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Global Warming

Global Warming is the century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's surface, oceans, and atmosphere due to an increase in the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels or from deforestation trap heat that would otherwise escape from Earth. This warming is causing climate patterns to change.

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The rainshadow effect causes?

The rain-shadow effect causes some air and some wind and some rain to move from place to place.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of R1234yf?

The answer is that it is less global warming than the current R134A and has an atmospheric life of only 11 days. The disadvantage is that it will cost more, require changes in vehicle design, breaks down into an acidic substance when released into the atmosphere to be washed down by rain and will require completely new equipment to service at a tremendous cost to service facilities.

What is the greenhouse effect apex?

Gases in the atmosphere prevent heat from escaping.

What causes of abnormalities and effect?

Various factors can cause developmental abnormalities, such as genetic mutations, exposure to harmful substances during pregnancy, infections, and poor maternal nutrition. These abnormalities can affect physical, cognitive, and social development, leading to a range of disabilities and challenges in daily life. Early diagnosis and intervention can help manage the effects and provide support for individuals with developmental abnormalities.

What layer is the ozone in and what does it do?

The ozone is found in the stratosphere, specifically in the ozone layer. It plays a crucial role in absorbing and filtering out the majority of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, protecting life on Earth from its damaging effects.

What are the characteristics of polar ice caps?

Polar ice caps are large masses of ice that cover the polar regions of Earth. They are predominantly made of frozen freshwater and can vary in thickness. These ice caps help regulate Earth's climate by reflecting sunlight back into space.

Does fishing and driving cause global warming?

Yes it does, overpopulation means more emissions into the atmosphere by the increased amounts of people and the clearing of forests to build more houses, agricultural land, industries etc. Fewer trees, less oxygen, more carbon dioxide, hence more global warming.

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It is a good thing that the Earth is Intuitive and warms as more people are added..

We need the Warming to create more useful farmland to FEED the NEW Humans.

Are people worried about global warming where you live?

Whether or not you are worried about global warming seems to depend on your political persuasion, at least in the United States. Republicans don't believe it is happening. Democrats believe it, but can't get enough support to do anything about it.

Republicans, for the most part, are convinced that this is just hysteria. Poll after poll demonstrates that Republicans rank this issue far-lower than terrorism, economic decline and even entitlement reform. Republicans just don't believe that global warming is occurring. This position has hardened in recent years, as the scandals that expose apparent fraud in the scientific community by those pushing the global warming agenda pile up (Mann and the Hockey Stick graph, the East Anglia climate emails, and the recent revelations about the scientists who studied polar bear populations.) Republicans are suspicious about most environmentalist claims because, quite frequently, they think they are used to expand government power rather than to solve the problem. The fact that the major advocate for manmade warming in the United States is Al Gore also does not help.

Democrats are worried, and they believe that global warming is occurring. The question is: Do they believe it enough to be willing to spend money/lose their jobs to combat it? Most place it low on the spectrum of concerns, beneath welfare and economic performance, but nowhere near as low as Republicans. They are, however, willing to wield global warming as a club to force companies to buy "green" lighting (like my local Wal-Mart) and blackmail corporations into purchasing carbon credits.

In other words, America is in a stalemate. People have their attention focused on other things.

Some scientists think that Earth goes through natural cycles of warming and cooling. What is different about the current cycle of the Earth's temperature change?

The current cycle of Earth's temperature change is primarily driven by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, leading to an accelerated warming trend. This human-induced warming is happening at a much faster rate than natural cycles in the past, causing more rapid and extreme changes to our climate.

How is global warming affecting the future of the emperor penguin in Antarctica?

Global warming is slowing the growth of krill, the basic element of the Antarctic food chain. Fish feed on krill and the Emperor Penguin eats fish and krill. The future of all penguins is uncertain.

Why is the greenhouse effect not a phenomenon caused by excess fossil fuels being burned?

The Sun

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The source of most of the light and heat in our solar system is a colossal, ongoing fusion explosion called the Sun. The Sun varies its output in predictable cycles, of varying length. Whenever things are warming up, or cooling down, the first question you should ask yourself is: What is the Sun doing?

There is ample historical evidence of massive climate shifts that have no relationship whatsoever to humanity. Consider the Ice Ages. Humans were not driving SUV's during the Middle Ages, also known as 'The Medieval Warm Period,' yet the Earth was substantially hotter than today. England's was as warm and humid as Southern France, and the English were known for their wine. Today, the English have trouble growing any sort of grapes outside of a greenhouse. A few centuries later, during the 1600's, the Little Ice Age cooled temperatures down dramatically. We are on the tail-end of that recovery at the moment, but we are still nowhere-near as warm as it was during the Medieval Warm Period.

