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Why should excess carbon be prevented from entering the atmosphere?
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∙ 14y ago
Because it is a greenhouse gas and can cause the heat from the sun to be trapped in the atmosphere which will heat up the planet and melt the ice caps and then cause flooding plus other bad things.
Because carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which contributes to Global Warming/ The Greenhouse Effect. It causes more of the radiation from the sun to be trapped by the earth's atmosphere, heating up the planet, which then melts the polar ice caps, which causes flooding and all sorts of other problems.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is vital for life! Without carbon dioxide we would have no plant life. It has an addiitional affect in that it helps warm the planet slightly. It is certainly not bad for the environment! Current levels of carbon dioxide are around 0.38% of the atmosphere.
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∙ 14y agoCarbon and its compounds especially carbon dioxide and methane is a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases cause greenhouse effect which results in global warming.
Global warming is an adverse phenomenon which is very harmful to the environment.
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∙ 13y agoDon't buy the line Al Gore and others have been selling for their own benefit. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is 380 parts per million, which is far lower than it was during the last few ice ages when it was over 4000 ppm. Carbon dioxide emissions are not causing the planet to get warmer, the sun is and this is a normal cycle in solar activity.
A:The world's demand for electricity means that we are burning vast amounts of fossil fuel. This is adding carbon dioxide into the greenhouse gases of the atmosphere and is contributing to climate change and global warming.The world's demand for red meat means we are cutting down forests for pasture and breeding more and more beef cattle. Forests absorb carbon dioxide, and cattle belch methane, a far more toxic greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
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∙ 15y agoIt keeps rays from the sun in the atmosphere after they bounce off the earth, therefore heating up the earth
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∙ 12y agoGlobal Warming
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The major anthropogenic sources of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are?
the burning of fossil fuels
What ways have you added excess carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
Excess, or additional carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere only by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), and a very small amount from volcanic activity.All other carbon dioxide moves in and out of the oceans, atmosphere and land as part of the normal carbon cycle, which includes the growing and dying of vegetation.Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide that was taken out of the atmosphere (when the vegetation grew) 300 million years ago, so it is extra.
How have humans added excess amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere?
People added carbon dioxide to the Earth's atmosphere by polluting with fires, carbon dioxide from cars, smoke, and other things that pollute the Earth's atmosphere. Also, when we pollute the atmosphere gets thinner and more heat is coming in and the ice in the poles would melt and increase the water level in the ocean.
What are the main causes of excess CO2 in the atmosphere?
The main causes of excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are:Deforestation, the destruction of the world's forests, andThe burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity.The first means that CO2 is no longer removed from the atmosphere, and the second adds more of that greenhouse gas to the mix.
What is excess carbon in the blood?
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The major anthropogenic sources of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are?
the burning of fossil fuels
What ways have you added excess carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
Excess, or additional carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere only by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), and a very small amount from volcanic activity.All other carbon dioxide moves in and out of the oceans, atmosphere and land as part of the normal carbon cycle, which includes the growing and dying of vegetation.Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide that was taken out of the atmosphere (when the vegetation grew) 300 million years ago, so it is extra.
What is an rapid rise in earths average temperature caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
global warming
An abnormally rapid rise in earth average temperature cause excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
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Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere produces absords some of the heat given off by the earth is?
greenhouse affect
What is an abnormally rapid rise in earth average temperature caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Global warming.
What is an abnormal rapid rise in earths average temperature caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Global warming.
What is the name of an abnormally rapid rise in earths average temperature caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Global warming.
How have added excess amounts of this gas to the atmosphere?
carbon emissions from industrious buildings, as well as other means such as motorized vehicles.
How have humans added excess amounts of this gas to the atmosphere?
carbon emissions from industrious buildings, as well as other means such as motorized vehicles.
What is the energy balance or energy budget in relation to the sun and earth?
The Earth's energy budget is in danger of being unbalanced by excess carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Normally carbon goes round closed cycles, and one example of a carbon cycle is the capture of carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by growing plants that can later be used as a energy source when the plant material is burned and recombined with oxygen to re-form carbon dioxide. The danger is excessive use of carbon fuels that were formed millions of years ago because they have no short-term cycle that recaptures the excess carbon from the atmosphere. The carbon gases act to trap the Sun's heat in what is termed global warming. The danger of excess carbon dioxide is seen in the planet Venus which has a thick atmosphere which is 93% carbon dioxide, and surface temperatures up to 500 degrees C.
How have humans added excess amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere?
People added carbon dioxide to the Earth's atmosphere by polluting with fires, carbon dioxide from cars, smoke, and other things that pollute the Earth's atmosphere. Also, when we pollute the atmosphere gets thinner and more heat is coming in and the ice in the poles would melt and increase the water level in the ocean.
