Atmosphere

A large majority of environmental scientists, professors, conservationists, engineers, and, in many cases, the average civilian, has realized the potential of disaster that can be caused by the rapidly-changing climate within the Earth’s atmosphere, expressing this in speeches and writings. Doing this, they are right, as one day we will witness the effects, which this paper will explain, caused by our own daily actions and the actions of other beings, including “Mother Nature”. Climate is…

Module 8 Meteorology and Tornadoes Meteorology, the study of the atmosphere, has been in place from the time when Aristotle wrote his book Meteorologica in 340 BC. Modern meteorology, which took a more analytical approach, began in the early nineteenth century. At that time, meteorologists were armed with devices such as barometers, thermometers, and hygrometers. Though, at the time, they didn’t have a full understanding of their importance and usefulness, they used the tools to record the…

the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. Much of the problem lies within the greenhouse effect. (Halmann, Martin M., Meyer Steinberg 14) Simply put, the greenhouse effect means Earth’s atmosphere traps radiation emitted by the Sun, caused by the gases burned by fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide, for example. In turn, this phenomenon results in less heat escaping into space as needed. Global warming is a very serious issue because carbon dioxide can stay in the atmosphere for up to a century, so…

The Greenhouse Effect This paper will revolve around the the Greenhouse effect and its effect on all things around it. Basically our environment has all these gases in it that are bad and good. The basic idea is that there are gases in our atmosphere that are unable to leave and it just continue to build indefinitely. The earth 's temperature then starts rising and rising and until it is said that eventually it will cause everything to waste away.. This gradual rise of the Earth 's temperature,…

Climate is reserved for regional patterns of temperature and precipitation that persist for decades and centuries.Global climate is maintained by the sun it keeps the earth's average temperature of 60°F. This is a good temperature to support plant life and maintain reservoirs of drinking water. Although the Global Climate is raising fast and this is causing global climate patterns to change, this is not the only reason. Global patterns may last for ten years like the periods in the ice ages ,or…

the concept that the earth’s atmosphere acts as an insulator for the sun’s energy and heat, Fourier’s idea was recognized and theorized into what is now the known as the greenhouse effect. A more thorough description requires…

The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a natural process in which the Earth experiences a rise in temperature. When the sun’s energy reaches the atmosphere of the Earth, some of the energy is reflected back to space and green house gases radiate the remainder. The energy, which is absorbed, allows life on earth by keeping the earth temperature at around 33 degrees Celsius warmer than it would be. The green house gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and…

dioxide have increased 40% in the past 80,000 years and contribute the decreasing atmosphere that humans rely on to stay protected from space’s harsh environment (How are humans responsible for global warming?). The invention of paper launched the depletion of trees. Trees are necessary for humans and other animals to live from releasing oxygen for us to breath and absorb the carbon dioxide that damage the atmosphere (How are humans responsible for global warming?). Greg Seaman proposes…

Whether it is being hotly debated by the nations top pundits on a news show or discussed in the term papers of meteorology students, global warming is a worldwide issue that has dominated the media circuits in waves of attention. Each time a major population center is devastated by an atmospheric disaster, or we are treated to a picture of a drought-stricken river, the general masses are once again reminded of their supposed (depending on the argument you subscribe to) impact on the planet we…

Climate change refers to the increase in global temperatures. Among the contributors to the rise in temperature is from human activity itself. Warm planets leads and cause the temperature changes and also affect the weather in many ways. Land and sea temperatures are one way to measure the effects of climate change. A global warming has the potential to alter patterns of rain and snowfall, causing severe storms and droughts, reduced ice on the lake, glaciers melts, rising sea levels, and changes…