Atmosphere

momentarily interrupting signals between the satellites and earth. When a large ‘X-class’ (largest of all solar flares) solar flare occurs it carries enough charged particles, x-rays and magnetized plasma that although is harmless to humans due to the atmosphere protection, can have an electromagnetic pulse effect (EMP) on the Earth causing all electronically powered sources to be forcedly shut off for anywhere up to a few years (in the event of a severely large solar flare) which would stop…

Tree Rings and Ice Cores for Climate-Research There are many forms of climate-research methods. Also, greenhouse gases have trapped heat in the atmosphere affecting climate change. One of the forms of climate-research methods are tree rings. In climate-research tree rings are used because trees have growth rings which can show how many years the tree has been through, the weather, and the growth season that the tree has endured. Ice cores are also used in climate-research. An ice core is a…

small increases in Earth’s temperature caused by climate change can have severe effects on human, plant and animal life. The primary cause of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil and coal, which emits greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—primarily carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide makes up 70% of the total greenhouse gases emitted. The ability of these gases to trap heat is what causes the greenhouse effect. Since the industrial revolution began in 1750, CO2 levels have risen…

Plate tectonics play a fundamental role in climate change around the globe. More than 200 million years ago, the continents were merged together as one giant landmass called Pangaea (Cosmato,2016). As the continents moved, their positions on Earth changed, and so did the movements of ocean currents. Both of these changes had effects on climate. Plate tectonics affect climate by different movements (vertical and lateral) both in which affect air circulation. Vertical movement of the surface…

The state of the environment and its declining health due to pollution has been an issue discussed and brought to the public’s attention on numerous platforms. The fear of losing a more comfortable lifestyle overrides the fear of permanently destroying the environment. People hear that the damage done to the environment is irreversible; however, taking away materialistic objects that appear to make life simpler is a risk most humans are willing to take. Little does the population realize that…

Plan B 4.0 states that, “(t)he Earth’s temperature is rising. It has gone up 0.6 degrees Celsius (1 degree Fahrenheit) since 1970, and it is projected to rise by up to 6 degrees Celsius (11 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of this century” (Brown, L. 2009); climate change is a highly controversial topic which many individuals argue for and against its occurrence on the planet. The issue of climate change has become gradually more pressing and there has been numerous research done by highly…

are so many factors to take into account to explain how and why the climate changes. I had a good understanding about how Earth’s systems (geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere) worked individually but never took into account that they worked together…

Earth’s early atmosphere had no oxygen and was made mostly of nitrogen, with some carbon dioxide, water vapour and hydrogen compounds such as methane and ammonia. Within million of years life evolved in the oceans. 3.2 billion years ago photosynthesis had evolved with the first oxygen producing cyanobacteria, similar to today’s blue-green algae. At first, the oxygen given off simply reacted with the rocks, but gradually it built up in the oceans and started to bubble out into the atmosphere. To…

Global Warming Essay Probably the most worrying threat to our planet today is global warming. My essay will examine the reasons why global warming is occurring and discuss about the impacts, benefits, limitations and the solutions towards global warming. Causes: The earth's temperature is gradually increasing. Signs are appearing all over, and some of them are unexpected. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea ice but also shifting the precipitation patterns (rain, snow, sleet and hail)…

reason, why the government is hiding it from the public people and all of those conspiracies could be right on the dot of chemtrails. Theorists say that planes are the main causes to the chemtrails problems because so many planes are in the Earth’s atmosphere now and days. That “fake clouds” are left by planes and jets are known as contrails but conspiracists call them chemtrails. Chemtrails are made from the jet's engines and depending on the weather at…