...Running Head: Anthropogenic Climate Change Anthropogenic Climate Change Name: Course Name: Informal Logic Presented To: December 13, 2011 Anthropogenic Climate Change 2 Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................... 3 1. Part 1- Argument ................................................................................................... 4 Global warming caused by the man- made gases. The advancement of industries and factories should be halted in order to control global warming. Emission of the CO2 gases by the industries is polluting the air that is ultimately leading to global warming. According to the US Climate Change Science Program “Global warming is a real and manmade issue and immediate actions are mandatory to save the environment”. (Deepte, 2011)....................................................................................4 Why it is considered as a man made issue? .........................................................4 a. Green house gases emitted by the industries/ Factories:...................................5 2. Part 2 - Counter Arguments ................................................................................... 6 A. Solar Variations:................................................................................................. 6 b. Green House gas is natural Process:..................................................................6 c....
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...GLOBAL WARMING MAN-MADE 8/8/2012 Global Warming Fact or Fiction I. Theory of global warming A. Is man-made global warming credible or not credible? 1) Evidence 2) Causes and effects Global warming is a term used to describe an increase over time of the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Over time it has been arguments of humans are contributing to global warming. It has also been a question if global warming is causing our earth’s climate to change. Use of the term “global warming” generally implies a human influence. A more neutral term which is climate change is used for a change in climate with no human influence an example could be the “ice age.” Natural causes are causes created by nature such as a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and the wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas and is known to trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change and usually lasts about 40,000 years. Man-made causes are said to do the most damage. There are many man-made causes pollution being the largest man-made problem. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution, they are fuels made of organic matter such as coal or oil. When these fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called CO2. Mining coal and oil also allows methane to escape, the methane is naturally in the ground and while mining coal or...
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...Survey of Science and Technology in Society Global Warming: Crisis or Conspiracy What is global warming? Or climate change for that matter? How did it start? How will it continue? What will happen to humanity? Will it one day be gone, due to our own ignorance? These are some of the questions raised by a percentage of the society who believe in the facts and evidences presented by the scientists and environmentalists. While the other part of the society seem divided over this issue, these groups of skeptic individuals, strongly deny the theory that global warming is a big issue and require urgent attention. Their beliefs are based on scientific facts too. So what’s right and who’s wrong? The debate doesn’t seem to stop. To begin with, Global warming is the continuing rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system, forcing it to change. Though change in climate is nothing new for the earth, according to the evidence and facts provided by the article “Global Climate Change” posted in NASA’s official website, the Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives. The current warming trend, however, is of particular significance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in...
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...Global Warming : cause and Mitigation SCI 110 December 4, 2013 Global Warming: cause and Mitigation Comparing contrast natural versus man-made climate changes. My sciences agree that there are natural causes to climate change so says the sun greenhouse effect and reflectivity. Many would also debate the man-made atmosphere changes can increase these significantly to be determined as a man-made change the global climate. Whenever sciences look at the history of the changes and whether they can have many different conclusions for rising temperature stay in that can be a normal Earth cycle. The greenhouse effect is something scientism turn was the resolution of plants release some energy back into the estimate fear is he causing a greenhouse type effect on the entire planet. The rule of reflectivity in the past sciences have concluded that ice melting and increase call cover can contribute to climate change also known is volcanoes eruption's in the past have been known to change the atmosphere. In my opinion global warming does exist the amount of man-made materials and emissions into the atmosphere is almost uncountable. To be naïve to believe that these emissions’ staying with in our atmosphere does not have a change on our global climate is ignorant to the fact that these emissions are home for toxic and dangerous to humanity and the earth itself. Although it may be difficult for politicians and business people to believe are to take advantage of the information given...
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...Megan Hoot Is global climate change man-made? General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform fellow students that the cause of global climate changes is man-made. Thesis Statement: Humans expansion and use of non-renewable energy sources are the primary causes of global climate change. One Point * Humans contribute to the global climate change with carbon emissions and expansion Outline Intro – What is global climate change? Body – Climate change is caused by humans & supporting facts Conclusion – Restate thesis (climate change is caused by humans) & renewable energy is the only way to stop it Preview (Intro & intro to the intro)My name is Megan Hoot and I am going to explain the effect of humans on our global climate. What is global climate change? Climate change is the overall change in climate around the world to a warmer average temperature. According to NASA, the ten years with the warmest average temperatures since 1880 have occurred in the last 12 years. (Body)How could humans cause such a significant impact to the weather around the world? It is a combination of a few things. First, humans burn coal and fossil fuels for most of our energy. In the U.S. alone there were nearly 256 millions cars registered in 2013; that’s almost 63 million more than in 1990. This influx in individuals releasing greenhouse gases such as CO2 on a daily basis is a significant contributor to the climate change. In addition, clearing...
