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“No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change
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It is a gradual
increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
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One of the major contributors to global warming is greenhouse effect
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According to the National Aeronacitics and Space
Administration (NASA), most of the sunlight absorbed by the earth is released out of the
atmosphere and into space in the form of Infrared Radiation (IR)
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The absorption of these radiations by greenhouse
gases makes the Earth warm enough for human survival; the process is described as greenhouse
effect
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This increase is a consequence of human activities
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Fossil
fuels like coal, oil and natural gas have become an integral part of our everyday life, but it
releases an enormous amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
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With our ever increasing obsession and dependence on electricity there has been
an increase in coal burning and release of CO2 by power plants
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With the daily
demand for transportation --both public and private-- the use of fossil fuels has risen
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This has resulted in an increase demand for shelter, cloth and especially
food
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Methane is produced when organic matter is broken down by
bacteria in oxygen starved conditions
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Moreover, instead of using animal manure, the use of
chemical fertilizers has increased
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Deforestation has also been a benefactor to greenhouse effect, in return global warming
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Trees remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and deforestation releases large amounts of carbon, as
well as reducing the amount of carbon capture on the planet
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An increase in greenhouse gases
has a rippling effect of thinning and creating holes in the ozone layer
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The more heat
entering the Earth means the more fossil fuels will be burnt to cool down the heat; this will again
produce more greenhouse gases
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According to
the National Geographic News more than a million of earth’s plants and animals will become
extinct due to global warming
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Natural disasters such as droughts and hurricanes will increase in number and
severity
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Global warming caused by greenhouse effect not only results in environmental changes,
but threatens the very existence of our civilization
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We
should live by the laws of the four “R”s: Reduce, reuse, recycle and replenish
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REFERENCE PAGE
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Harvey, Chelsea
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Business Insider Inc, February 17, 2015, October 25, 2014
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“Global Warming Effects and Causes: A Top 10 List”
Planet save
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NONE
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September 28, 2015, October 25, 2015
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“Billions could go hungry from global warming by 2100” New Scientist
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Roach, John
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July 12, 2014, October 25, 2015
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“Why global warming means killer storms worse than Katrina and Gustav
Part 1” Climate Progress
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Shindell, Drew
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NASA, March 1998, October
25, 2015

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