Also, we don't produce that much CO2. CO2 is a tiny percentage of the atmosphere, about 0.039%. Even with all of the gasoline we are burning, there is not enough CO2 to make a real difference. Water vapor and methane are far-more effective at trapping heat.

CO2 is also plant food. Plants with access to more CO2 will grow faster, and healthier. How much of the CO2 we produce with cars is sucked up by increased plant growth?

In general, blaming global warming on fossil fuels just does not make sense, when there are so many other, larger effects out there. On balance, increasing the CO2 levels in the atmosphere might warm the Earth a tiny fraction, but we do not know enough about the system to figure out how it will respond in the realm of cloud formation, plant growth, etc.

A:The enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming is a phenomenon caused by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).

The natural greenhouse effect, supported by the earth's carbon and water cycles, has kept the Earth warm enough for life for millions of years. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere capture and retain the sun's heat, reflected off the earth.

The enhanced, or accelerated, greenhouse effect, scientists believe, is happening now, and is being caused by the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Not by excess fossil fuels, but by any fossil fuels. All the carbon dioxide released from fossil fuels has been out of the cycle, hidden underground for 300 million years. Releasing it now, by burning, is too much for the natural carbon cycle, so the extra CO2 remains in the atmosphere and is causing global warming.

How long is carbon stored in a tree?

Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air releasing the oxygen and retaining the carbon as sugar and cellulose. The cellulose is used to form wood and leaves. The sugar fuels the trees cellular growth and seed formation.

The carbon is stored as wood (in the tree itaelf) and in the fallen leaves as humus or carbon in the soil.

How do people's beliefs affect the way they live?

People's beliefs shape their values, decisions, and actions, influencing their relationships, career choices, lifestyle, and overall well-being. Beliefs can impact how individuals interpret and respond to the world around them, guiding their sense of purpose, identity, and behavior.

Is there a map showing the projected impact of global warming on the southern US coastline?

There is a map where you can see the effect of sea level rise at the link below. At the top left you can set the sea level rise to 0 meters to see the present coastline. Changing the sea level rise to 5 meters or 50 meters will make changes on the map.

Are termites the one of the top 20 reasons for global warming?

Termites are not one of the top 20 reasons for global warming. While they do release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, the main contributors to global warming are activities like burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and agriculture.

Why is the phenomenon called global warming more accurately described as climate change?

It is not. They are not both the same, in fact, they are cause and effect. Global warming is the warming of the earth. This warming is causing climate change.


What global climatic phenomenon caused the water to rise and cover the island?

Global Warming is the "climatic phenomenon" that is causing the water to rise and cover land. Global Warming is caused by greenhouse gases been released in the atmosphere and the result of that is the temperture is rising and that causes the ice to melt off of lands we know as antartica and greenland. The melting is making the sea levels rise and cover land.

What is the organ that release carbon dioxide into the air?

Some actions that release CO2:

  1. Burning fuels such as wood, oil, or natural gas
  2. Breathing by people, animals, and plants (which respire carbon dioxide at night)
  3. Opening a soft drink bottle - all the bubbles are carbon dioxide.
  4. Chemical reactions, like baking soda and vinegar, or acid with carbonate rocks
  5. Yeast doing its thing, making bread light and fluffy, and beer foamy

Is oil a greenhouse gas?

No, oil itself is not a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. However, when oil is burned or used as a fuel source, it releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

How does carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses contribute the greenhouse effect?

Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface. This trapping of heat leads to the greenhouse effect, which results in warming of the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere. The increased concentration of these gases in the atmosphere, primarily due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, is enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing global warming.

How is the sun related to the earth's natural greenhouse effect?

Any greenhouse effect (including the one that takes place in an actual greenhouse) is a process by which the energy of sunlight is retained more than it otherwise would be. It's all about sunlight.

Why oxygen and nitrogen are not greenhouse gas?

Different molecules have different characteristic vibrational frequencies for their interatomic bonds. They absorb energy that matches that frequency. The vibrational frequencies for O2 and N2 bonds don't match the main wavelengths of the energy coming from the sun or radiating back out from the earth. Water (~98 of the greenhouse effect is from water vapor) and other greenhouse gases DO have vibrational frequencies that match that energy and thus readily absorb it.

How does the melting of the polar ice caps caused by higher temperatures affect the rest of the hydrosphere?

The melting of polar ice caps due to higher temperatures contributes to rising sea levels, which can lead to coastal flooding, erosion, and habitat loss. It also impacts ocean circulation patterns and can disrupt marine ecosystems. Additionally, the influx of freshwater from melting ice can alter water salinity levels and affect marine life.