Everywhere people are talking about the global warming, but many others don’t know what it means. “Global warming refers to an increase in the Earth’s average surface air temperature.” (About Global Warming, 2009). The main thing that causes the global warming is the high rate of greenhouse gases, which is concentrated and caused by water vapor (H2O), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ozone (O3). According to Freedman's examination of Antarctic ice cores, published in 2005, atmospheric carbon dioxide is now 27% higher than any time in the last 650,000 year (Freedman, 2008). In this article, I’m going to write about the problems and solutions of the global warming.
There are several problems I got from "Effects of Global Warming, 2007" that are caused because of global warming. First, the ice melting in the earth, especially at the poles. As we know, when the temperature increases this will make the earth become hotter. However, this will melt the ice. The second problem is the rising of the sea levels in a range of 18 to 59 centimeters by the end of this century. The scientists expect that the rapid melting of Greenland's ice cap and the Western Antarctica glacier will add much more to the sea level. Last, hurricanes and storms are becoming more vehement than before.
Moving to the solutions, in "Global Warming Solutions, 2009" there were several solutions for the problem. The first solution is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. Individually, we must reduce using things which emanate the carbon dioxide; such as using the cars for the important things. Globally, the countries must reduce it from the economics and industries. The second solution is to use the renewable energy in our life such as using wind, biofuels, nuclear power and solar power. And build a new sustainable lifestyle such as Masdar City. Finally, seeding plants and trees, that takes up Co2 and gives oxygen.
Overall, in my opinion, we have the choice to solve this problem. Of course, the final solution is in the government’s hands, so we hope they solve it and help their society to have a sustainable life.
Freedman, Bill. "Global warming." Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale Group, 2008. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Higher Colleges of Technology. 18 May. 2009
"About Global Warming." World View of Global Warming. 18 May 2009 http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/pages/aboutwarm.html.
"Effects of Global Warming." National Geographic. 2007. 18 May 2009 http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-effects.html.
" Global Warming Solutions." National Geographic. 18 May 2009 http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-solutions.html.
YES! thank you! Another fellow Global Warming believer.
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