Greenhouse gas

Human Influences on Global Climate Change The earth has been around for about 4.5 billion years, and the climate has been changing throughout that time period. Most of this climate change is in a sense normal because it is due to small variations in the Earth’s orbit or due to natural influences such as solar changes or volcanic eruptions. Although the occurrence of climate change is relatively settled and accepted, some uncertainty remains as to whether humans and their ecological footprint…

Causes of Global Warming Global warming is the increase in the earth’s average temperature due to release of several greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by humans. Global warming is affecting many parts of the world. Due to global warming, the glaciers are melting which is causing the rise in the sea level. When the level of the sea rises, it causes danger to the people living in the low lying areas. When the level of the sea rises, it covers the plants and causes some of them to die. When they…

For this, we are able to examine the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere going back 800,000 years by analyzing ice cores drilled in Greenland and Antarctica (Ferguson). By doing so, we can compare changes in global temperature and the levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, and take note whether there are any similar correlations that can be found in prehistoric times. If there are any similar correlations, then we would have evidence that such a sudden shift in the Earth’s climate…

Controversy surrounds us in every walk of life. In 2016, there have been many issues debated due to the presidential election. One being the Keystone XL Pipeline. There are two general sides to this issue. Those in favor of building the pipeline and those against it. Before examining any views on the issue we must first do an in depth analysis on what exactly this pipeline is and why it is so controversial. Then, I will examine how the democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, views…

by Earth differing as a result of this. Current temperature trends display an aberrant rate of increase in global lower-atmospheric temperatures. This indicates an (presumably human-induced) escalation in the volume of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases are essential in moderation, however, advancements and innovations since the Industrial Revolution (principally those involving…

community, attractive and comfortable homes. . .and plentiful green spaces. . ." (Espejo). This means that similar people of a mindset towards the preservation of the environment will form a community of green homes to preserve the environment. Reducing greenhouse gases, is another way green architecture may benefit the environment. According to ". . .an IPCC report, buildings represent the greatest opportunity for considerable reductions in CO2 emissions. . .[and]. . .limiting CO2 emissions…

harmful as being apart of the trending traditional diet. “Local production adds up to a lot more food-related carbon emissions than the 5 percent accounted for by the transportation of food. Greenhouse tomatoes grown in the United Kingdom, for example, have been shown to produce three times the greenhouse gas emissions as tomatoes imported from Spain” (Shizumu, 2012). There should be different ways to avoid the whole topic of food-miles, or find another more efficient to transport food that can…

The Arctic is very sensitive to changes in the Earth system's climate. During the Cenozoic era, 65 million years ago (Ma) to the present, the Arctic has undergone a transition in extremes from the ice-free greenhouse conditions of the late Paleocene and early Eocene epochs, approximately 55–48 Ma, to the icehouse conditions of the Quaternary, culminating in the extensive continental ice sheets and Arctic Ocean sea ice of the Last Glacial Maximum, approximately 24–20 ka (Moran et al. 2006). (To…

think about the world around them and how it is constantly changing, whether that is good or bad. A very serious issue infamously known as global warming is a very good example of bad change going on in the world. Global warming, also known as the greenhouse effect, is the gradual increase of the earth’s atmospheric temperature. This means that over time, dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide and other chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere have warmed the earth enough to the point where…

dioxide to be absorbed out of the atmosphere. These are just few of the many causes of climate change. Despite only hosting 16% of the world’s population, the European Union, North America, and Japan together, account for almost 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions (Journal of Population Economics). While it makes sense that those countries would be affected the most, climate change affects less developed countries most based on the concept of system over space. This is the concept that the…