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    com/browse/climate-change) and is one of the greatest threats to our planet. (www.123helpeme.com). so, what causes climate change? Climate change is a consequence of the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. As these fuels combust, Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, such as nitrogen and methane, are released into the atmosphere. They accumulate beneath our ozone layer, trapping sunlight that has reflected off the earth, thereby increasing the average global…

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    Fall Reflection Essay

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    For my second lesson I’ve decided to connect it to my first one in order to expand on the same topic of the season fall. In the last lesson we talked about how there are noticeable changes that occur when the seasons change, such as fall where there are colder temperatures, less sunlight, and more wind. These factors also causes nature to react such as causing the leaves to change color and fall off. In the last lesson it was an interactive read-aloud where I brought in a variety of different…

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    Brine reject can be solved using a method developed by Farid Benyahia. Benyahia´s method uses a variation on the Solvay process that addresses excess salt from the desalination process in the Arabian Gulf/ Persian Gulf area, and excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (Fluencecorp.com). "The goal is to solve two nasty environmental problems with one smart solution..." (Farid Benyahia). Water desalination is an important and dependable process for areas of the world that do not have…

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    In the article Why bother by Michael Pollan, I agree with his thesis about how if we don’t take care of the world and change our ways then this will result in a climate crisis. He also tells us about how today people think too much about their own problems that they forget about the other problems in the world and have others do it for them. I think that Pollan has done a good job in convincing people that doing something to help the environment will help make a difference. Everyone on Earth…

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    Fire And Flood Summary

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    The purpose of this article was to examine the role climate change played in the multiple natural disasters that occurred this season. Amanda Paulson, a Staff writer at the Christian Science Monitor, wrote the article Fire and floods: Did climate play a role in this fall's disaster? on October 13, 2017. Paulson points out climate scientists agree the warming of our climate has set the conditioning to warrant the abrupt climate changes and all the extreme events, we’ve seen lately. Scientists…

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    in the atmosphere, the air also gets warmer causing ocean levels start to rise. It doesn’t only affect our water, but also our air. Due to our use of fossil fuels, the pollution that has been happening has caused our air to be composed of mostly Carbon dioxide. Too much CO2 can be dangerous for humans and animals to intake. When our air becomes more contaminated, it makes it harder for us to live here on…

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    because of the greenhouse gases released as individuals burn fossil fuels. Global warming is because of the enhancing greenhouse gases emission and build-up in the Earth's environment. The gasses that have an impact on the atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, dinitrogen-oxide, and methane. Very nearly 30 percent of incoming sunlight is reflected back into space by bright surfaces like clouds and ice. In the other 70 percent, most are consumed by the land and ocean, and the rest is…

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    The documentary 'Plastic Paradise' released in April 22, 2014 directed by Angela Sun, shows the effects, plastic has on the environment. This documentary is effective in multiple ways. Their Facts are very well their strongest suit, second most effective is the emotional appeal they have shown, however their least effective are the interviewers. Plastic harms the ocean and its inhabitants, which also affects the people because they eat what has been in the ocean. Plastic has been in the marine…

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    Bjorn Lomborg Argument

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    Throughout the book “the sceptical environmentalist”, the author Bjorn Lomborg argues against the “litany of our ever-deteriorating environment” (Lomborg 2001, 3). The litany refers to the popular view point of mass environmental destruction and rapid degradation caused by the human race; which is shaped by the media with the messages and images we see on a daily basis (Lomborg 2001, 3). The litany incorporates the issues such as declining food security, water quality, biodiversity loss and…

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    It is sunny and hot: to what extent does heat and sun imagery shape Meursault’s action In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, weather imagery plays an important role. Some of the most important imagery is heat and sun imagery. The main character, Meursault, is always aggravated when the sun is present. Sun and heat are shown to control his emotions. The intensity of the heat and the sum are the main controlling factors of his emotions. Heat and sun can be interpreted as the relationship…

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