural causes do take their toll but pale in comparison to our own. We have the ability to decrease our own output drastically, all we must do is
Many scientist argue that global climate change is due to the increased rate of human activities. All of these activities require the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and in electricity production. Many gasses are burned, such as methane, CFCs, and nitrous oxide. However the most common and deadly is CO2, or carbon dioxide. With human population increasing drastically, …show more content…
Prior to human intervention, changes in climate resulted entirely from natural causes, such as changes in solar activity or due to volcanic eruptions. Radical solar activity on the Sun’s surface, such as solar flares directly influence the amount of energy the Earth takes in. When sunlight reaches Earth it can either be reflected back into space or absorbed by the Earth. This produces heat, which is then trapped or shot back out into space. This is known has the Greenhouse Effect. Increases or decreases in sunlight reaching Earth is a natural cause. Another natural cause of climate change can be attributed to volcanic eruptions. When erupting, Volcanoes produce lots of CO2 which also affects the Greenhouse Effect by putting more CO2 into the atmosphere. However humans entail a greater risk towards the planet than both volcanic eruptions and changes in solar activity.
To summarize, both human and natural causes affect our planet, however it is apparent that human causes are leading in this. With the burning of fossil fuels in our cars and in our manufacturing industries, we leave a huge impact on our environment. Natural causes do take their toll but pale in comparison to our own. We have the ability to decrease our own output drastically, all we must do is