gGlobal Warming Jump to: navigation‚ search Global mean surface temperature anomaly 1850 to 2006 relative to 1961–1990 | Mean surface temperature anomalies during the period 1995 to 2004 with respect to the average temperatures from 1940 to 1980 | Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. The global average air temperature near the Earth’s surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33
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THE EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING Introduction One of the most agent controversial topics that are discussed in the world is global warming. Global warming and its effects are real and various scientists unlock the past mysteries and analyze today’s activities‚ they issue warnings that the future generations will be in jeopardy. Overwhelming evidence that the world’s climate is changing due to various human activities exists. Since the industrial revolution‚ various human activities such as agriculture
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Global Warming Have you noticed that our summers have been extremely hot and our winters have been less extreme than in previous years? If so you are noticing what is referred to as global warming. What this refers to is an overall increase in the temperatures around the world. Due to human activities‚ such as pollution and the amount of gas we use‚ and through natural events‚ it had caused the average temperature across the world to rise substantially. In addition‚ the rise of use in gases
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15 Dec 2011 Global Warming/Climate Change Before we get into the specifics‚ lets define the terms global warming and climate change. Global warming or the greenhouse effect is a more specific term that refers to a gradual increase in planet-wide temperatures which is now well documented and accepted by scientists as fact. It is the warming of the lower atmosphere which is a result of the increase of a number of gases that have been classified as greenhouse gases. It is a specific type of climate
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Cynthia K Rueda Professor ESL 092 May 5‚ 2011 Research P Draft # 1 Effects of Global Warming: Life is a gift from God and we have to take care of it and the place where we live. The world we live on is at least 4.6 billion years old and has been changing in many ways (Chris Stassen). Before the industrial and technology age come to our word‚ everything was natural and clean‚ but the earth has been pushed to its limits and human race has forgotten to care of it. Now we have rivers and oceans
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Taishanna Thomas American Intercontinental University Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Since 1997 when Global Warming was first discovered‚ there has been a lot of debate about it. Til this day there is still a lot of debate on whether Global Warming exist or if it’s something that doesn’t exist. During this reading I will explain the history of Global Warming‚ the causes and effects‚ how it affect the planet‚ humans and animals‚ statistics‚ and the many debate
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Since global warming appeared during the last decade as a serious environmental issue‚ it has been the subject of a lot of debate. Global warming is defined as the warming of the earth by greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. But there are many questions about global warming‚ from its causes to its effects. Many people even question whether or not global warming exists. And if global warming does exist‚ people question why it exists. Well‚ there are two different viewpoints. The believers
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weather patterns and trends becoming different over an extended period of time." Climate change in the context of this paper refers to the changes that result from human activities‚ especially as these changes relate to the issue of global warming. If global warming is indeed happening‚ it is the greenhouse gas effect that is believed to be the most responsible. Today at the starting days of the 21st century‚ technology is the most pronouncing name all over the world. And this success of
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Global Warming The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency definition of global warming: “Global warming is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface and in the troposphere‚ which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes‚ both natural and human induced. In common usage‚ “global warming” often refers to the warming that can occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases from human
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I. WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING? Global warming is the gradual increase of the Earth’s average measured temperature overtime. This measured average temperature is derived from both the near-surface air as well as ocean waters. Scientists began measuring this temperature beginning in the mid-20th century and have continued to monitor fluctuations and deviations in measurements ever since. The average global temperature increased approximately 1.33°F over the past 100 years ending in 2005. This led the
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