For decades’ scientists across the world have fought against each other about this topic. Most agree it exists while others doubt it is even real. Some even deny humans have anything to do with it. The topic at hand is none other than global warming. Many scientists believe that climate change is a direct resultant of greenhouse gases, fossil fuel usage, and overall human pollution while others believe that climate change is exaggerated in the sense of human causation and that global warming is simply a normal process which the earth undergoes every once and awhile. In the novel Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, the notion of global warming is evident throughout the novel. Dillard uses her intricate vocabulary to explain her views on …show more content…
Patrick Gonzales, a forest ecologist and climate change scientist writes that there is clear scientific evidence that manmade carbon emission is directly linked to global warming which harms the ecosystem and human’s wellbeing. Gonzalez says the pollution exiting industrial society ends up in African villages and causes the earth to warm which damages the ecosystem and humans living in that area. He also claims the biggest reason for this issue is the carbon dioxide being pumped into the atmosphere is twice the amount of people on Earth and because of this there is not enough plants to absorb the carbon dioxide which traps it in the atmosphere thus causing the Greenhouse effect. Gonzalez continues talking about warmer conditions melting artic ice 20% from 1979 to 2006 which has increased pressure on water reservoirs in the Andes and the warmer water has also killed an abundance of coral reefs. Overall in my opinion I do not know how you could deny global warmings existence is any way. There is clear evidence of pollution in various places and that pollution leads to global warming. We continue to clear forests to make room for more housing, cities, and industrial plants which heavily increases carbon dioxide as we are ridding ourselves of the plants that get rid of carbon dioxide and filling it with more environmentally harmful things. Everything we do has consequences and industrializations consequence seems to be global
Global Warming, global concern? I think not. I personally believe that the theory of global warming caused by the infamous carbon dioxide is false. Please, let me explain. First of all, there are more potent, harmful, gases being emitted into the atmosphere. Secondly, the temperature change in the 20th and 21st centuries is extremely slight. Lastly, the earth is currently recovering from a period known as the Little Ice Age.
Global warming has become on of the most controversial issues in the media today. While most of the Western world countries have generally accepted the premise that man's chemical emissions in the atmosphere can and are affected by the world’s climate patterns, in the United States, the issue has become so politicized with many republicans challenging the science behind the theory. Global warming is a greenhouse effect whereby gases are trapped on the earth’s surface causing it to heat up (Maslin 14). It is based on the worldwide temperature records that have been maintained by human beings through their activities since the 1880,s. In addition, global warming is not only caused by human activities only but also through climate changes in solar radiance. The problem is that, humans continue to contribute to the global warming phenomenon. All citizens should work in reducing human activities that cause global warming and also support the development of nuclear power. Scientists deem that, global warming is mainly caused by human activities which accelerate the natural process by creating greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Human activities have become a great contribution to the greenhouse effect and this means that climate changes are inevitable. They further argue that, if these activities continue and are not reduced, it will lead to more trapping of energy radiated from the earth and this will likely lead to extreme weather and global warming. Global warming should be at reduced levels or else, it will be catastrophic.
Furthermore, this analysis must take place amidst serious gaps in the existing research and technology concerning the developing climatic conditions. For these reasons, global warming stands as one of the most daunting policy issues facing our world today. This is compounded by the debate over the very existence of climate change. While countless sources of empirical evidence testify to the very real presence of climate change the world over, considerable denial of the phenomenon still exists. The argument has been made that evidence of climate change is a gross overstatement, or in some cases, a complete fabrication.
Secondly the amount of co2 we have relased into the air has caused global warming. Acording to ¨ Nobel Spaech by Al Gore, 70 million poultion that has caused global warming was released on the day of his speach. Futhermore ,Gore claims
...long as air pollution keeps increasing the prevalence of greenhouse gases, climate change and global warming will also increase.
The first statement arguing that global warming is untrue is that there is not a significant temperature change since the 1997. Studies show that there was a dramatic increase in temperature that started in 1975 and continued all the way until 1997, but that since then, the temperature has been flat. Secondly, some scientists claim that climate models are unreliable and that previous predictions about global warming have been proven wrong. The calculations used in climate models have been flawed which is leading experts to believe that all long term predictions are utterly worthless. Arctic ice has increased by 50% since 2012, which contradicts the claim that global warming is causing the glaciers to melt.
Man made global warming has been a topic of uncontrollable controversy for many decades now. Global warming is the increase in the average global surface temperature in the Earth’s atmosphere. There are many theories as to why there has been such a drastic change in the Earth’s atmosphere throughout the years. These theories have ignited many debates amongst scientists. According to multiple scientists, humans are the ones responsible for the alarming change in the Earth’s atmospheric temperature. Theses scientists also fear that human activity will have long consequential problems for the world. Bill Nye, the science guy, is one of those scientists that believes humans are at fault for the increased temperature of the Earth. On the other side of the argument lie a numerous amount of skeptics who are not convinced that human activity is the cause of global warming. Marc Morano is one of those skeptics that opposes the concept of man made global warming. He is the publisher of “ClimateDepot.com” in which he explains why he believes that humans are not at fault. Marc Morano believes that the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere is just part of Earth’s natural weather cycle and nothing more. To him, the increasing rate of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere does not affect the climate of the Earth. I agree with Bill nye, the science guy, and his theories about human activity causing global warming.
