Carbon fiber

damage and destruction of the environment. The natural gas option that was previously seen as more climate friendly, is actually seriously harming it. Fracking has been proven to be linked to leaks of methane 23 times more potent in greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Opposing Viewpoints, monitoring gas wells in Weld County, Colorado, estimated that 4 percent of the methane produced by these wells is escaping into the…

It is a reaction that requires water, carbon dioxide and energy from the sun to produce glucose and oxygen. In the process of photosynthesis water is oxidised and carbon dioxide is reduced. The process of photosynthesis consists of two parts; a light-dependent reaction and a light-independent reaction. In the light dependent reaction the energy from light moves the electrons from a photosystem into to high energy state. In the light dependent reaction carbon dioxide and a few other compounds…

The Climate & Weather Webpage states, “It is estimated that more than 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide are releases to the atmosphere due to deforestation, mainly the cutting and burning of forests, every year,” (Characteristics of World Weather and Climate ). Not only are we removing the only thing that absorbs CO2, but we are also piling…

humans affect global warming? We release too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. We release a lot of carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels such as coal or petroleum.(www.edf.org) Burning these fuels takes its toll, greenhouse effect traps all of…

instantly are at high risk for health problems, even death (Journeymanpictures). Another example of how humans have caused this problem is by chemical emissions and the burning of fossil fuels. Due to the rapid increase of motor vehicles, high levels of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide have been released into the air (Pan). Humans caused this problem and now it 's time to fix…

increasing in the United States; negatively affecting all of our daily lives. How many American citizens drive a car? Roughly 34 percent of the nation’s households own at least one car, and every-time a person drives it releases about 24 pounds of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. That is just one example of greenhouse gas pollution, and there are an innumerable amount of other different ways these dangerous gases are emitted. The United States, a well developed highly populated country, is…

The chances of earth’s environment declining will only increase if humanity continues its meat eating habits, due to the global effects that raising livestock cause to the climate. It has recently been made known to the public on a larger scale, that one of the greatest factors to the ozone layer being damaged is from raising livestock. It is up to us to fix this issue before it makes the world an unlivable place. We have to do this now instead of later. Recently, a group of environmentalists…

the Earth radiates lower-energy infrared radiation back out to the atmosphere and space. The Earth’s atmosphere and clouds absorb this infrared energy and radiation directed from the Sun by greenhouse gases. Some examples of greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour. Then, these gases emit the energy back in every direction, in which some reach back to Earth to warm it even more. The greenhouse gases…

Deforestation in the Amazon: Impact On Humans Trees are often looked upon as everyday objects that will be around forever. However, at the rate they are being cut down, that may not be the case. The process of clearing trees and transforming a forest into cleared land is called deforestation (Deforestation, n.d). This process is occurring all over the planet, specifically the Amazon Forest, leaving an immeasurably large impact not only on the Earth but human life as well. Trees make up the…

According to the Union of Concerned Scientist, over the past 130 years the average temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and half of that has increased in the last 35 years. This is due to the human population increasingly emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. So the threat of climate change is definitely evident and its effects are rapidly…