down on our ecological footprint‚ and are making many changes to transition from being developing country to a more economically developed country. Known as‚ “The Land of Volcanoes” we are susceptible to many different types of natural disasters‚ such as hurricanes‚ earthquakes and volcano eruptions‚ and our lack of disaster prevention which lead to poverty‚ inequality‚ and have brought disaster and destruction to El Salvador. Climate change in our world today is a big issue‚ our industrialization
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Climate Change Versus The Kudzu Problem: How Kudzu Will Survive The Climate Change Apocalypse December 7‚ 2012 Abstract The kudzu problem‚ also known as the invasive species Pueraria montana var. lobata‚ currently rages across the Southern US‚ drowning out the native vegetation and covering anything in its way‚ including human architecture. However‚ the kudzu faces the same upcoming trials as we do—climate change. Will the kudzu‚ having already stood the test of migration‚ handle the coming
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One atmospheric phenomenon that enables the Earth to sustain life is known as the "greenhouse effect." However‚ vital this effect is for human life‚ it may also be what eventually causes the next ice age‚ bringing all life to an end. About half of all solar radiation reaches the earth’s surface. The other half‚ is either returned back in the form of heat‚ or is used for such things as photosynthesis‚ changed to heat energy‚ then sent back into the atmosphere. Gases such as carbon dioxide hold onto
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The main reason of my fascination for climate change issues is that this challenge has brought to surface the impacts and consequences of what I consider the worst face of ignorance:greed; and it raised the importance of collaboration. Nowadays‚ while there is still uncertainty about the best way to address global warming‚ there is no doubt that all parties -governments‚ businessmen‚ scientists- now understand that they must work together to discover ways of managing what we are facing‚ and as a
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Saeed Alshahrani‚ A critique of understanding climate change past and present Climate science comes as one of the most influential disciplines in these days not only for geology but also for other sciences like chemistry‚ astronomy‚ ocean science‚ computer modeling‚ metrology as well as climatology. As we can notice at any moment‚ the climate is changing season by season‚ and year by year. Scientists are concerned to understand how the past climate has changed‚ and depending on that understanding
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Identify three renewable energy sources and assess their potential to replace fossil fuel The rapid depletion of fossil fuels has given serious warning that the era of using conventional energy is coming to an end. Due to the energy shortage‚ a need to find replacement of fossil fuels has appeared. Moreover‚ problems such as various pollution and serious climate change have occurred‚ which makes renewable and less pollution energy source alternative choices. Therefore‚ three options can be suggested
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Emilio Lopez Word Count: 800 Addressed to the honorable Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman. Objective To ensure the passage of the Climate Stewardship Act‚ S. 139‚ in the US Senate before the November 2004 presidential election. Strategy The recent passage of the energy bill has opened an opportunity for the passage of the Climate Change Stewardship Act. Furthermore‚ the results of the voting of the amendment presented by Senator Lieberman in October‚ 2003‚ show that there is already
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The word ’fossil’ has been derived from the Latin word ’Fossilium’‚ which literally means anything dug out of the earth’. These are recognisable remains of once-living plants or animals‚ most of which have been extinct for many thousands of years. They were preserved in sediments‚ rocks and other materials such as ice‚ tar‚ amber etc. prior to historic times. Thus‚ the remnants of plants or animals of the past geologic ages preserved in the rocks of the earth’s crust by natural processes are known
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Alternative Fuels People in America do not realize the fact that driving their vehicle is one of the regular activities that they do that has one of the largest impacts on the earth. With more and more cars in use each day‚ the more fossil fuels are called for. Fossil fuels are natural fuels that were formed from the remains of living organisms. These fossil fuels typically take millions of years to be formed. Since most fossil fuels are being imported due to it taking a huge amount of time
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Effects of Rising of Fuel Price on Society | Paragraph 1 | Nowadays‚ fuel plays a very important role in our daily life. Without fuel‚ most of the vehicles are unable to function and this no doubt‚ will badly affect everyone daily activities. Therefore‚ in my opinion‚ I strongly agree that the rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other consumer products and this will definitely affect the society. | Introductory sentencesThesis Statement | | | In this essay‚ I would like to touch on
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