Global warming is a hotly debated issue. Studies show that the temperature of the ocean has risen over the last one-hundred fifty years (Source B), and spring is coming earlier each year (Source F). Although some scientists and climatologists argue that these cycles of warming and cooling are natural to our world and that global warming is not an imminent threat, we cannot know for sure what the future holds. It is prudent for world leaders to make policies that can counteract the negative effects of human population and industrial growth. Scientists who are wary about the impact we are having on planet Earth warn that carbon dioxide emissions are to blame.
The subject of global warming is as popular as the president. These both topics have always been hot subjects in everyday life. Global warming is the biggest storm headed in our way. It is also the most important issue of our times. Those ads or public service announcement on TV about global warming might not be the most attractive but the cause behind it is very important. Global warming is one of the major threats our planet is facing. Most scientists prove the fact that global warming is mainly caused by human activities rather than natural cycles. To simplify it, most mechanisms that we use are affecting earth. These mechanisms are created by humans. Therefore, humans are affecting earth.
In talking about global warming, we need to learn what causes the greenhouse effect. Rays from the sun are taken up and absorbed by water vapor that is natural in the atmosphere. The United States emits the largest man made greenhouse gases in the world. As Americans we must realize the responsibility to reduce the emissions. (Gore, Albert) Water Vapor is eighty percent of greenhouse warming. The last twenty percent results from other gases that are in very little amounts. A huge absorber of the sun’s heat rays is carbon dioxide. Us as humans release a lot of carbon dioxide. When fossil fuels are burned, they release big amounts of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is on the increase in our atmosphere due to car emissions. Approximately eighty percent of CO2 increases because of man’s use of fossil fuels. When there is more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere the more sun rays are absorbed. In result to this happening this will cause the earth and the earths atmosphere to warm. When the earth is warming, water temperatures will start to get warmer. Oceans and lakes will get warmer in result f...
There are many pros and cons about global warming. “Overwhelming Scientific consensus says human activity is primarily responsible for global climate change”(“Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?”). They say that the human activity causing global warming. A pro would be “Rising levels of human-produced gases released into the atmosphere create a green house effect that traps heat and causes global warming”(“Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?”). The gases that we release are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. These gases build a shield that keeps the warmth inside Earth. Us humans help produce the Co2 that is emitted into the air. “As of 2008, only 39 out of every 100,000 molecules of air were CO2, and it will take mankind’s CO2 emissions 5 more years to increase that number by 1, to 40”(“Global Warming”). The reason we blame it on mother nature is because we can’t technically determine the sensitivity of the climate yet. I understand where we are causing the bad of global warming. We want to have a regular summer, not too hot. We want a normal winter where it actually snows. “Climate change- happens with or without our help”(“Global Warming”).
We, humans, are the primary cause of global warming. Humans are putting pollution into the air. Coal mining, industrial processes, melting permafrost, and coal plants are all causes. Pollution is trapping heat. Also, it’s raising temperature in the air, oceans, and the surface of Earth. Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. If we stopped putting excess Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, in 30 years half of it would fall. The cause is simple to explain, and so is the solution. If we sharply stopped the six kinds of global warming pollution, the solution would be solved. Actually, it’s not as easy as it sound. Remember, we have to remov...
The worldwide increase in temperature and the resulting climate change, known as Global Warming, could be a threat to the environment and have serious negative effects on all living things, including humans. Scientists agree that the temperatures on Earth are rising, but an agreement on what is causing it has not been reached yet, and how the government should address the problem is still being discussed. The debate is between who consider the climate change in the last century a completely natural event, something that already happened through history, with the Earth having periods of increasing and decreasing of temperatures, and think that can’t be stopped or changed by people, and who consider humans and industries the reason why Earth
The earth is a complex system, which continues to evolve and change. Climate change and global warming are currently popular in the political agenda. But what does “climate” really mean? The difference between weather and climate can be conveyed in a single sentence: “Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.” Based on research of the geologic record, we know that climate change has happened throughout Earth's history and at present, ever-increasing evidence points to the roles that humans play in altering Earth systems. The Earth and its atmosphere receive heat energy from the sun; the atmospheric heat budget of the Earth depends on the balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing radiation from the planet; which has been constant over the last few thousand years. However present evidence seems to suggest that the recent increase in temperature has been brought about by pollution of the atmosphere, in particular the release of huge amounts of carbon dioxide, mostly through Anthropogenic Forcing (human activity) and other various internal and external factors. I...
There are many causes and effects of global warming. Some causes and effects may be naturally inflicted or human inflicted. But, we can attribute that most of the observed warming of the last 50 years was due to human activities rather than to changes in solar radiation or other natural factors. Different human activities daily are harmful to earth’s atmosphere but because people know little about global warming they don’t notice that the things they due are harmful to them in an overall view. Other causes of global warming can be stopped including some human activities but because of lack of knowledge of the issue, the problem is not controlled. The causes of global warming effect many different things that can make life harmful and dangerous for not only humans but our plants and animals also.