Monday, 7 May 2007

What is Global Warming and why is the end here?

Global warming is like saying ''what is for lunch?'' It has become so common in our language that it has become a part of our everyday lives. What actually is global warming I asked myself the first time I heard it. I just never knew that it would have a huge impact on our lives, stalking us at every turn we make. Scientists believe that global warming is:-



#A gradual warming of the Earth's atmosphere reportedly caused by the burning of fossil fuels and industrial pollutants.



#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. An increase in the near surface temperature of the Earth. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases.



#Global warming is the gradual increase in global temperatures caused by the emission of gases that trap the sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Gases that contribute to global warming include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and halocarbons (the replacements for CFCs). The carbon dioxide emissions are primarily caused by the use of fossil fuels for energy.

www.airdfw.com/heating-glossary.htm


An increase of the earth's temperature by a few degrees resulting in an increase in the volume of water which contributes to sea-level rise. That all in all, is global warming in a nutshell, trapped by greenhouse gases.

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