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    Effects of global warming Introduction Global warming is an ongoing increase in the whole temperature of the earth's atmosphere normally recognized to the greenhouse result caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants. In line for global warming, the normal temperature of the Earth’s surface is progressively increasing. While some argument still occurs over the primary causes of global warming, the Natural Resources Defense Council places the…

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    being the presidential election season the talk of global warming, also known as climate change has come up in conversation more. But should it be associated with whether you are republican or democrat? Global warming should not be rather you “believe” in because it is a stated fact. Many individuals do not know the correct definition and what global warming should mean to them. The definition by the Oxford Dictionary declares that global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature…

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    A Man-Made Solution to a Man-Made Problem Global warming also known as the Greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. Global warming has been on a steady rise in the past century, a force driven by the influence of one thing: humanity. Every time humans have acted against nature, it has punished them. There is an urgent need to protect the environment. A Growth mindset, being able to see how qualities can be developed by determination and effort, is an essential…

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    As a result of global warming, there is not a corner of the worlds’ oceans left unaffected by anthropogenic disturbances. The heating of Earth’s surface occurs through a life supporting process known as the greenhouse effect. This is a natural process where heat from solar radiation passing through the atmosphere is absorbed by gases and radiated back to the surface (Bradford A 2014). However, human activities, such as deforestation, industrial processes, and fossil fuel combustion are polluting…

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    Whether it is being hotly debated by the nations top pundits on a news show or discussed in the term papers of meteorology students, global warming is a worldwide issue that has dominated the media circuits in waves of attention. Each time a major population center is devastated by an atmospheric disaster, or we are treated to a picture of a drought-stricken river, the general masses are once again reminded of their supposed (depending on the argument you subscribe to) impact on the planet we…

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    Climate Change Denial

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    of elites”, besides non-whites, females, and liberal political view holders are more likely to “express concern about global warming” than the conservatives, white, and males, respectively. Based on these two general trends, this article tries to testify the intersectional impact of “political ideology, race, and gender” and use five self-reported understanding of global warming…

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    controversy over the potential impact of this trend on some of the big governments of the world and major organizations. It can be agreed that governments and these resourceful enterprises need to work together to fight issues like global warming and terrorism. This essay will elaborate some of these emerging problems and will offer some practical solutions. At the outset, there are numerous issues which shout for our immediate attention; however, the most remarkable ones are global warming and…

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    such as this there is the potential for unintended consequences. We can shape the whole world to our purpose, but what if doing so were changing the environment in a way that would lead to our demise? Global warming could be an prime example of global consequences following from changing the environment to meet our needs. During the 20th century the average global temperature rose an unprecedented…

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    “cloak” around the planet. There are 97 percent of climate scientists that agrees that people on Earth has changed its atmosphere in a considerable way over the past two centuries. The results of this is due to the greenhouse effect that causes global warming (Lallanila, 2015b). But what is the greenhouse effect? What is the greenhouse effect? Figure 1. The greenhouse effect. Available from: http://www.livescience.com/37743-greenhouse-effect.html Accessed on: 27 July 2015 The greenhouse effect…

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    Human activity has a great impact on global warming. Events, such as burning fossil fuels, contributes much of the carbon dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere. Global warming effects caused by human activity affects the earth 's climate in many ways. It is melting the earth 's poles, glaciers and ice sheets which causes sea levels to rise. It is also shifting climates and precipitation patterns and is forcing animals to migrate. Global warming is caused by the Greenhouse Effect. The sun…

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