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Engineering Trees
Lilyanna M. Rea
Windsor High School, Innovation STEM, Poseidon
Abstract
Global warming is the process of global temperatures rising due to greenhouse gases in our
atmosphere. The most promising end to global warming is an artificial production of the
photosynthesis process, in other words an artificial tree.
Introduction
Global warming is the process of global temperatures increasing because of greenhouse
gases that our released into our atmosphere and the only definitive way to take these gases out is
through photosynthesis which can be made artificially. Some people argue its not real and most
of those who admit it is claim that there is little to no solution. To disapprove both of these
statements, global warming is all too real and rapidly increasing. The top 10 hottest years
recorded have been within the past 30 years and we have humans actions to blame for that.
Things such as deforestation and the use of fossil fuels produce chemicals, the main one being
carbon dioxide, that cause tears in our ozone layer that protects us from the sun. With no ozone
in some areas to protect us the suns UV rays hit stronger in those areas causing damage to
marine life, crop growth, and human life. The plus side to this issue is that the earth has a way of
naturally filtering the carbon dioxide out of the air. During photosynthesis a plant converts
carbon dioxide into oxygen. But, plants cant do all the work and one just that alone global
warming is still increasing. But with a way to artificially produce this process plants do naturally
we will be able to help in the process of filtering out carbon dioxide and putting an end to global
warming.
Background
When chemicals are released into the air it goes and thins the ozone layer. The main
chemical that depletes our ozone is carbon dioxide, 77% of the chemicals helping thin the ozone
is from the different forms of carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide can be emitted into the
atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and the burning of our waste
among other things(Global Emissions,2015). The rate at which it is being released into the
atmosphere is far greater than the rate at which the ozone layer can repair. This causes thinning
or even holes in the ozone layer meaning the ultra violet rays from the sun have a stronger and
more direct impact in those areas. The UV radiation from the sun may cause skin cancer and
other diseases from mutations in DNA, mutations in crop growth, and mutations in marine
life(Ultraviolet Radiations2008). The only way currently known to filter carbon dioxide out of
or air is through photosynthesis in plant life. During photosynthesis a plant will take carbon
dioxide and water and using sun energy it will convert them into oxygen and glucose(Hampshire
N.,2006). The problem posed is that the rate we emit carbon dioxide is much greater than the rate
it can be converted during photosynthesis and because of deforestation there are less trees and
plants to filter out the carbon dioxide.
energy and results in glucose and 6 particles of oxygen. The scientific formula for this process
looks like; 6CO2 + 6H20 + (solar energy) = C6H12O6 + 6O2. This gives the chemical equation
needed to create the process properly.
(2008). Ultraviolet Radiation: How It Affects Life on Earth : Feature ... Retrieved November 10,
2015, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/UVB/.
UV rays causes skin cancer and other illnesses as well as creating plant deformation and
harming marine life. This is the reason global warming needs to be fixed becaue it is harming our
planet in more ways than one.
well. All of the immediate effects of this solution are positive however some people may mistake
this as a chance to boost the rate of deforestation. Although the device can do what the trees can
do the device would not be able to do it at the rate that plants can. We would still need trees just
as much as before, the device would be giving the much needed boost to the work of the trees
and plants.
References
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