The main green house gas carbon dioxide (CO2) has continued to increase from its preindustrial concentration of approximately 278ppm to over 391ppm in September 2012 (IPPC, 2007). ... The main concern about permafrost is that when it melts, the large quantity of carbon it contains is sent back to the atmosphere as methane and carbon dioxide, also there is presence of a frozen compound called clathrates beneath the permafrost and it may be destabilized and will ultimately result in the release of methane and carbon dioxide, the melting is an irreversible ecological landslide a vicious circular ...

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The Effects of Global Warming Global Warming will perhaps be, in theory, one of the greatest threats to test the capabilities of mankind. Its effects are predicted to be catastrophic: dramatic climate changes, leading to the melting of the polar ice caps and great rises in sea level. This could...

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He states facts after facts, such as the rising acidity in ocean waters, excess carbon dioxide emissions, and the endangerment of certain species backing up that his first claim is a one of fact. ... He gives logos that the carbon levels in the Earth's ocean have been increasing through the burning of fossil fuels, making the waters more acidic, which affect all ocean life. ...

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The aquatic biome is the biggest of the biomes, and links all our biomes together. Aquatic is defined as relating to water. The world is made up of 75% water and 25% soil. This means that most of the world is considered an aquatic biome. Within this community there are thousands of mammals, fish...

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Water makes up the largest part of the biosphere, the Marine biome is larger than all other water and land biomes put together, it covers nearly 75% of the Earth's surface. Aquatic regions house numerous species of plants and animals, both large and small. In fact, this is where life began billions ...

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