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    left homeless after the catastrophic 2010 monsoon in Pakistan. However, these disasters are the real consequences of climate change that we are facing. Climate change is the warming of our planet to dangerous temperatures as a result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases such as carbon and methane. However, the warming of our planet does not just mean hot days are hotter. As the earth’s average temperature rises, extreme weather events will become more frequent, allergy seasons will become…

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    Global warming has been a major issue around the world in these past years. Many scientists have been in search for solutions those including fracking and recycling followed by a variety of other suggested methods. When learning about the global environment we tend to direct our attention to one specific continent, forgetting that global warming is not only effecting the United States(U.S) but is also effecting all of the other countries and land masses. By narrowing in on two locational…

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    we suffer the aftermath. Klein argues that capitalism and its implementation in our world is the root cause of climate change. The first part of the book, titled “Bad Timing,” emphasizes that the rise of neoliberalism correlates to the rise in global warming. Free markets have become a necessity in our lives, but we have to change to counter rising temperatures. Meanwhile, the second part, called “Magical Thinking,” shows that humanity’s solution to this glaring…

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    were to melt, global sea levels would rise 7.2 m or roughly 24 feet. There have also been growing fears that show climate change will make the Greenland ice sheet pass a certain point that causes long-term melting of the ice sheet to be inevitable. Therefore, it will be too late to stop the rapid melting of the declining ice sheet. There are climate models that show local warming in Greenland will be 3 degrees Celsius to around 9 degrees Celsius by the year 2100. The constant warming of the ice…

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    protect the environment, to make American citizens feel as if they have power over government. Trump, and many other Americans, forget how important it is to preserve the environment. Without protecting the environment, air will be unbreathable and global warming will occur much faster. Trump’s order to repeal Obama’s Earth-saving initiatives will destroy the…

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    But the most memorable thing that I studied was a theme about global warming. Global warming is a gradual increase in the average annual temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans as a result of all sorts of reasons (increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, changes in solar or volcanic activity, etc.). Warming, detectable by direct measurements of air temperature is consistent with a wide range of observations made by several…

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    recover from the damages but there has not been a change in the temperature. “We're seeing areas that have seen high temperatures for two to three years in a row. There's no time for corals to recover.” (Weisberger). This is a direct result of global warming. If there is not a drop in the temperature, there is a great chance that the coral will never recover and it will be lost forever. If the coral dies, thousands of fish and mollusk species will become extinct because their habitat will be…

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    Carbon Capture

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    industrial carbon is taken from the ground to be stored permanently and safely, and away from the mobile carbon pool.[1] This is a very attractive technology due to reducing the harmful gases produced by burning fossil fuels, which may be reduce global warming. This essay will discuss methods of capture and storage, impacts of environment and economic. 2.carbon capture There are 3 main methods to carbon dioxide capture: including capture from power generation, from other industrial processes,…

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    Climate Change In America

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    problem at every level to ensure that future generations will live in the same healthy ecosystem as today. Global warming is the current buzz word to describe the climate change currently experienced by the world today,…

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    However, there are many negative consequences to this aspect of the free market economy. The problems with consumerism include but aren’t limited to, global warming, health issues, and discontent with life. Consumerism affects not only the people living in the United States, but also the environment within the states. Many Americans believe that global warming…

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