Global warming is the warming near the earth's surface that results when the earth's atmosphere traps the sun's heat. ... One major cause of global warming is the use of fossil fuels. ... The degree of change depends on the degree of global warming. ... Global circulation models have shown that warming will be faster near the poles than near the equator. ... Another major effect of global warming is the rising of seas. ...

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Global warming is the warming near the earth's surface that results when the earth's atmosphere traps the sun's heat. ... One major cause of global warming is the use of fossil fuels. ... The degree of change depends on the degree of global warming. ... Global circulation models have shown that warming will be faster near the poles than near the equator. ... Another major effect of global warming is the rising of seas. ...

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Global Warming Are you loosing sleep at night because you can not stop worrying about global warming and the affects it can have? ... There is still no answer, and that leaves us with the concern of global warming. ... In "If Global Warming is Real, How Should Humankind Respond?" Andrew Palmer discusses what to do if in fact global warming is true. ... He says that little is being done to accomplish the ending of global warming. ...

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The theory of global warming is an idea that attempts to explain why temperatures and the global climate have steadily risen over the past few years. ... Another argument often debated by global warming theorists is over the consensus that has been reached on the matter in recent years. Most supporters of the theory now believe that a majority of scientists accept global warming as a valid human threat. ... One such instance, which most global warming theorists seem to be ignorant of, is the Global Warming Project Petition, more commonly known as the "Oregon Petition", which first ...

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Global warming is one of the biggest problems faced in today's world. ... One way global warming is increasing is by greenhouse gases. ... They are known to be High GWP (global warming potentials) gases. ... Lastly, deforestation is bringing negative effects of global warming. ... Since global warming have brought so much devastation, how to reduce it is fundamental. ...

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GLOBAL WARMING In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body established by the United Nations to provide scientific advise to global policy makers regarding such issues as the buildup of greenhouse gases, evidence and attribution of climate change, and predictions of global climate scenarios over the next century, issued its inagural report. ... The IPCC's 2000 report counters by arguing that surface-temperature readings over the past 25 years indicate a sustained global warming. ... According to Singer, "proxy- records such as tree rings ...

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Such is the case with global warming. ... Almost all scientist agree that global warming is real and that we need to act now. ... Global warming cause yet more global warming. ... Excess carbon dioxide is also to blame for global warming. ... The theories state that global warming only changes subtly and that we should adapt. ...

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.,2007), "The United Nations created the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988 as a think tank for thousands of volunteer scientists to examine global warming and what can be done to avoid it.... "In a follow-up study directed by the Skeptical Science team of over 12,000 peer-reviewed abstracts on the subjects of 'global warming' and 'global climate change' published between 1991 and 2011. It found that of the papers taking a position on the cause of global warming, over 97% agreed that humans are causing it" (n.d., 2015). ... Man...

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Based on existing scientific findings, global warming does exist today and is occurring at a fast rate (IPCC, 2013). ... Forests possess solutions to many of our problems, even ones as large as global warming. Global warming or climate warming refers to an increase in average global temperature, which is caused mostly by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. ... Deforestation continues to be a major environmental issue that threatens species and intensifies global warming. Therefore, reducing deforestation must be part of the solutions to the global warming proble...

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With increasing industrialization, globalization and the growing demands of better and even better lifestyles, the natural resources are being depleted beyond renewal. ... Pollution has also led to global warming- a condition where the earth's temperature is increased by a few notches but its effects are extremely harmful. ... One of the major reasons of global warming, air pollution causes the air we breathe to be filled with harmful gases like carbon monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, SPM and other such gases. ... Reducing air pollution will reduce global warming as well. ... Deforestation- min...

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All these changes are observed in our environment as a result of an increase in global temperature (global warming). According to (IPPC, 2007), global mean temperature has continued to increase and is now about 0.80C above preindustrial levels and has the tendency of rising a further 0.60C in a few decades placing it few degrees away from the 20C tipping point for global temperature. ... This in turn amplifies warming and equally accelerates ice melting. ... Unlike GIS, in the case of West Antarctica ice sheet it is a warming ocean rather than a warming atmosphere that may be the control that ...

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Statistics indicates that the aviation industry handles approximately 3% of the global recorded carbon dioxide (Bukvic). The emission of nitrous oxides that lead to the formation of contrails (Condensation trails) which are formed by the combination of water vapor near the stratospheric levels indicate that the rate of global warming is much higher. ... With the inherent increased growth of commercial flights, it is evident that more flights result in more consumption and waste that consequently translates to increase in global warming. ...

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Some argue that global warming is the main environmental issue that harms the world, and some say that it is biodiversity. ... They also lead to the degradation of the ozone layer, which is one of the main reasons for the acceleration of global warming. ... The issues that are affecting our environment are global warming, air pollution, land pollution, water pollution, toxic waste, and recycling which are all results from humanity. ...

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A nonprofit Ecology center in Berkeley found that manufacturing plastic uses "large amounts of energy and resources and generates toxic emissions and pollutants that contribute to global warming" (West, About News). ... By increasing funding for public drinking water, wastewater treatment such as water filters, reducing our bottled water consumption, and being more active with recycling we can start to help keep water safe for human and environmental health as well as decrease our carbon footprint to help reduce global warming. ...

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A simple mural of distant mountains and trees were shown to decrease stress levels and anxiety (JH Heerwagen, 1995). 1.2 Atmospheric Temperature Global warming is a damaging side effect of urbanization. With rising pollution due an increased driving, and activity of various machines, global warming has been said to have negative effects our health. Shuko Hamada's research reports that adding trees into urban areas can decrease the atmospheric temperature and cushion the rise in global temperature. ... This study shows how the activity in individual urban spaces can affect human health...

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Our world has become a specialized society, and with specialization there are new demands placed on farmers. In the past, farmers were not responsible for feeding the massive numbers of people that they do now. Consequently, the industrial process has resulted in the loss of the original morals of s...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aim of this paper is to provide a clear scientific understanding of the common air pollutants we have in our world today. In the 21ST century, humans and our environment are exposed to a wide range of health risks through diverse activities predominantly due to human activities...

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Almost everyone believes that technology has made life easier and more comfortable and that it has enabled us to perform tasks that we could not do otherwise. A list of the benefits of technology would be very long indeed. However, as with almost everything we human beings have created, technol...

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