1. Intro

 

    Global warming is a consequence of mankind's impact on the Earth and the atmosphere.

It is not to be confused with global warming, a term coined by Stephen Schneider, who was skeptical of the idea of global warming and its causes.

Global warming describes a long-term trend for the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels. In order to understand this in context, it needs to be noted that CO2 is not emitted directly into the atmosphere, but is instead produced by burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air has risen dramatically since 1820 in response to humans' use of fossil fuels. Initially, this rise was attributed to natural processes such as volcanic activity, but it has subsequently been shown that human-induced emissions are responsible for the most recent increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations (thus setting off a new "greenhouse effect" that continues even after humans no longer use fossil fuel)

 

2. Causes of Global Warming

 


The word “global” is directly associated with the word “warming,” but what does it mean?

Perhaps you’re a scientist or a person who understands that global warming is caused by human activities. Perhaps you have an idea what global warming is, but you don’t know the details of its causes. Or perhaps you do know more than I do. This, of course, is how things work when you are a part of the world.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there are three main causes of climate change:

1. Natural: The sun and other natural factors cause climate change over long periods of time.

2. Human: As humans begin using more fossil fuels and industrialize their surroundings, they alter the climate by burning enormous amounts of energy. We are destroying our planet with our usage habits and we must stop doing so if we want to preserve it for future generations.

3. Anthropogenic: The human use of fossil fuels and industrialization has caused long-term climate change due to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from our combustion activities (e.g., cars) in this case making up most of our CO 2 emissions per year, which is also known as anthropogenic global warming (AGW).

Each cause has its own unique impacts on the conditions within our atmosphere and oceans, which in turn influence each other through varying levels of feedback mechanisms in the system. A few key points about global warming that we can all agree upon are 1) climate changes all over the planet; 2) all these changes are linked to one another; 3) they will continue to occur regardless of whether we change or not; 4) CO 2 -driven global warming is happening right now; 5) most scientists agree that this kind of anthropogenic (i.e., human-caused) warming could become irreversible if we don't act soon; 6) there is currently no convincing evidence that any level of economic activity will significantly reduce future global mean surface temperature rise; 7) without immediate action to cut carbon emissions there could be further increases in temperature under certain scenarios; 8) it's not just humankind that's causing this problem — it's also animals, plants, volcanoes and even minor meteor storms that are having an impact on us as well — thus making it impossible for us to completely eliminate or ward off AGW altogether . . . . The bottom line is that at this

 

3. Effects of Global Warming

 


Global warming has been a subject of controversy since its inception. The issue is that there is no clear evidence that the greenhouse effect is occurring as scientists think it should.

The effect of global warming on humans has not been demonstrated. We need to find a solution to global warming before it's too late.

There is no reason to panic over the issue because it is an extremely complex debate and there are many different opinions. There are those who say that global warming is real and those who say that it isn't, but most of us don't know exactly what science says. All we can do at this point in time is try to reduce our impact on the environment through our actions, but also do what we can by changing our energy usage habits as we go about our daily lives.

By:  Nazneen  Arif

The writer is a Student at Zanth Academy Jusak Turbat