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How is human interference in the carbon cycle causing an increase in global temperatures?
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∙ 12y ago
The carbon cycle moves carbon dioxide (CO2) in and out of the atmosphere. It has been doing this for millions of years and this, together with the greenhouse effect, has kept the earth warm enough for life all that time.
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) releases carbon that was stored underground 300 million years ago, during the Permian Period.
Releasing it now, as we do, adds CO2 that is extra, and more then the natural carbon cycle can manage to remove from the atmosphere. This is how we are interfering in the carbon cycle. This is what is causing global warming.
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What is the increase of co2 causing?
The increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing global warming and climate change.
Does the greenhouse effect increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
No. The greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm. Extra carbon dioxide added to it is causing global warming.
When carbon dioxide levels increase in the atmosphere what happens to global temperatures?
When greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere then the temperature rises. Greenhouse gases capture heat rising from the surface of the earth and prevent it escaping to space.
Can Greenhouse gases change Earth's average surface temperature?
Yes. They can and they do. Any increase in the level of carbon dioxide or methane in the atmosphere will result in an increase in average global temperatures. This typically results in evaporation of additional water vapour, creating a slight amplifier effect, to further increase surface temperatures.
What is the cause of global warming the gradual increase in global temperatures being observed today?
Increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
What gas is responsible for trapping the sun's energy and causing an increase in global temperatures?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
What gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect during global warming?
The gas which we can do most to prevent, and the one that is causing the increase in temperatures, is carbon dioxide.
What is the increase of co2 causing?
The increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing global warming and climate change.
What can be done to stop the increase in global temperatures?
its simple reduce carbon emission to the atmosphere
Do Oxygen and carbon dioxide contribute to air pollution?
No. Excessive release of carbon dioxide can contribute to acid rain, and it is believed to be a greenhouse gas, causing raised air temperatures.
A 10 percent increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the blood will?
Will decrease the blood pH causing increased ventilation.
Does the greenhouse effect increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
No. The greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm. Extra carbon dioxide added to it is causing global warming.
How does an ice age lead to global temperatures rising?
An ice age will put more carbon into the atmosphere. The increase in carbon captures the Sun's energy and the planet begins to warm.
How does ice age lead to global temperatures rising?
An ice age will put more carbon into the atmosphere. The increase in carbon captures the Sun's energy and the planet begins to warm.
When carbon dioxide levels increase in the atmosphere what happens to global temperatures?
When greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere then the temperature rises. Greenhouse gases capture heat rising from the surface of the earth and prevent it escaping to space.
What is carbon dioxcide?
Carbon dioxide is a toxic gas with the formula CO2, showing that each molecule contains 1 atom of carbon and 2 atoms of oxygen. It often forms from the combustion of carbon or carbon compounds or from acid-base or decomposition reactions involving carbonates. It is mildly acidic, forming small amounts of carbonic acid (H2CO3) when it reacts with water. Some scientists are concerned that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere are causing worldwide temperatures to increase.
What single factor is causing an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
The burning of fossil fuels in industry, transport and the generation of electricity.
