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    global temperature and also the rising sea level. There are several issues that cause global warming, but one of the biggest is the greenhouse effect. According to the IPCC, the greenhouse effect is when greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, are trapped in the atmosphere causing heat. Greenhouse gases have drastically increased due to factory farms and automobiles. Factory farms burn fossil…

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    How has the Global Temperature of the Earth and the United States Changed over the Last 100 Years? According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, temperatures have increased roughly 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit (.85 degrees Celsius) in the 132 year span from 1880 to 2012. In the northern hemisphere, the warmest 30-year period of the last 1400 years is the three decades from 1983 to 2012 (Marsis, 2015). In the chart to the right, if one is to follow the blue line, they can see the long…

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    Climate change is severely effecting our beaches in Victoria and across Australia. About 24% of the Victorian coast in rock shore, the majority of which is classified as cliffs. While a lot of the coast is still sandy much of this is also classified as a rocky coast with at least 20% of the coast being sandy beaches backed by rock. Coastal areas in Victoria already have some risk of exposure to natural hazards without worsening effects of climate change. For example, Lakes Entrance in East…

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    Researchers have concluded so after studying the effects of severe temperatures and lifted carbon dioxide levels on maize, wheat and soybean production. More carbon dioxide or C02 in the atmosphere may allow more plant growth, however this effect is likely to be interrupted due to severe heat, researchers suggest. Crops are sensitive to heat around anthesis…

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    continue to rise. According to the article, due to the increase of greenhouse gasses trapped in ozone layer, temperatures have been rising. The raised temperature has caused the oceans to warm and glaciers to melt over time. The increase of temperature not only affects the sea level average but also the sea animals that live inside it. A marine biologist at Rutgers University, Dr. Pinsky sums up the current problem by stating that “Climate change can leave a gaping hole in the oceans.” Rising…

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    the air is an example of a fossil fuel that harms the environment. Scientific claims have shown that the continuation of burning fossil fuels at the rate we are currently, will have negative effects. One of these effects will be the rise of sea levels. Rising sea levels can cause cities to be submerged under water. The negative affects lead to the question, should citizens be allowed to…

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    drinking water. Also, sea levels are rising because of the melting of the poles, which puts small island nations at risk. According to “Greenland 's Melting Ice Problem May Be Far Worse Than We Realized” by Lydia O 'Connor the author states, “Studies agree that rising global temperatures are causing the ice sheet that covers most of the world 's largest island to shrink. If the entire ice sheet were to melt, global sea levels could increase by as much as 23 feet.” When temperatures rise and ice…

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    the Sea of Mundane World is entering into a stormy sea of sufferings, an unpredictable and profound sea of consciousness. Entering the Sea of Mundane World with Clarity and Purity means that clarity and purity of the True Mind are there even when we enter into the immense sea that is the illusory mind and the defile mundane world. Let us regularly visualize the seed of light JA then when we enter the world to do service for others we will not easily be corrupted or pulled into the current of…

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    natural phenomenon and that the globe is not even warming at all, just natural fluctuation. Regardless of the reason behind global warming, people want to come together and stop the Earth’s warming or prevent it from happening. The fast melting Artic Sea ice is thawing faster than scientist have projected. This Earth’s temperature changes atmosphere conditions, planets, animals and their survival. The most well-known of the three opinions regarding global warming is that the Earth is heating…

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    Since global warming became a critical issue that has risen over the years, there are many different opinions over this. Some individuals simply do not believe that the Earth is undergoing a global warming trend or climate change. Others believe that global warming and climate change exists, but believe humans have humans are not responsible. It is a hot topic to talk about among others. There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that humans are the reason that global warming exists…

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