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DEFINITION
Global warming is the increase in atmospheric temperature, sea and land. Increasing
global temperatures are expected to cause other changes such as rising sea levels, increased
intensity of extreme weather, and many more.
NEWS
There is great debate among many people, and sometimes in the news, on whether
global warming is real (some call it hoax). But climate scientist looking at the data and facts
agree the planet is warming. Scientist from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate carrying out
global warming research have recently predicted that average global temperatures could
increase between 1.4 and 5.8 o C by the year 2100.
FACTORS
There are so many factors can cause global warming:
a. Greenhouse Effect
Global warming begins with the greenhouse effect, which is caused by the interaction
between Earths atmosphere and incoming radiation from the sun. According to,
IPCC(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change) Greenhouse gases effectively absorb
thermal infra-red radiation, emitted by the Earths surface, by the atmosphere itself due to the
same gases, and by clouds. Atmospheric radiation is emitted to all sides. Thus, greenhouse
gases trap heat within the surface-troposphere system.
b. Methane emissions from animals, agriculture such as rice paddies, and from
arctic seabed.
Methane is another extremely potent greenhouse gas, ranking right behind CO2.
When organic matter is broken down by bacteria under oxygen-starved conditions (anaerobic
decomposition) as in rice paddies, methane is produced. The process also takes place in the
intestines of herbivorous animals, and with the increase in the amount of concentrated
livestock production, the levels of methane released into the atmosphere is increasing. A
compound containing large amounts of methane trapped in the crystal structure of ice.
As methane escapes from the Arctic seabed, the rate of global warming will increase
significantly.
EFFECTS
Global warming could be a particularly serious impact on our lives, here are some of
the effects caused by global warming:
- Rise in sea levels worldwide
water usage by installing a low flow showerhead( 350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per
year ). Use cold or warm water instead of hot water to wash your clothes.
CONCLUSION
Very hard efforts are needed to tackle global warming, because it is almost impossible to
solve this problem. But we can reduce the effect by increasing our awareness of life on
earth in the future. If we increase our concern for the earth then global warming is just a
dark history that ever happened to our earth .
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