Coal, natural gas, and oil are burned for energy in many ways such as cars and power plants. Forest burning for deforestation also causes C02 emissions. C02 emissions are harmful to the planet and cause the planet to heat up. Global warming causes worse weather conditions in the world amongst other issues. With so many issues that can arise with a hotter Earth, I believe this to be a major issue that needs to be addressed.
Many worry about the negative consequences Global Warming may have on our Earth. It is believed that there will be detremental effects from sea to land. A rise in water levels causing the icecaps to melt. Melting icecaps would then release methane another greenhouse gas. The oceans salt water would mix with freshwater and CO2 would get absorbed into the oceans causing disabling effects on our waters food chain.
For example, what might the impacts be on? a. Earth’s climate? Climate change is humanity’s systematic overuse of the planet’s finite resources. Climate change, first and foremost, is a consequence of high fossil fuel dependence. Climate is an important environmental influence on ecosystems.
Are You Fracking Kidding In today’s society the environment is a huge issue. Politicians use environmental issues in their campaigns to get votes, movies have been made on the effects of global warming, and going green is everywhere. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing is a mixed combination of good versus evil. Tapping into our own natural gas supply, so we don’t have to be so dependent on foreign natural gas supplies, we are causing undeniable damage to our environment. According to Tracy Bank, “it pollutes bodies of water and turns residential areas into industrial zones, among other things” (Marsa, 2011).
Humans can survive in any area that provides food, water and clean air. The biosphere must maintain a stable atmosphere and climate as well as protect humans from solar radiation. Based on this week’s required readings, what are the main causes of threats to the biosphere? Global warming Water shortage Loss of usable land Pollution Over population Social ills Pandemics Melting of polar ice caps Rising sea levels Extinction of species Define sustainability. According to Dictionary.com the definition for sustainability is as follows: the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.
If ongoing pollution cannot be reduced, then the climate is just going to keep getting worse day by day. As a result, not only will a single nation be suffering, but also the entire planet will change due to global warming. Of course, if people can make efficient adaptation plans to control the ongoing global warming and climate change, in the future it can prevent the threat of global warming and many other climate change issues. After all, the consciousness that man could alter the climate of Earth has dawned slowly on their awareness. Work Cited Begley, Sharon.
Eaarth Chapters 1 & 2 We’ve changed the planet. Global warming is no longer philosophical or future threat but instead a current and very real threat. The changes made to our planet are more evident in the toughest parts of the planet, and climate change is wrecking the lives of thousands daily. We need to consider the world we’ve created and how to live in it. We need to figure out what part of our lives we must forego and what ideologies we must abandon so that we can protect our societies and our civilizations.
The Globe is losing its Cool Global Warming Melissa Moran University of Phoenix Axia collage Professors name SCI 275 October 21, 2009 There are many reasons for the change in the climate. Climate change also known as global warming is the change in the average temperature of the earth surface, and the change in wind and precipitation. Global warming is caused by releasing fossil fuels into the atmosphere. Many factors such as human activity and greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming. Global warming also has natural causes though they are often down-played in the media.
The use of chemicals in the hydrofracking process and the energy needed to operate the trucks and drills, critics say, offset the low carbon emissions from the burning of natural gas, making it no better than oil or coal. Furthermore, opponents contend, pollutants left behind at hydrofracking drilling sites could seep out from closed pipes and wells, posing a danger to public health for generations. Therefore, critics say, the federal government must step in to institute stricter regulations than the states have already
Solar energy benefits outpace the concerns of drilling by a landslide. The time has come to put the drill aside and use are natural tools to energize our country. Coal, oil, and natural gas are the primary non-renewable energy sources being utilized in the United States today. These resources, also known as fossil fuels, are damaging the natural environment that we live in carrying great consequence. According to Klare (2010) “It may not seem as if we operate under such a philosophy today, but we do—one that extols growth over all other considerations, that privileges existing fuels over