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    is changing for the worse. Changes in the climate affect many aspects of our daily lifestyles, our health, economy, and communities. It is said by scientists if we do not make positive changes to our global warming issues they will only increase negatively, (nrdc 2011). There are many causes to global climate change, but the number one cause scientists all agree on is the expansion of the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect causes heat to be trapped by the atmosphere that is radiating off…

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    Global warming is causing serious damages to Earth. If we are not careful, these damages could become difficult to reverse if we do not act now. These damages to our ecosystem include, but are not limited to: rising sea levels, warming oceans, longer and more intense droughts which threaten crops, wildlife, and freshwater supplies. Global warming is very real and is effecting or planet’s diversity. Carbon dioxide from coal burning is a large contributor to global warming. Power generation…

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    natural disasters, crimes, and most definitely global warming. Global warming is something that some people do not like to believe in, or rather avoid. Yet, the effects of global warming cannot help but be more obvious. Global warming is not a problem that appeared over night, but an enigma that has been induced throughout the years by not only a group of people, but by almost all people in the world. One of the biggest contributions to global warming is the release of carbon dioxide and other…

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    2°C Target

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    worldwide since 2000 has considerably reduced the probability of limiting warming to 2°C (Jordan, 2013). It appears that there is a lack of urgency worldwide to mitigate…

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    climate change, better known as global warming. Though, scientifically, these are two different terms, they are often used to interchangeably refer to average temperature increase. This theory, especially, has been blown out of proportion by many people, since it has lately been considered a potential natural disaster. Some professionals…

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    This essay will explain one of the U.S. environmental law. Summarizing major provisions as well as the economic impact of the law. The effect of global warming will be explained as well as weather the U.S. should adopt additional policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean Water Act This paper will discuss the Clean Water Act. The law also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, was initially passed in 1948. It was expanded in 1972, becoming the Clean…

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    The author claims global warming is causing extreme temperatures and this in turn has caused thousands of people to die since the year 1900. Climate change has raised humidity levels and humidity can prevent the body’s natural cooling method from happening. Sumner does not…

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    members of my group Kamil Pisula Emily Ng Winnie Lee and Parsha Kahn always had their content on google drive and allowed us to easily transfer our group paper over the internet very quickly. They all had segments that was related to the warming climate and global warming. With the similar topics we were all able to intertwine the information and the group paper was much more efficient in terms of information. They were able to supply me with the information I needed. At first there was no…

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    allow geography as a discipline to better interpret its current place and predict its future (Heffernan 2009; Richards 2009). Furthermore, geographical skill and related technology (e.g. GIS) are often used for consequential predictions (e.g. future global climate) and implementing related policies, but models are ultimately heuristic (Oreskes et al. 1994; Zahran et al. 2006; Debnath and Amin 2015). Assessing the role geographic skill and related technology can play in predicting the future will…

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    We have all heard about global warming. Still we hear debates on whether its effects are real or not. Most people today believe that it is a real thing, but cannot accept that it is something that will affect their lives. People are always looking in the short run for what will make their lives more convenient and get them through their day easier. Jared Diamond, a Professor of Geography at UCLA and Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote an essay in Time magazine addressing how our actions affect us. He…

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