Essays Tagged: "greenhouse gases"
Class Journal on Global Warming
" 1Global warming is "a rise in the average temperature of the earth's climate due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." Our society is mostly powered by fossil fuels which contribute ... on emissions by about 1%.4.Plant trees. Trees consume carbon dioxide and increase the rate at which greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere. In urban areas, by providing shade, evaporative co ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Global Warming. 5 pages. Causes, effects, and possible solutions, such as: the kyoto treaty, "sinks", and hemp.
ntal changes. So how do the people plan to stop it?Since the beginning of the industrial revolution greenhouse gases have greatly increased and are continuing to increase at a considerable rate. Peopl ... ble for 98% of carbon dioxide, 24% of methane, and 18% of nitrous oxide. That shows how much of the greenhouse gases are completely unnecessary. Global warming has occurred because the atmosphere trap ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences
The Greenhouse Effect
Its a pretty detailed essay Good workThe Greenhouse EffectThe greenhouse effect occurs when gases such as methane, carbon dioxide,nitrogen ox ... aves, droughts and climate changes which could alter our way ofliving.The main gases that cause the greenhouse effect are water vapor, carbondioxide (CO2), and methane which comes mainly from animal m ... carbon dioxide.In my opinion we people of the whole world should try and slow down theemmission of greenhouse gases and/or find ways to balance the gases so theclimate doesn't change so rapidly. If i ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Greenhouse Effect
none very good reportThe Greenhouse EffectThe greenhouse effect occurs when gases such as methane, carbon dioxide,nitrogen ox ... aves, droughts and climate changes which could alter our way ofliving.The main gases that cause the greenhouse effect are water vapor, carbondioxide (CO2), and methane which comes mainly from animal m ... carbon dioxide.In my opinion we people of the whole world should try and slow down theemmission of greenhouse gases and/or find ways to balance the gases so theclimate doesn't change so rapidly. If i ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
It is called Global Hoax? A realistic view of global warming.
es? Have human activities altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases ? primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide? Or has the environment itse ... ncy), the United States produces approximately 6.6 tons (almost 15,000 pounds carbon equivalent) of greenhouse gasses per person every year. And emissions per person have increased about 3.4% between ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Enhanced greenhouse effect on global warming.
d radiates it back into space in the form of infrared radiation. This process is referred to as the greenhouse effect.About one percent of the earth's atmosphere is composed of greenhouse gases. Toget ... the earth to maintain the average temperature of the atmosphere at around 60 degrees F. Without the greenhouse effect, the earth would be a cold uninhabitable place. In comparison, Mars has an average ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Is the Kyoto Accord Constitutional
shed in Japan in December of 1997. It is an international agreement that sets targets to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate to change. These greenhouse gases include primarily carb ... and nitrous oxide. The accord calls upon the industrial nations to reduce their emissions of these greenhouse gases by at least five percent below the 1990 level by 2008-2012. However, since most cou ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
The Causes and Effects of Global Warming
s written for a Global Issues class. It includes an introduction, a section which explains what the greenhouse effect is and a section on evidence that suggests it is occurring. It explains the effect ... is easiest described as "human-induced climate change" (Lutz, 3). It occurs because of a buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Many factors contribute to the abundance of these gases. Global ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
"Putting Global Warming on Ice" Essay disproving global warming myth using scientific evidence.
Putting Global Warming on IceWhat makes the earth's temperature rise and fall? Do greenhouse gases block solar heat from leaving the earth, or is it only a product of solar activity? ... un in. People fought to shutdown plants in order to stop the emissions of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases'. Everyone believed the global warming claims coming from senators and environmenta ... first issue of global warming is the recent Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty designed to cut greenhouse emissions from successful countries.The international Kyoto protocol has been in debate f ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Global Warming
ll that blanket as atmosphere. Without atmosphere, the earth becomes cold. This process is known as greenhouse effect. But, nowadays the heat becomes our opponent, which is caused problems on the eart ... me warmer than it used to be. This is called global warming. Global warming is also called enhanced greenhouse effect because of the malfunction of the greenhouse gases, which are more than we need an ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences
The green house effect, ozone depletion, and soil salinity and degradeation.
