Global warming and climate change are a result of the lifestyle and actions humans have taken over the past one hundred years and through the industrialization era. The burning of fossil fuels in an industrial setting and through divining cars increases the CO2 levels in the atmosphere and consequently warms the Earth. Cutting down and burning forests also has a large impact on global warming and climate change. Trees intake carbon dioxide and release oxygen, so when forests are cut down, the trees do not consume the carbon dioxide; therefore, there is an excess amount of CO2 in the air. Also, changes in land use directly influence climate change because to change land uses fossil fuels are burned and there is a loss of vegetation increasing CO2 levels. Figure 4: The percentage of human influence on Earth’s temperature since the 1950s
In Figure 4, it can be seen that 95% of human induced greenhouse gases are responsible for Earth’s temperature increase. Humans have a direct impact on climate change, which directly influences the Great Barrier Reef. Global warming is heating the Earth’s oceans. Global climate change has a direct effect on coral reefs through increased water temperatures. Increased water temperatures result in the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. When the water is warm in coral ecosystems, the coral eject …show more content…
While changing land uses, sediments, sand and mad also runoff into the ocean and fall to the ocean floor. Some of the sediment covers the coral, which can damage the coral and cover the sunlight from getting to the coral; hence, restricting the processes of photosynthesis, which hinders growth. Actions that may be considered irrelevant to humans may have a negative effect on other biota. With coastal development come pollution and an abundance of garbage, which may return as runoff to the ocean or be dumped into the
In Figure 4, it can be seen that 95% of human induced greenhouse gases are responsible for Earth’s temperature increase. Humans have a direct impact on climate change, which directly influences the Great Barrier Reef. Global warming is heating the Earth’s oceans. Global climate change has a direct effect on coral reefs through increased water temperatures. Increased water temperatures result in the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. When the water is warm in coral ecosystems, the coral eject …show more content…
While changing land uses, sediments, sand and mad also runoff into the ocean and fall to the ocean floor. Some of the sediment covers the coral, which can damage the coral and cover the sunlight from getting to the coral; hence, restricting the processes of photosynthesis, which hinders growth. Actions that may be considered irrelevant to humans may have a negative effect on other biota. With coastal development come pollution and an abundance of garbage, which may return as runoff to the ocean or be dumped into the