Mauna Loa

enveloped by the rising sea levels due to the melting of ice formations our oceans. This is something that needs immediate attention, but doesn’t get enough, because NASA’s earth science program simply is not funded sufficiently. Data collected by the Mauna Loa Observatory shows that the rate of increased atmospheric CO2 has more than doubled since 1960, and is continuing to skyrocket. This rate will continue if funding for space exploration is not deducted and given to earth science research.…

The polynesian people are a very unique culture compared to people of different countries. Their pride of their culture, beliefs, language, and traditions are apart of their history and love within their land. The polynesian natives are very proud to be able to carry on wonderful traditions to their visitors and people that live on the land to show how much they respect their island they call home. Adding on to their beliefs and traditions among the culture is about the polynesian history. This…

of the atmosphere will be presented as well. Then moving into deforestation and how it affects the global warming process. Lastly, a personal opinion on whether or not humans are contributing to global warming. Current CO2 Levels and History The Mauna Loa Observatory has reported our current CO2 level is at 399.09 ppm as of 18 December 2014 (Keeling Curve, 2014). Looking at this level and comparing it over the last 450,000 years , CO2 levels are at an all-time high (Lutgens, Tarbuck, & Tasa,…

Across the globe, people debate the cause of climate change. Some claim that all observed changes are simply natural, pointing to the historical records of the periodic rise and fall in global temperature. Others dispute those claims and instead state that climate changes are being caused by humans, and the unchecked release of carbon. Neither group is neither fully correct, nor incorrect. Climate change is both anthropogenic (human caused) and naturally caused. The difference between the two…

Lesson 1: Earthquakes and Volcanoes Layers of the Earth Earth is made up of three layers: crust, mantle and core. The outer layer is the crust, the middle layer is the mantle and the inner layer is the core. Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into large plates that move slowly. Figure 1 shows the layers of the Earth. Figure 1: Layers of the Earth Plate tectonics The Earth's surface is formed of large pieces of rock called plates that are also called tectonic plates. These plates…

Global Warming Introduction In this week’s assignment, we will discuss the composition of the earth’s atmosphere and possible effects on climate change/global warming by answering the following questions. First what are the current global carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations? Then we will compare current CO2 numbers and see if this is higher or lower than the past 450,000 years? Next what are the three main ways that humans add CO2 to the atmosphere? What 'sinks ' take CO2out of the atmosphere?…

EARTH, our beautiful world that supports US and other life form. That our god/’s, or whatever you as the reader believe in, created such beauty. But that beauty will come to a terminus, and not in the next 1 million years, 1 hundred thousand years and not even the next 1 thousand years. Earth will come to its final point in the next 1 hundred years because of global warming. Global Warming (greenhouse effect) is an official problem(even though our president said “It's a hoax created by the…

Meghan Gallimore Professor Williamson English 110 6 November 2015 Is climate change man-made? Americans make up four percent of the world 's population, we produce twenty-five percent of the carbon dioxide or CO2, pollution from fossil-fuel burning, which is by far the largest share of any country noted. Global warming is the average and rising of the earth 's temperature on the surface. Earth 's average temperature is increasing at a significantly higher rate and is proven to be because of…

Carbon dioxide is the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere. In the recent article, “Heat-Trapping Gas Passes Milestone, Raising Fears” Justin Gillis reported a new measurement of carbon dioxide that was taken from analyzers on top of Mauna Loa, Hawaii. The…

Days are normally hot, but it would be really unusual if nights peaked at a very high temperature. This kind of scenario wouldn’t be surprising if you’re living in Arizona, just bearing the heat of the sun all day and won’t realize that the heat is burning your skin. This is a common thing, people get all around the world and not a bad thing, but things get worse, like the abnormal high temperature of the Earth as well as the quality of the air we breathe in that made common people get sick. We…