Global warming potential

issue of Science found that, over the past 100 years, global warming has proceeded at a rate faster than at any point within the previous 11,300 years (“Is Human…

answer phone calls, receive and send text messages, look up a map, navigate by GPS, or even control the music volume in the vehicle. (Vernon, 2016). There is some criticism about cars becoming too automated or accessible for media, as it provides a potential distraction for drivers, but those in support emphasis that this technology is meant to keep media hands-free while driving. Black box car tracking has been around for some time, but is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Similar to…

Using partial-equilibrium analysis, the research indicates that the global economic costs of mollusks loss from ocean acidification are around six-billon USD annually under the assumption of a constant demand of mollusks and could be well over one-hundred billion USD if the demand for mollusks increases with future income…

are keystone species. Should the sea star succumb to such a major disturbance in their population, other species will be negatively impacted as well. Scientists are becoming very analytical as to what exactly is causing the endangerment. Several potential causes for this disease can involve the sea stars’ exposure to different environmental conditions (Venton, 2013) and infectious or virulent agents. Of the two, a virus is said to be the underlying cause according to marine virus…

continuously changed throughout history. Most of the time, these climate changes are attributed to small variations in Earth’s orbit, which in turn change the amount of solar energy reflected onto the planet. However, according to NASA, the current warming trend is so significant because “most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years.” And research from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies shows that every month in 2016 has…

Katherine Hayhoe’s YouTube series, “Global Weirding”, is a series that touches on the common myths and misconceptions people have on global warming. Her introductory video begins with her explaining that you don’t have to be a green wearing, granola eating, liberal to care about the earth and its climate. In fact, she is a Canadian who is a Christian and she very much cares about the climate change. Scientists have been studying climate change since 1820, almost 200 years now. And it has been 50…

When we look at the process of developing policies there is a newer way of approaching this. The Bottom-Up approach allows for more potential to accomplish and accommodate to policies regarding climate change. Working better than the reverse side of top-down approach as it is becoming to vague and isn’t able to be as efficient as it was originally made. Policies under this category tend not to be able to adapt to the new technologies. One of the benefits to Bottom-Up process is the ability to…

advance in the field of building science and technology, we are increasingly becoming aware of the need for a more sustainable building development. Energy use being the number one contributor to global warming, about 50% of energy is used in buildings, indicating that buildings have a considerable potential for operational energy savings. Climate responsive design provides a comfortable indoor environment in response to the seasonal variations of climate, the direction of the sun, natural…

Global climate change has been defines as “a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.” (google definition, 2015) Global warming is the increase of the Earth’s surface temperature caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants. The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding…

gas emissions. Livestock is responsible for 65% of all human-related emissions of nitrous oxide (a greenhouse gas with 296 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide, which stays in the atmosphere for 150 years. That is a lot going on and we don't even notice it because we do things without thinking about it. Animal agriculture does cause global warming, believe it or not. The main way is through deforestation. It is caused by the expansion of pasture land and arable land used to grow…