... important if I told you that the world's glaciers are melting, or that the year 2001 was the second hottest year in the past 600 hundred years? Well you have never thought about the other end of things now have you? If I put it to you in a way that it might affect you, would you do something? The world was made to ... well, back then there weren't as many people, so even if it's warmer just because of past ice ages, it will still have a dramatic affect on us. Have you ever thought that if there weren't so many people in this world it would be a lot easier for you to live? Well in some w...

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... the seas are becoming to warm. These are just a few of the many problems that are arising from the effects of global warming. The main causes of this warming is thought to be the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, which release carbon dioxide and other substances known as greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide ... set aside certain days of the school year for fun projects on educating about the problem and solutions that their city or town can do to fight global warming. Another thought that comes to mind would be for the government to somehow rai...

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... Stockholm have lost 500 billion tons of topsoil due to erosion. In Rio carbon dioxide climbed 9 percent from the year before. Seeing some of the troubles some countries are going thought there is really no true accounting system on depreciation of natural capital or loss of topsoil from erosion, destruction of forest by acid rain, or the depletion of the protective ... ...

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Loss of habitat, climate change and UV radiation are just a few reasons for earths dramatic drop in amphibian's population in the recent years. Amphibians have lived on our earth longer then humans and adapt to a wide variety of habitats over the years. A recent study had proved that human neglect and ignorance has greatly impacted the amphibian population. In the remaining amphibian populations deformities such as extra eyes, or limbs have been reported in as many as 44 states. Some deformities are natural but in some areas up to 60% of amphibians have been reported ta have these defects. Our...

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... to flow into areas where salt is harmful, threatening plants and animals in those areas. For example, an increase in the salt content of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays is thought to have decreased the number of oysters able to live in those waters. Oceanfront property would be affected by flooding, and beach erosion could leave structures even more vulnerable to ... ...

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Global Warming What is Global Warming? Global Warming is described 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 the absorption of energy radiated from the Earth's surface by carbon ... ...

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... having a natural procession from the Ice Age. (Parsons 45) Natural causes such as the moon's gravitational pull, ocean currents, the sun's radiation, the ozone, and El Nino/La Nina are thought to be an explanation for global warming. El Nino is "a natural, quasi-periodic increase in the sea-surface temperature of the ocean currents off the coast of South America, which ... ...

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... which harming and threatening plants and animals in those areas. For example from the Environmental Protection Association, an increase in the salt content of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays is thought to have decreased the number of oysters able to live in those waters. Besides, Oceanfront property would be affected by flooding, and beach erosion could leave structures even more vulnerable ... ...

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... be addressed in order for us to help improve our environment. Global warming makes us feel very uneasy. To know that one day the polar icecaps could melt is a scary thought. If global warming continues to increase and raises the earth's atmospheric temperatures, the melting of the polar ice caps could become a reality. This would cause horrific devastation to many parts ... ...

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... another. Yet this carbon currency can be conversely used as a profitable incentive, solely towards the companies that use new tecniques to reduce their gas emissions. Ideally, carbon currency should be thought of as a short-term solution to our idustries' gas emissions issues. We must undoubtedly strive for a common limit for all industries, allowing none to have the option of emitting more ... ...

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... record of the past decade, that does not seem to be the state of climate science today. As New Scientist magazine trumpets in its articles on Climate Change, "Whatever you thought about Global Warming, it's probably wrong."" ...

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... that are sent out in to the public, the reply rate themselves are not ver high or well received. The signatures at the very least stress the fact that serious thought needs to be taken towards the global warming controversy. The cards are definitely stacked against all who agree with the theory of global warming. Taking a look at the area and ... ...

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