The causes and effects of Global Warming

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The causes and effects of Global Warming

The Earth has experienced considerable climate change for the last several centuries. There have been many explanations toward the main causes of the increased warming of the planet, but according to IPCC climate report: human impact is unequivocal. The recent weather events that Canada has experienced in Toronto and Calgary have proven Canada is at great risk from the climate change.

A UN panel said it was more certain than ever that humans were the cause of global warming and they also predicted temperatures could rise from 0.3 to 4.8 degrees Celsius in this century. According to the IPCC report it is certain that pollution from burning fossil fuels is changing earth’s climate. Which is also responsible for rising sea levels, stronger storms and hotter days. The new climate models suggest that sea levels are likely to rise by almost one metre by the end of this century. And heat waves are likely to occur more frequently and will last longer, wet regions will receive more rainfall, dry regions will get less rainfall. Sever climate change is heading our way. The report also states emissions of greenhouse gases will further change atmosphere throughout the one century from now snow will vanish from everything except the most astounding mountains, deserts will spread, and seas will get acidic, prompting the annihilation of coral reefs.
The past IPCC report in 2007 stated it was likely that an Earth-wide temperature boost was man-made, yet the later report made it really clear people are significant reason for an unnatural weather change. The P.J. Parrington Institute for climate change specified the report has laid out a stark choice: “If we continue on the current trajectory, it’s a one...

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...lso that human activities play key roles in global warming. I believe Mankind is responsible for the increased amounts of natural gases already in the atmosphere accelerating global warming to take place. This is because humanity is the key contributors of adding large amounts of greenhouse gases to the Earth’s environment. The greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere and traps heat, which increases temperature causing global warming. And the effects of global warming are widely seen in Canada, causing extreme weather and flooding.

Works Cited

Aulakh, Raveena. "IPCC Report: Canada at Greater Risk from Climate Change." Thestar.com. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., 30 Sept. 2013. Web. 08 Apr. 2014.
Aulakh, Raveena. "IPCC 2013: Humans 'dominant Cause' of Global Warming, Says UN Report." Thestar.com. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., 27 Sept. 2013. Web. 08 Apr. 2014.

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