Global warming affects the ocean water level because of the raising temperatures; it causes the icebergs to melt which adds more water in the ocean. This poses a threat to Hawaii and other islands because Hawaii is made up of islands, which are small and surrounded by water. This leaves us at risk for many things with the reef and the people.
Global warming has some very potential impact on Hawaii’s environment, health, economy and natural resources. With the environment if the sea level raises our reefs are at risk. With out our reefs our beaches have no protection against the pounding waves. Also it hurts the reef cause if the water rises that means the sun needs to get through more water, which means the reef wont get as much sunlight for them to survive. With economy global warming poses a big threat on it. With the reefs being exposed to less sunlight and letting the waves pound our beaches, it threatens our economy because our state makes its profit off of tourism. Which means if our beaches start to go away then the tourism will start to decrease and less money will be coming in to the state. Along with this the fish that live around the reef may start to die off cause the reef isn’t doing good so the life around will react the same way. Reef fish population will start to drop until they adapt and hopefully the reef can too.
With the rising sea level it has already submerged a northwest island in the Hawaii region. This island goes by the name of whale skate. This island has disappeared and the rest of the islands up in that region are at steak for being under water. The islands are housing wildlife that are found nowhere in the world except these islands and most of these animals are endangered.
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In this essay, the author
Explains that global warming affects the ocean water level because of the rising temperatures. this poses a threat to hawaii and other islands because they are small and surrounded by water.
Explains that global warming has a potential impact on hawaii's environment, health, economy, and natural resources.
Explains that the rising sea level has already submerged a northwest island in the hawaii region. the rest of the islands are at steak for being under water.
Explains that climate change causes the weather to act up, causing droughts in north america and affecting our health as humans.
Explains that the effects of climate change on the hawaiian islands are worse than global warming. climate change makes tropical storms worse, which is a threat to our islands.
Explains that greenhouse gases are produced from transportation, industry, and electricity production. electricity production is the biggest part of the green house emition.
Explains that the number of wild brush fires is increasing due to the droughts, which cause the plants to become so dry that they become a fire hazard.
Opines that hurricanes are a threat to hawaii's health, since the island is in the middle of the pacific ocean.
Opines that the storm will hurt hawaii's economy in a big way. hawaii would have to rebuild as fast as possible to get back on its feet.
Explains that global warming is affecting the entire world, from america to the arctic. the polar bears' population is decreasing because of the melting ice.
Explains that the average plant temperature is rising about.8 celsius, causing more damage than scientists expected. a third of summer sea ice in the arctic has melted and the oceans are 30% more acidic.
Explains that greenhouse gases are responsible for global warming, since they allow direct sunlight to reach our earth's surface unimpeded. as the heat hits the surface long wave energy is being reradiated to the atmosphere.
Explains that global warming is like leaving the cup in the sun. the heat is too much, which causes the ice to melt fast.
Opines that in order for our plant to be like the cup in the shade where it is cool, we need to stop producing as much gases as we are today.
Opines that if we keep producing greenhouse gases at the rate that we are today, the cup (planet) will soon have more water in it than it started off with.
Opines that the people of the planet are entitled to help the plant survive as long as it can in good condition/health, and stop the rise of ocean levels to save the islands of hawaii and the other islands around the world.
Opines that the ice melting and rising sea level threatens hawaii's ecosystem, health, and economy.
Explains that their goal is to make the reader realize that we need to take care of our planet.
Describes the causes of global warming in national geographic's "causes of global warming."
Explains the effects of global warming on the environment. extreme weather, climate change. n.p., n.d. web. 5 dec. 2013.
Explains the "greenhouse gases." national climatic data center. n.p., n.d.
Explains the u.s. tropical islands impacts & adaptation from the environmental protection agency.
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Analyzes how perry dismisses the widely accepted theory that climate change is caused by high levels of carbon dioxide. however, he provides no scientific data as to how sun activity affects climate.
Opines that the ipcc, braaten, and others believe that global warming is due to the increase of carbon dioxide since humans began pumping large volumes of it into the atmosphere centuries ago.
Explains that global warming is one of the hottest and politically charged issues of 21st century, and the potential harms are massive.
Analyzes how david braaten counters perry's claim that carbon dioxide has little to do with climate change. his opinion contradicts that of a world-wide panel of the best scientists, the intergovernmental panel on climate change.
Explains the ipcc's "ar4 syr synthesis report." national geographic. global warming, natural disasters, ecosystems and green living.
"Causes." Global Climate Change. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.
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Explains that the ever changing variation of energy from the sun reaching the earth is also to blame for the significant amount of climate change.
Explains that greenhouse gas emissions create a blanket around the globe, which traps heat released from the earth. human activities such as changing land use, burning fossil fuels, and industrial pollution contribute to the greenhouse effect.
Concludes that human beings must become more environmentally aware and concerned towards the world in which they live, or we will continue to destroy this planet.
Explains that deforestation and urbanization of the earth's terrain is causing drastic climate changes in the specific areas where they occur.
Cites nasa's jet propulsion laboratory and california institute of technology as examples of global climate change.
