Global

Warming.
Causes. Effects. Wreckage.

Patricia Mae R. Arce

Global Warming
Causes. Effects. Wreckage.
I.
II.
III.
IV.

What is Global Warming?

The top causes of Global Warming
Major effects of Global Warming
Effective Ways to help Wreck Global Warming

Introduction
Global warming is already underway with consequences that
must be faced today as well as tomorrow. Evidence of changes to
the Earth's physical, chemical and biological processes is now
evident on every continent.
To fully appreciate the urgency of climate change, it's important
to understand the ways it affects society and the natural
environment. Sea levels are rising and glaciers are shrinking; record
high temperatures and severe rainstorms and droughts are
becoming increasingly common. Changes in temperatures and
rainfall patterns alter plant and animal behavior and have
significant implications for humans. In this section, explore the
connections between the climate data and the changes happening
around youand those you can expect to see in the futurein all
parts of the globe, including your own backyard.
This study global warming: Causes. Effects. Wreckage. will help
us further understand the different things concerning our world and
the global warming.

I. What is Global Warming?

Global warming is the phenomenon of increasing average
air temperatures near the surface of Earth over the past one to two
centuries. Climate scientists have since the mid-20th century gathered
detailed observations of various weather phenomena (such as
temperatures, precipitation, and storms) and of related influences
on climate (such as ocean currents and the atmospheres chemical
composition). These data indicate that Earths climate has changed over
almost every conceivable timescale since the beginning of geologic time and
that the influence of human activities since at least the beginning of
the Industrial Revolution has been deeply woven into the very fabric
of climate change.

II.

The top causes of Global Warming

Top 5 Natural Causes of Global Warming
1. Forest Fires: Deforestation by nature is another leading cause of global
warming. Natural forest fires are usually televised on the news, showing the
devastation of mountain homes and communities. While this loss is tragic,
the effects of these natural occurring forest fires pose a problem for the
earths air. Forest fires emit carbon-filled smoke into the atmosphere, and
new forests growth is slow and not stable enough to produce the much
needed oxygen into the newly, suffocating carbon air.
2. Permafrost: When frozen soil, constituting about 25% of the Northern
Hemisphere, increases, it keeps in the carbon and methane gases. So, while
you may be thinking how it can be global warming when youre still freezing
in Tibet, the permafrost is actually leaking carbon into the earths
atmosphere. While scientists cannot stop permafrost from emitting these
gases, the earths melting icecaps at incredibly fast rates, are cause for
concern.
3. Sunspots: Definitely more contributing than your four legged friend are
solar flares from the sun. According to the Environment Protection Agency
(EPA), sunspots are increasing global temperature. Sunspots restrict the
passing of solar plasma, which in affect gives off radiation. Sunspots and
solar flares are powerful and unstoppable. They can change the energy
radiating to earths atmosphere, and thus increase climate temperature.
4. Water Vapor: According to NASA, two-thirds of the gases stuck in the
thick blanket is in the form of water vapor. This hitch in tow effect means

rising temperature, rising vapor. The water vapor is unable to escape, and
thus results in hotter climate changes. NASA continues to work on water
vapor solutions to reduce their effect on global warming.

Top 7 Man-Made Causes for Global Warming

1. Man-induced Deforestation: Deforestation is the cutting down of trees
and plants to make way for any development activity. Mother Nature taking
out an entire forest is one thing, but man doing it for the use of crop
cultivation and other consumption, is another. Each day our forests are
bulldozed for the prospect of farms and factories. The loss of our forests
results in a chain reaction where too much carbon is released into the air,
with not enough oxygen to combat it.
2. Fossil Fuels: Pollution whether it is vehicular, electrical or industrial is the
main contributor to the global warming. Everyday billions of vehicles release
various gases into the atmosphere. This causes earth to warm up and
increase its average temperature. Electricity causes pollution in many ways.
Over 75% of the electricity worldwide is produced by burning of fossil fuels.
Many gases are sent into the air when fossil fuels are burnt of which main is
the carbon dioxide gas.
3. Landfills: When we throw garbage out of our house it goes to landfills.
Landfills are those big chunks of garbage that stink and can be seen in so
many places around the world. The garbage is then used by big recycling
companies to make some useful products out from it.
Most of the time that garbage is burnt which releases toxic gases including
methane into the atmosphere. These enormous amounts of toxic greenhouse
gases when go into the atmosphere make global warming worse.
4. Overpopulation: Another cause of global warming is overpopulation.
Since carbon dioxide contributes to global warming, the increase in
population makes the problem worse because we breathe out more carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere. More people means more demand for food, more
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, more demand for cars and more demand
for homes.
5. Mining: Oil and coal are two main culprits in producing greenhouse gases.
Methane, like carbon dioxide creates a thick shield over the atmosphere
trapping the suns rays. With the continued use of mining operations, these
harmful gases will only increase.

III.Major

effects of Global Warming

Extreme heat. If high temperatures, especially when combined with

high relative humidity, persist for several days (heat waves), and if
nighttime temperatures do not drop, extreme heat can be a killer. Of all
climate-related projections by scientists, rising temperatures are the
most robust. Higher temperatures are also the most influenced by
human behavior: the fewer heat-trapping emissions we release into the
atmosphere, the cooler we can keep our planet.

