| Temperature change is a normal occurrence | | | | subsidies the effect of global warming, it |
| that is happening in the planet that we live | | | | will prove to be catastrophic. Already a few |
| in, but the varying temperature patterns seen | | | | facts have come out regarding the ill effects |
| lately has been linked to the emission of | | | | of global warming on this planet. The |
| greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, more | | | | Kilimanjaro glaciers have been melting so |
| simply known as Global Warming. Even though | | | | rapidly that the mountain lost a quarter of |
| there were changes in the temperatures in the | | | | its ice from 2000 to 2006. There have been |
| early ages of our planet, it was considered | | | | reports that the glaciers in the Andes |
| to be normal. But, the evolution of | | | | Mountains are also melting rapidly. The |
| industries and factories in the early 1900's | | | | massive melting of these glaciers is evidence |
| has brought a wide change in the temperature | | | | that the world is getting too warm too fast. |
| patterns that are causing a lot of concern to | | | | |
| the researches and scientists. The main | | | | The following are the facts about the effects |
| factor attributing to global warming is the | | | | of global warming on this planet - average |
| emission of polluting gases like carbon | | | | surface temperature has increased by about |
| dioxide, methane etc into the atmosphere. By | | | | 0.6 C over the past 100 years; sea level has |
| definition, Global warming is the increase in | | | | risen by 10 to 20 cm over the past 100 years; |
| the average temperature that gradually warms | | | | increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide of |
| the Earth's atmosphere. | | | | about 75% annually due to the burning of |
| | | | fossils, while 25% is attributed to changes |
| Global warming is a phenomenon that has been | | | | in the land use like deforestation, |
| on the rise all these years. But, in the last | | | | overgrazing and over cultivation; |
| century, the rise in the temperature levels | | | | precipitation has increased in some land |
| has been alarming. The studies that have been | | | | areas and deceased in other areas; increase |
| conducted to find out the increase in the | | | | in the droughts in areas like Asia and |
| atmospheric temperature have been attributed | | | | Africa; major flooding in different areas |
| to the greenhouse gas concentrations, | | | | and more recently Tsunami that caused havoc |
| volcanoes and solar variations. The increase | | | | to life and property in many parts of the |
| in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere | | | | world. |
| will cause severe climatic changes and | | | | |
| weather condition changes. The main cause of | | | | The major cause for this global warming to |
| global warming is the emission of greenhouse | | | | occur on this Earth is considered to be man |
| gases like carbon dioxide into the | | | | made and its effects can only be drastically |
| atmosphere. It is well known that every tree | | | | reduced or erased from this planet, if each |
| takes in carbon dioxide from the air during | | | | and every one of us drives ourselves to this |
| its growing process and it gives out carbon | | | | common cause. Global warming in this planet |
| dioxide when it dies or the wood decays. In | | | | can be significantly reduced if we reduce the |
| the last decade, many trees have been felled | | | | emission of carbon dioxide and other |
| and woods burnt and these acts have further | | | | polluting gases into the atmosphere, |
| added to the carbon dioxide in the | | | | stopping deforestation and starting |
| atmosphere. | | | | re-forestation, minimal use of non renewable |
| | | | energy and using renewable energy sources in |
| The effects of global warming are even more | | | | your homes and offices. |
| alarming. If no action is taken to prevent or | | | | |