Global Warming
Global Warming: A Problem That Needs Immediate Attention
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PHI 103
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June 16, 2012
Global Warming: A Problem That Needs Immediate Attention
With the rise in the Machine Age during the late 1800’s, early scientists believed that the byproducts released by these new machines would have adverse effects on the environment. The scientists began to study these effects and noticed that the earth’s global temperature was rising 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit every few years. This was the beginning basis for the scientific theory of Global Warming. Global warming has since become one of the most passionate yet controversial scientific studies. There have been many heated political debates over whether or not the theories and supporting evidence are valid or if they are over exaggerated yearly weather occurrences. While many critics disagree with the theories behind global warming, those who do believe in these theories are supported by the evidence of the rise in the global means temperature, rise in the sea level, extreme weather, and geological changes. This paper will refute all arguments against the existence of global warming by proving that global warming is affecting our planet and that it needs immediate long term attention.
Global Warming and Its Effects
“Global warming is the observed and projected increases in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere and oceans.” (Time for change, 2007) The warming is caused by the release of green house gases into the air, which consist of methane gas, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. Once these gases get released into the air, they cause the green house effect. The green house effect prevents the heat from the sun from escaping the earth’s atmosphere. With nowhere to go, the heat returns to the surface, raising the temperature of the earth.
Once the heat raises the earth’s temperature, environmental and geological changes begin to occur. The
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PHI 103
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June 16, 2012
Global Warming: A Problem That Needs Immediate Attention
With the rise in the Machine Age during the late 1800’s, early scientists believed that the byproducts released by these new machines would have adverse effects on the environment. The scientists began to study these effects and noticed that the earth’s global temperature was rising 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit every few years. This was the beginning basis for the scientific theory of Global Warming. Global warming has since become one of the most passionate yet controversial scientific studies. There have been many heated political debates over whether or not the theories and supporting evidence are valid or if they are over exaggerated yearly weather occurrences. While many critics disagree with the theories behind global warming, those who do believe in these theories are supported by the evidence of the rise in the global means temperature, rise in the sea level, extreme weather, and geological changes. This paper will refute all arguments against the existence of global warming by proving that global warming is affecting our planet and that it needs immediate long term attention.
Global Warming and Its Effects
“Global warming is the observed and projected increases in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere and oceans.” (Time for change, 2007) The warming is caused by the release of green house gases into the air, which consist of methane gas, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. Once these gases get released into the air, they cause the green house effect. The green house effect prevents the heat from the sun from escaping the earth’s atmosphere. With nowhere to go, the heat returns to the surface, raising the temperature of the earth.
Once the heat raises the earth’s temperature, environmental and geological changes begin to occur. The