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    The USEPA definition of global warming is, “The gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is permanently changing earth’s climate.” When carbon dioxide is released, it traps heat and steadily rises the Earth’s temperature. Climate…

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    increasing temperature to be a dire consequence of human impact upon the land. Carbon dioxide emissions have grown drastically since the Industrial Revolution, including those produced by deforestation. Due to a rapidly swelling bank of evidence on global warming, many organizations have formed to take action against this worldwide manifestation. Hence there is a wide variety of improvements we could implement to reduce our influence upon the Earth’s environmental shift, we need only take charge…

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    Introduction What do you think about pollution in the world? There are many factors that deal with the environment such as: air pollution by burning fossil fuels. Environmental problems have increased highly throughout many centuries. Our population is growing out of control and has put an increase pressure on natural resources, water, raw materials, and land. In the world environmental problems are getting worse every day because of extracting the resources are put into production which…

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    I decided to read “Global Warming Rapidly Melts Massive Greenland Glacier” written by Doyle Rice, featured in the USA TODAY magazine on November 13, 2015. In this article, it explained how a massive glacier in northeast Greenland has dramatically melted in the past decade. They know that the warming of the air and oceans are the cause of this drastic event and the consequence will not be good if this continues. The consequence is that the more the glacier melts, the more water the oceans have,…

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    climates are not perfect and human-beings are not helping the issue. We are distributing to the factor by burning fossil fuels, vehicle emissions having an effect on global temperature, and we are not doing anything to stop these consequences. Global warming is a topic that most scientists are arguing about. Does the world have global warming…

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    Addressing Global Warming Since the dawn of mankind, the Earth has been an everlasting landscape for the potential of future endeavors. Eventually, humanity found itself dominating over the majority of the planet and its inhabitants, which resulted in some arrogance. While humans were able to send a man to the Moon, they were unable to understand the planetary functions of their own planet until recent decades. In a sort of ironic twist, the dominating predator of the Earth now has to contend…

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    In your readings, you learned about global climate change and the various causes thereof. Compare and contrast how natural- and human-induced processes have influenced global climate change. Be sure to include changes that have occurred in the past as well as those presently occurring. In your opinion, what is the greatest factor influencing global climate change? Defend your position. Human activities and some natural occurring processes-volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, to name just this few…

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    surge of greenhouse gases present in the atmosphere. Since the identification of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, its presence has been tracked. Thanks to this historical data it is clear that the increase in greenhouse gases are the cause of global warming. However, there is still a debate about what is causing the…

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    Climate Change Impacts

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    marked by extreme weather events, heat waves, declining global food stock, loss…

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    statement, many registered voters believe that global warming does not exist. In the article, “Greenpeace Co-Founder: No Scientific Evidence of Man-Made Global Warming,” Michael Bastasch (2014) claims that “there is no scientific evidence that human activity is causing the planet to warm” (par. 1). In particular, Bastasch uses statements from Patrick Moore to suggest that decades of research fail to prove the human use of fossil fuels has created global warming. Beyond that, Bastasch also claims…

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