"Natural" disasters. Projected changes in temperature and

precipitation under global warming are likely to lead to other effects
that threaten human health and safety. For example, changing
precipitation patterns and prolonged heat can create drought, which
can cause forest and peat fires, putting residents and firefighters in
danger. However, a warming atmosphere also holds more moisture, so
the chance of extreme rainfall and flooding continues to rise in some
regions with rain or snow. In many heavily populated areas, sea-level
rise is more likely to put people in the path of storm surges and coastal
flooding. Warmer ocean waters may spawn more intense tropical
hurricanes and typhoons while ocean cycles continue to be a factor in
the frequency of tropical cyclones.

Poor air quality. Three key ingredientssunlight, warm air, and

pollution from power plants and cars burning coal and gasoline
combine to produce ground-level ozone (smog), which humans
experience as poor air quality. Higher air temperatures increase smog, if
sunlight, fossil fuel pollution, and air currents remain the same.

Spreading diseases. Scientists expect a warmer world to bring

changes in "disease vectors"the mechanisms that spread some
diseases. Insects previously stopped by cold winters are already moving
to higher latitudes (toward the poles). Warmer oceans and other surface
waters may also mean severe cholera outbreaks and harmful bacteria
in certain types of seafood. Still, changes in land use and the ability of

public health systems to respond make projecting the risk of vectorborne disease particularly difficult.

IV. Effective Ways to help Wreck Global Warming

First, there is energy efficiency. Very approximately one third of energy
is employed in buildings (domestic and commercial), one third in transport
and one third by industry. Large savings can be made in all three sectors,
many with significant savings in cost. But to achieve these savings in
practice will require appropriate encouragement and incentives from central
and local government and a great deal of determination from all of us.
Take buildings for example. All new buildings need to include energy
sources that are carbon-free. Existing buildings need to be modified for much
greater energy efficiency. In the transport sector, large efficiency savings are
also possible. For cars, for instance, a progression of technologies between
now and 2050 is anticipated beginning with petrol/electric hybrids then
moving on to fuel cells and hydrogen fuel from non-fossil fuel sources. Within
the industrial sector a serious drive for energy savings is already occurring
Secondly, there are possibilities for sequestration of carbon
underground, for instance, in spent oil and gas fields or in suitable rock
formations.12 Because of the large number of coal fired plants being built
especially in China and India, rapid development, demonstration and
implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in all new plants is a
very high priority.
Thirdly, a wide variety of non-fossil-fuel sources of energy is available
for development and exploitation, for instance, biomass (including waste),
solar power, hydro, wind, wave, tidal, geothermal energy and nuclear. The
potential of solar power, both photovoltaic and concentrated solar power
(known as CSP in which solar energy is used to drive heat engines), is
especially large, particularly in developing countries and near desert areas
with high levels of sunshine. For instance, large solar projects are envisaged
that couple electricity and hydrogen generation with desalination in desert
regions where water is a scarce resource. The opportunities within industry
for innovation, development and investment in all these areas are large.
Further, the potential is particularly large for modern biomass sources to
provide reliable energy for rural areas especially in the developing world.
Such provision could maintain the sustainability of rural communities and
help to stem the growing migration to large cities.
Fourthly, global deforestation especially in the tropics, that today
accounts for about 20% of carbon dioxide emissions, would need to be
halted early in the period. World leaders meeting at the G8 Summit in
Scotland in 2005 asked the International Energy Agency (IEA)13 to study

what changes would be required in the worlds energy production and use for
the 2 target mentioned above to be achieved. IEAs Energy Technology
Perspectives published in 2010 describes in detail the technologies and
investment required - it clearly demonstrates that the required technology is
available.
Further to the mitigation of climate change, many beneficial moves
towards other aspects of sustainability can be identified associated with the
revolution in energy generation and use that I have presented. The overall
net cost of this action, often quoted as a main concern, would appear to be
small even possibly negative and certainly far less than the costs of taking
no action that were mentioned earlier.

Conclusion
Indeed, global warming is a problem our world faces this century. There
are a number of natural causing factors involved in global warming. While
scientists continue to observe and study sunspots, water vapor, and
permafrost, there is little that can be done to penetrate such vast forces.
What we can do, however, is truly evaluate and prioritize how we treat and
value our planet. Global warming contributes to not only the fall of
ecosystems, weather patterns, and rises in sea levels, but the overall quality
of life we wish for on this planet. There are many things we can do to help
reduce the amount of energy we consume. Switching to renewable energy,
changing lifestyles and diets, and controlling our consumption of nonrenewable products, can greatly make a huge difference. The future of the
earth is in our hands.

Bibliography
Union of Concerned Scientists. Climate Hot Map: GLOBAL
WARMING EFFECTS AROUND THE WORLD. Union of Concerned
Scientists,
2011.
Web.
26
Dec.
2015
<http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warmingeffects/health.html>
Selin, Henrik. Global warming. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web.
26 Dec. 2015
<http://www.britannica.com/science/global-warming>.

Houghton, John. Global Warming, Climate Change And

Sustainability. The John
Ray Initiative. 2011
Kukreja, Rinkesh. Causes of Global Warming. Conserve Energy
Future . Web. 26
Dec. 2015 < http://www.conserve-energyfuture.com/GlobalWarmingCauses.php >
************************************
Singh, Bharat Raj. Global Warming - Causes, Impacts and
Remedies. InTech, 2015.
Harris, Stuart Arthur. Global Warming. Sciyo, 2010
Wiman, Bo L.B. Effects of Global Warming on Environmental
Pollution: An Area with many Knowledge Gaps. Kalmar
University, Sweden.