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The planet Earth is now warming at a faster rate than during any time in the previous thousand years; there can be little doubt that it is the human- race who are the primary culprits. Essentially, Global Warming is the heating up of our atmosphere thanks in large part to the build-up of green house gases. This warming of our atmosphere can lead to an increase in the earth’s overall temperature.
This warming is caused by several varying factors such as burning fossil fuels, industry and agricultural processes initiated by unmans as well as natural and other gas emissions; collectively these factors are synonymous with the term ‘Green House Effects’. The damage these processes create could devastate our planet’s natural biological cycle’s which would encompass our very existence.
Recognizing our role as the primary antagonist consequentially allows us to be activists against ourselves and develop methods and habits to help rejuvenate our planet and drastically aid in turning the tide of a possibly impending global and catastrophically altering planetary change. Chief among the issues at stake with regards to Global Warming is climate change thanks in part to greenhouse gases. Although human error is commonly cited as the only producer of green house gases, Earths natural environment is also a contributing factor.
Greenhouse gases are common naturally occurring gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide but, human activities can considerably add to the extreme unnatural levels of these gases. Everything from driving cars, heating homes, and fueling factories; humans are constantly involved in contributing to greenhouse missions and alternatively leading to more problems and a excess strain on our environment. Factories alone account for more than 80% of today’s carbon dioxide emissions.
Global warming has a profound effect on nature as well as mankind. It can add to a longer life cycle of a disease or produce favorable conditions for germs to thrive year round because of the increase in temperature. Global warming can bring about a higher precipitation percentage in an ecosystem, which could enable infectious diseases to be contracted and spread at a more rapid rate. These factors could impact unman health and are already being detected globally.
Animal habitats can be effected because most animals need certain temperatures to thrive and if a particular species decides to relocate due to the conditions it takes their link out of the food chain and therefore puts a break in the cycle; that may contribute to smaller numbers Of species that feeds on them or even a increase in the organ ism that the species that vacated fed on. * Not only does global warming affect the biotic (living organisms) of the planet, it also effects and changes the biotic portions of each and every ecosystem as well.
All over the world millions of acres of forest are burning due to increasing temperatures taking away habitats for a plethora of species. It can also change the chemical composition or make-up of an area. In addition, when temperatures increase tide levels and ocean wave patterns tend to change. When temperatures increase higher levels of salt water are produced from evaporation. When waters are more potent with salt it can erode beach front and vegetation along the shores at an accelerated rate. The evaporation which contributes to the problem is collected by our atmosphere and can cause an increase in rainfall for an area.
This, consequentially, highlights a previously mentioned side effect as an increase in infectious diseases. The precipitation could also decrease or alter the quality of crops produced and, if it gets to the point crops are dying because of environmental change, may cause us to not only a permanent change our diet but also adapt as a species. Though natural in its process, this devastating phenomenon exacerbated by humans is creating a new, unnatural cycle that has the potential to affect every aspect Of our world. The worlds government’s and people therein eave the ability and the need to help curb the impact of global warming. Simplistic changes in our routines and daily life styles choices of each person, such as carpooling, energy efficiency, reducing the carbon footprint of vehicles or buying one that is more CEO-friendly are easily attainable. It is the government can play a substantial part in the prevention of global warming by implementing new laws to develop better controls and regulations on emission standards for most industries.
This will reduce the amount of pollutants that are allowed to be released into the atmosphere. Although true damage from emissions depends on factors like demographics, economy, technology and, the development of new laws or policies, people can at least slow the effects for now so they don’t reach epic levels. Current predictions for the future of earth don’t look good with carbon dioxide levels projected to be 30-150% higher in 2100 than what it is today.
If carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases continue to spill into the atmosphere, global temperatures could rise five to ten degrees by the middle of next century. If precautions are not taken and a renewable clean energy is not identified and new regulations/controls are not implemented to decrease or alter our usage of currently available fossil fuels and the destruction of forests worldwide then, our planet could become uninhabitable sooner than later. * An ever increasing range of options deemed necessary in counteracting the effects of global warming are becoming a mainstay in worldwide societies.
Because of the recent attention Global Warming as a whole has received, activists are increasing their campaigns geared towards knowledge Of our environment and how it affects our daily lives. A good tarring point in the push towards awareness would be a sort of ‘rejuvenation campaign’ highlighting energy saving and even recycling especially in the context of today’s perilous economies. Governments could contribute by developing and supporting the production and generation of renewable energy which in turn is a good way of reducing greenhouse gases and the damaging effects of global warming. “New” renewable energy alternatives currently contribute only a tiny portion of the total energy demands. However, as with most new ideals and habits and given as much as twenty ears, full assimilation to include continuous use of these renewable resources show a future impact with better-than-expected projections because the increase in output may change key factors and make a more substantial dent in counteracting Greenhouse Effects. Some resources identified for development are ocean waves, wind, bio fuels, and other nature induced processes.
The oceans have the potential to provide a significant percentage of energy output requirements and, ongoing studies are mapping this resource in great detail. Governments are increasingly looking towards mind power and other renewable energy sources to combat increasing greenhouse gases and curb global warming to acceptable levels. People are actually in favor of wind energy, but the environmental impact of wind farms could be a barrier to future developments especially with its inconsistent output factor. Global warming is now a major problem as the Earth’s population and industrial needs increase. When more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are released because of the needs of the population (and as an effect, heightened production from industries), they rap heat rays and keep them in the earth’s atmosphere which in turn spikes the temperature. These increases in the Earth’s temperature are what are causing the most damage to the planet; even small increases can have a significant, long term impact on our environment.
Only a few degrees allegedly led to the end of the ice age over several thousand years ago. Another warming cycle like that could have a huge environmental effect on us causing glaciers to melt into ice caps, and effectively raising the levels of the world’s oceans. In order to stop global warming there’s a lot to maintain and ark on but the task is not going to be reversed completely. Humans need to take some of the first steps in healing our environment and stop capricious emissions of fossil fuels – our biggest factor in the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.
Controlling these emissions is the first of many steps necessary that we must take in order to combat this potentially disastrous problem. If left unchecked and no controls are implemented now, then our lives and livelihood will no doubt be disrupted, drastically altered or completely disappear as a result of a mere change we could have made in our lily lives. It’s an unbearable thought if we cannot protect one of our most precious resources, our planet Earth.