"Ocean Events." GRACE â Uncovering the 2010-11 Decline in Global Mean Sea Level and Its Relation to ENSO (October, 2012). N.p., 8 Oct. 2012. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
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Explains that global warming is the process of gradual growth of average annual temperature of the earth and world ocean. nearly 200 countries have signed kyoto protocol and they must reduce four greenhouse gases.
Explains that global warming leads to melting of ice, which affects wildlife and flora and fauna.
Explains that the melting of ice will change the climate of northeast america and western europe, because water in the ocean will become colder.
Explains that global warming leads to drought, destructive storms, and floods. hurricane sandy affected caribbean islands, jamaica, cuba, bahamas, united states.
Explains that global warming has several effects on the ocean. according to a questionnaire, 70 percent of respondents claimed that climate change has dramatic impacts on oceans.
Explains that the rising sea level due to global warming has adverse effects on coastal environment and people.
Explains that global warming positively affects agriculture in some areas, such as usa, canada, europe, and central asia.
Concludes that there are positive and negative effects of global warming on the environment. it can destroy habitat and threaten the extinction of species of plants and animals.
Cites "facts on melting glaciers" and "global warming."
Analyzes the impact of global warming on wildlife, citing grace â uncovering the 2010-11 decline in global mean sea level and its relation to enso.
Carter, Robert M. "Global Warming: Ten Facts and Ten Myths on Climate Change." Global Research. Global Research, 9 Dec. 2009. Web. 25 June 2014. . Secondary Source
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Analyzes how al gore's statements about climate change weaken the anthropogenic global warming argument.
Analyzes how al gore exploited the sympathy and emotions of the people with the tragic assertion that studies have shown increasing mortality rates of polar bears.
Opines that hunting poses the real concern to the polar bear population's dwindling numbers, not global warming.
Analyzes how the great global warming swindle offers a counterargument to the prospect of man-made global warming.
Explains that while industrialization has changed the way humanity lives, many believe in anthropogenic global warming as a cause for increased temperatures.
Opines that one should seek answers and research issues, examining both sides of the argument and weighing the logic of both perspectives before coming to a conclusion.
Narrates the 35 inconvenient truths: the errors in al gore's movie.
Cites davis guggenheim's an inconvenient truth, perf. al gore, billy west, and george bush. paramount pictures, 2006.
Cites carter, robert m., "global warming: ten facts and ten myths on climate change." global research.
Explains climate and co2 in the atmosphere. university of california, san diego, 2002.
Powerpoint Presentation: Global Climate Change: Evidence and Causes by Maureen Knabb, Tim Lutz, and Win Fairchild. West Chester University, 28 Jan, 2010. Web. 24 June 2011.
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Explains that they were only vaguely aware of the hazards of changing climate and the dangerous effects of global warming that are becoming evident in our environment. it is extremely critical for the inhabitants to learn to stop destroying the environment and to maintain a strong and healthy world.
Analyzes the impacts of climate change on the human race, including sea levels rising due to ice and glaciers melting, ecosystems being severely damaged or destroyed, and human food supplies being decreased.
Explains that a positive feedback process occurs when'smaller' problems increase the rate of reaction, leading to much bigger problems.
Explains that human impacts on the environment vary widely, and it is imperative that the human race does its part in changing the way it lives.
Opines that technology will eventually catch up and we will have many more opportunities and methods.
Explains that they believe the answer to the question "what should the senator know about changes in earth's temperature in recent decades?" is "c". the graph shows a positive correlation between temperature and carbon dioxide.
Opines that the senator should be aware of co2 as a cause of climate change and the scientists' conclusion that human activities are increasing temperatures and acidifying the oceans.
Explains that the kyoto protocol and other policies have been put in place by regulating organizations to reduce harmful emissions.
Explains rex, erica, "measuring climate change." astrobiology magazine -- the origin and evolution of life in the universe.
Explains eubanks, middlecamp, heltzel, and keller's chemistry in context: applying chemistry to society.
Presents maureen knabb, tim lutz, and win fairchild's powerpoint presentation on global climate change: impacts and remediation.
Global warming and climate change have been frequent topics of discussion over the past several years. Although people tend to focus on the politics, it is time to look past the media aspects of it and into the cold hard facts of what our Earth is currently experiencing, and what caused it in the first place. The cause of climate change includes natural causes, but human causes are what is generating such a rapid global change. It’s time that the ways in which humanity affects the Earth’s climate, how scientists record and measure the climate change, and what can be done in everyday life to slow it down and/or stop global warming, are recognized.
In this essay, the author
Argues that it's time to look beyond the media and into the cold hard facts of what our earth is currently experiencing, and what caused it.
Explains that the greenhouse effect is the tendency of earth’s atmosphere to admit the sun's radiation but partly retain the low-frequency heat radiation. human activity has changed our greenhouse, especially over the last 150 years due to industrialization.
Explains that humans have caused the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, mostly by the constant use of electricity, transportation, industry and agriculture.
Explains that the most relevant greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere are: water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and most commonly, carbon dioxide.
Analyzes how the textbook the essential cosmic perspective explains that visible light is reflected or absorbed by the earth, and any energy is sent back into space, causing thermal radiation.
