What is Global Warming? Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth. As the Earth is getting hotter‚ disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Over the last 100 years‚ the average temperature of the air near the Earth´s surface has risen a little less than 1° Celsius (0.74 ± 0.18°C‚ or 1.3 ± 0.32° Fahrenheit). Does not seem all that much? It is responsible for the conspicuous increase in storms‚ floods and raging forest fires we
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have been suggested to reduce global warming. To what extent do you think they are successful? Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century‚ Earth’s mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C. It is primarily caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane produced by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels
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- sound barriers - planting trees and shrubs - walls with sound muffling features - install mufflers in vehicle engine Measures to reduce noise pollution. ( individual methods) 1. Minimise the amount of noise we create through our daily activities. For example: listen to music with headphoneS at night in consideration for our neighbours. Environmental protection in Singapore. Environmental planning in Singapore - ministry of environment and water resources is responsible for environmental
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Technical report on global warming WJR Alexander Professor Emeritus‚ Department of Civil and Biosystems Engineering‚ University of Pretoria‚ South Africa. Email alexwjr@iafrica.com 23 November 2005 I have just completed my technical report An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the climate of South Africa. (The extended summary of the report is now available. It consists of 92 pages‚ 14 tables‚ 16 figures and 50 references.) The conclusion is that there are no scientifically
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Global warming is an increasing problem around the world. All people and some animals add to this problem in their daily lives. California is the twelfth largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world. California is the first state in the United States to set laws that will reduce the amounts of greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere. (Plan to Cut) Many people are for this law‚ while many are against it. There are many thoughts as to why global warming is occurring. Some scientists
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Global Warming and Acid Rain INTRODUCTION The phrase Global Warming has become familiar to many people as one of the important environmental issues of our day. Many views have been expressed concerning it‚ from the doom-laden to the dismissive. There is little debate that the earth is undoubtedly warming. It has been the subject of intense debate for decades now. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and industrial gases from fossil fuels play a huge role in why our environment is changing
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Adrian Grahams nd. Global Warming Causes‚ Effects & Solutions Retrieved February 27‚ 2013 from http://www.ehow.com/facts_7226273_global-warming-causes_-effects-solutions.html Global Warming Causes‚ Effects & Solutions Cause Climatologists‚ who predict short and long-term climate trends‚ believe carbon dioxide and other emissions‚ mainly from industrial and commercial activity over the last two centuries‚ have altered the Earth’s atmosphere. This change has caused a "greenhouse effect"
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Is global warming taking place? Are humans the cause of it? Lately these questions are being asked more and more by people who believe that the earth’s climate is growing steadily warmer at an alarming rate. Our planet’s ever-changing climate has captured the attention of those who would have us agree that without drastic modification of our behavior‚ we will ultimately destroy the world in which we live. However‚ these activists are using scare tactics based upon
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Global warming conspiracy In 2009‚ the united nations climate changes conference was held at the Bella center‚ Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted after the conference among several major participants such as the U.S.‚ China‚ India‚ Brazil‚ and South Africa. This draft seemed to be a meaningless document and did not have any legal binding. The Copenhagen Accord was suppose to coordinate the disagreements among participating countries on the issues of climate changes and carbon dioxide
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Global warming is causing species to respond to a warmer climate by moving to cooler locations. Most animals live in areas with very specific climate conditions‚ such as temperature that enable them to thrive. Any change in the climate of an area can affect the animals living there‚ as well as the makeup of the entire ecosystem‚ global warming is causing these issues. Many animals are harmed and/or killed by global warming. Water temperature is affecting many animals‚ which is causing population
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