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How can humans worsen the effects of burning fossil fuels?
Humans can worsen the effects of burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) by cutting down the great forests of the world. This, sadly, has already been done, so the forests no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Why is there an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
burning fossil fuels
How have humans added an excess amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide is produced as a by-product of the burning or combustion of almost all types of fuels, including gasoline, natural gas (methane) and coal. People have been burning a lot of these things, in recent centuries. Because the carbon in fossil fuels has been out of circulation for 300 million years, releasing it now is overloading the carbon cycle, and causing the excess.
Why are fossil fuels used so much today?
They have been the most efficient energy source available.
How are extra greenhouse gases produced?
The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide that has been hidden for 300 million years. This is the extragreenhouse gas that is causing global warming.
How does burning fossil fuels affect the nitrogen cycle?
Burning fossil fuels alters the amount of nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere. Specifically, there has been a significant increase in nitric oxide levels since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Is it true that Global warming has been and is being caused by various numbers of factors?
Yes, this is true. Global warming is being caused by our deforestation and by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, which releases carbon dioxide.
What has the IPCC got to say about global warming?
The InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that global warming is happening, and that it is being caused by the human activities of deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels. Deforestation means that removed trees can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that has been long hidden underground.
What cycle do humans affect by burning fossil fuels?
We affect the earth's regular carbon cycle by burning fossil fuels. Coal and oil combustion adds billions of tons of carbon to the atmosphere, carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years.
What is global warming and what can you do to fix the problem?
Global warming is the gradual warming of the earth that has been happening over the past 200 years. It is caused by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity. It is also caused by deforestation, where we cut down great forests all over the world that used to absorb carbon dioxide as they grew. To fix the problem we have to stop burning fossil fuels. The only way we can do this is if we begin to use renewable energy, solar, wind, geothermal etc. These all produce electricity without any carbon emissions. We can use as much electricity as we want if it is all generated from renewable energy. Enough sunshine falls on the earth in one day to power the whole world for a year!
Are any good gases produced when burning fossil fuels?
Not really. Burning fossil fuels releases mainly carbon dioxide. In small quantities this is useful in keeping the earth warm. However carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is not part of the carbon cycle, but extra gas which has been safely sequestered under the ground for millions of years.
How can humans worsen the effects of burning fossil fuels?
Humans can worsen the effects of burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) by cutting down the great forests of the world. This, sadly, has already been done, so the forests no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Why is there an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
burning fossil fuels
How long has oil pollution been a problem?
since people started burning oil
Are the citizens of the US the problem of global warming?
Yes, but so are the citizens of every country, particularly the developed nations. We have been burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) since the Industrial Revolution, 200 years ago without any thought for the consequences.
Why wasn't global warming a problem thousands of years ago?
We only seriously began burning fossil fuels around 200 years ago, when the Industrial Revolution began. This releases carbon dioxide that has been hidden away for 300 million years, and this was the trigger for global warming.
A boxer has been jumping rope for an hour his legs muscles are burning and he feels weak which substance is the most likely cause of the burning he feels in his muscle?
The burning sensation in the muscles is likely caused by lactic acid.