Explains that deforestation is the act of clearing trees and turning a forest into empty land.
Explains that earth's land is 31% forest, and national geographic estimates that in a hundred years there will be none of it, if the rate of deforestation isn't slowed.
Explains that sea levels are rising because not only the earth absorbs heat from greenhouse gases, but the oceans absorb 80% of the heat.
"What Can We Do about Global Warming and Climate Change? | UCAR - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research." What Can We Do about Global Warming and Climate Change? | UCAR - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.
In this essay, the author
Explains that weather is the result of long-term weather patterns in a region.
Explains that global climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns. the atmosphere is responsible for controlling the flow of energy to earth and biogeochemical cycling of many elements and compounds.
Explains that different temperature and moisture regimes have created different types of ecosystems called biomes, reflecting the adaptations of plants, animals, and microbes to the frequent weather patterns of a region.
Explains ucar's what can we do about global warming and climate change.
Naymushin, Ilya. "Global Warming Effects Information, Global Warming Effects Facts, Climate Change Effects - National Geographic." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 6 Apr. 2007. Web. 01 May 2014. .
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Explains that the presentation will focus on the characteristics of carbon, global or local issues related to carbon dioxide, what science is doing to address these issues and the benefits and limitations of these scientific methods.
Explains the concept of fuel switching and carbon capture and sequestration, which can reduce co2 emissions from new and existing coal, industrial processes, and gas plants.
Explains solar-thermal energy, photovoltaic technologies, biomass, and carbon capture and sequestration.
Explains how geoengineering can reduce carbon dioxide emissions while enabling low-carbon electricity generation from power plants.
Cites biello, david, and boyd, philip. "10 solutions for climate change." scientific american global rss.
Summarizes cleveland, cutler j., and michael hogan's "carbon." the encyclopedia of earth.
Explains stephens, jennie c. carbon capture and storage. encyclopedia of earth, 6 oct. 2009. trimarchi, maria. "how solar thermal power works."
This article defines global warming and talks about how it is happening now. The article also goes in depth of how global warming is caused by humans and the effects that global warming are causing. Another thing the article talks about is what we can do to solve the problem of global warming.
In this essay, the author
Argues that global warming is due to the increase of greenhouse gases present in the earth's atmosphere, primarily the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. however, opposing arguments refute this claim.
Explains that carbon dioxide is odorless and colorless in form and helps regulate the earth's temperature, and is essential for plant respiration.
Argues that the threat to plant survival due to global warming is only "issues" that should not be a cause for fear
Explains that global warming is due to the greenhouse effect, which is a warming near the surface of the earth that results when the atmosphere traps the sun’s heat.
Explains that global warming threatens the health of humans and the environment, and argues that increasing carbon dioxide emissions are not the primary cause of climate change.
Argues that the argument that increased carbon dioxide emissions resulted to increased global warming overlooks the impact that it has over human beings.
Analyzes how the article focuses on the climate changes caused by carbon dioxide and other gases since the industrial revolution.
Uses the encyclopedia of global warming and climate change to explain the effects of increased carbon dioxide emission in the atmosphere.
Some islands right in our backyards are slipping away before our eyes. According to Conservation International the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, as of 2016, is the highest in 3 million years. Global warming will melt many Glaciers that will affect sea level and the Islands around the world including the Chesapeake Bay. Many Islands will no longer exist due to sea level rise and flooding’s. Global warming is when the temperature gradually increases, generally accredited to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants. Pollutants will cause acid rain which will pollute the water and kill off the animals that drink the water.
In this essay, the author
Explains that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the highest in 3 million years. global warming will melt many glaciers that will affect sea level and the islands around the world.
Explains that 11 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans comes from deforestation compared to the emissions from all the cars and trucks on the planet.
Explains that the little ice age occurred in the 1850, near the end of the naturally occurring, 300-year period. maryland has 281 named islands within its waters and waterways.
Explains that the chesapeake islands served as retreats for presidents, senators and congressmen, and nurtured inventors.
Explains that the chesapeake bay began as the susquehanna river, flowing from new york to the atlantic ocean. global warming ended the last ice age, melted glaciers that covered much of north america.
Explains that coastal wetlands are threatened by erosion and rising sea levels. they provide habitat for many kinds of plants and animals and are especially critical as amphibian breeding grounds.
Describes tangier island as one of the most isolated and extraordinary places in the u.s. the island is home to more than 500 full-time residents who travel by golf carts and bikes.
Explains that deal island is a three-hour drive from washington, just across the bay from tangier island. artifacts on the island suggest it to be the site of the manokin indians village who left soon after the english settlers arrived.
Explains that the ghost forests are a sign that within the next generation, parts of the island will become uninhabitable.
Explains that artificial reefs are manmade under water structures to prevent erosions. the "thunderbolt" was intentionally sunk in the water south of marathon and key colony beach in florida.
Explains that many of the bay islands were farmed and logged; both processes destroy the system of roots and soil that hold an island in place. one island disappeared as recently as 2010.
Opines that minimizing pollution, climate change and erosion would be a major help of keeping around the history of the chesapeake bay which some people will never know existed.