Greenhouse gas

Global warming does affect overall health of humans. The carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere has risen about 30% since the 1700’s. CFCs are also more prevalent than previously assumed (Global Environmental Change”). Greenhouse gases are depleting the different layers of the atmosphere and that puts humans at more risk of getting too much direct UVA and UVB rays of sunlight which lead to different types of skin cancer (Jaworowski). While the UVA and UVB rays of sunlight…

changes warmer or colder. In this case, the earth is growing warmer due to gases being released into our atmosphere. These gases are called greenhouse gases and some of them include carbon dioxide and methane. They are called greenhouse gases because when they are released into the atmosphere they will not let light that has entered leave acting as a greenhouse. This action makes the surface of the earth warm up. Burning coal is one of the main factors which is why we have stopped burning it.…

beginning of a warm period in recorded history. It is clear from scientific data that the reason for the rise in temperature is due to the surge of greenhouse gases present in the atmosphere. Since the identification of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, its presence has been tracked. Thanks to this historical data it is clear that the increase in greenhouse gases are the cause of global warming. However, there is still a debate about what is causing the…

The average American gives off 17 Tons of Co2 a year just by breathing. While global climate change has been a natural progression, humans need to reduce the amount of emissions released into the atmosphere. Global temperatures have risen 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit since the early 20th century, the ice caps have been melting at an accelerated rate, and sea levels are rising due to this accelerated melting. Deforestation has reduced the amount of oxygen released into the atmosphere while at the…

The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a natural process in which the Earth experiences a rise in temperature. When the sun’s energy reaches the atmosphere of the Earth, some of the energy is reflected back to space and green house gases radiate the remainder. The energy, which is absorbed, allows life on earth by keeping the earth temperature at around 33 degrees Celsius warmer than it would be. The green house gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and…

for the Obama administration’s embattled climate change policies. Twenty-nine states and several major business groups have legally challenged Mr. Obama’s signature effort on climate change, an Environmental Protection Agency regulation to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. The Supreme Court in February stepped in to block the rule while the legal challenge winds its way through the judicial…

Climate change is an extraordinarily important problem, and requires immediate and radical government intervention on the sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change’s effects are already being felt around the globe in the form of coral bleaching, erratic and extreme precipitation and weather patterns, rising sea levels, arctic ice melt, and unprecedented record temperatures. If mitigation efforts are not implemented, it will impose epoch-making impacts geographically, environmentally,…

multitude of ways we can deal with something this bad. We can start using alternate forms of energy such as: solar energy, nuclear power, and wind energy. These types of energies don’t let the horrible emissions and greenhouse gasses that cause global warming. Once we stop the greenhouse gasses from getting released, we can work on a way to cool down the earth. One new astounding way that has come up is to induce a natural cloud cover. Being a small child, when things got hot, almost every one…

Joshua Koa 19 October 2014 Informative Speech Outline : Climate Change I. Introduction A) Attention Getter: According to a report by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, our Earth’s average temperature has increased significantly by 1.4 degrees fahrenheit over the century and is projected to increase up to another 2 - 11.5 degrees fahrenheit in the upcoming decades. The changes in our climate may seem minimal now but as we progress further into the future, those small changes…

Canada was correct in withdrawing from its commitment to reducing emissions under the Kyoto Protocol because it should not have initially ratified the agreement. The responsibility for creating change within Canada has been passed from one government to the next, leading to successive governments failing to even attempt to meet Kyoto targets. With the United States not ratifying the agreement, Canada was at risk to severely damage the national economy by attempting to meet targets. Furthermore,…