The "GREENHOUSE EFFECT"Greenhouse effect is a warming of the lower atmosphere and surface of the planet b ... ight, gases, and particles in the atmosphere. The amount of heat-trapping atmospheric gases, called greenhouse gases, have greatly increased since the mid-1800's, when modern industry became widesprea ... ecame widespread. Since the late 1800's, the temperature of the earth's surface has also risen. The greenhouse effect is so named because the atmosphere acts much like the glass roof and walls of a gr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Should Australia Sign The Kyoto Agreement?
The threat of global warming caused by the overuse of greenhouse gases and consequently the depletion of the ozone layer have caused for the introduction ... eveloped nations at the United Nations Climate Change Convention in Japan 1997, to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% by the year 2012. For Australia to meet such regulation ... on should attempt to comply with the regulations of the Kyoto Agreement. Although this reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would somewhat reduce the present damage of the depletion of the ozone laye ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Environmental effects.
me in the atmosphere about 20 years.c.All of these three families of compounds are also very potent greenhouse gases.d.Some hydrocarbons - propane and isobutene - are now increasingly used as a "green ... ecautionary principle and aim to prevent pollution rather than cure it.4.The green house effect and greenhouse gases.The greenhouse effectoThe greenhouse effect:SunAtmosphereEarth surfacea.The amount ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Global Warming.
Global WarmingSome people believe that global warming and the greenhouse effect is real and humans cause part of it. They believe this for many reasons. Carbon di ... (Eblen)The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is becoming dangerously high. Carbon and other greenhouse gasses have been raising rapidly since the industrial revolution. This is about the same ... s, and oil. Most jobs also burn fossil fuels. Burning these fuels produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide warms the earth's surface by trapping heat that would normally esca ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences
Global Warming: What is Global Warming, Causes of Global Warming, Consequences of Global Climate Change.
ibed as the progressive gradual rise of the earth's surface temperature thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect and responsible for changes in global climate patterns. The greenhouse effect is t ... e by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warmer. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the Earth to rise, and creating many problem ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
The need for waste management plan
activities are responsible for our major pollution problems: water pollution, global warming due to greenhouse gases, soil contamination and erosion, ecosystem degradation and loss of biodiversity. Pa ... decomposition in the absence of oxygen produces malodorous, explosive gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The organic compounds released by the decomposition migrate with leachates and ca ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Fuel Cells - The Ultimate Alternative to Combat Automobile Emissions
s and explained how fuel cells were already seen as the next technology to significantly reduce the greenhouse gases we emit with our automobiles. Many technologies have been studied over the past dec ... pollution in the air each day. This pollution results in smog, acid rain, and it also supports the greenhouse effect leading to global warming. Even Kenneth Derr, the Chairman and Chief Executive Off ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
Assess the sustainability of China's energy usage using examples...
erienced severe atmospheric pollution, and China was blamed for releasing 10% of the world's annual greenhouse gases. During this period China was not at all sustainable in its energy usage.Not all of ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Natural Capitalism Is it possible to create new jobs, restore our environment, and promote social stability. Are the solutions creative, practical, and profitable?
jams, irreparable VCRs, Styrofoam coffee cups, landfills; the waste we can't see: Superfund sites, greenhouse gases, radioactive waste, vagrant chemicals; and the social waste we don't want to think ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
The future of the world with Global warming. Carbon Dioxide gases Rising. Kyoto Protocol, Canada's role.
bal Warming is the term that scientists use to explain the unnatural heating of the earth caused by greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are the increased levels of CO2 caused by the unnecessary burning ... ed by the unnecessary burning of fossil fuels. Automobiles are one of the leading sources adding to Greenhouse Gases. The remanding Greenhouse Gases are hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs), per fluorocarbons ( ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science