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...Argumentative Essay Is global climate change man made? Some would argue that climate changes are just stages of the Earth or doesn’t exist at all. Most would say that with all the people in the world and all the things that they do to Mother Nature that climate change is a man-made problem. In this essay, I’m going to explain both sides of the argument and give some facts about why they think that. First off, I think that climate change is man-made and it is from careless people on the earth that don’t think about the effects of things they do in the long run. We all leave some sort of carbon footprint. With population growing and getting out of control most people don’t realize a lot of the things they do are harmful to the planet. With more people, there is a need for more places to stay. People need homes and land so one of the major factors in climate change is deforestation. Another factor is the burning of fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal. These energy resources are burned for electricity or refined to be used as heating or transportation usages. “Over the past 20 years, nearly three-fourths of human-caused emissions came from the burning of fossil fuels.” These things all have to do with letting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This is one of the major reasons of temperatures getting warmer. “Humans have increased atmospheric CO2 concentration by a third since the Industrial Revolution began.” Another factor in climate change is the release of Methane...
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...William Blevins American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project BUSN 300 – Lower Division Capstone 1/7/2012 Global Warming Outline 1. What is the theory of global warming? 2. Theory of man-made global warming is credible a. Evidence b. Causes c. Effects of global warming 3. Theory of man-made global warming is not credible Global Warming Global warming is a hotly debated theory that states that there is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature (Global Warming). The tedious bickering over if global warming is occurring has stopped with science showing that average temperatures have risen. The argument has now shifted to whether humans are contributing to the warming. Also at debate is whether or not global warming is causing Earth’s climate to change. Both sides of the debate attempt to use science and logic to support their viewpoints. Proponents to the belief that humans are causing global warming attribute the earth’s temperature rise to emissions/pollutants that collect in the atmosphere, trapping the sun's heat and causing the planet to warm up (Global Warming Basics). .The science behind global warming is simple. Global temperatures have shown a temperature increase over the last 100 years, with a very steep increase in the last three decades. Likewise, NASA has shown the average United States temperatures have increased steadily over the same time period. Other scientists and science organization...
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...rule over the earth, man is also responsible for the environment. Global warming has affected the planet which is and has caused a climate change on earth. Natural disasters have increased due to the climate change. Christian’s responsibility for creation is to restore its landscape, agriculture, animal life, and human livelihood. Christians have a responsibility to preserve creation by recycling, proper disposal of hazardous waste, and create protection agencies for wild life. Christians have a responsibility to take care of creation, restore, preserve, and protect creation in all aspects which God has commanded man to do. God’s involvement in creation is understood for Christians in the Bible starting at Genesis 1. The Bible shows at the beginning God’s hand is expressed in all aspects of creation. The first day of creation God made space, time, earth, and light. On the second day, God created the atmosphere of the earth which then making it possible for life on earth. The third day, God made dry land and called it “earth.” God names the water “sea.” God also created the vegetation, plants that produced seeds for reproduction, fruit with seeds in the fruit, and trees. The fourth day, God created the Sun, moon, and stars. The purpose was to be able to tell signs, seasons, days and years. The fifth day, God created the Sea and flying animals on earth also including dinosaurs. The Sixth day, God created the all forms of land animals and man. God created man...
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...Marcus McClenty W. Steward Environmental Issues EG481 22 February 2015 Outline: Is Climate Change Manmade? Hypothesis: Climate change is not manmade. The climate is changing, the globe is warming, both these terms express an action is taking place. Why are these actions taking place? Are these actions caused by man or nature? Is the correct terminology being used when describing this phenomena? These are just a few questions that will be explored in this report. The term global warming is an attention to temperature increases in the earth’s surface atmosphere. Climate change refers to the long term effects of transformations in the earth’s atmospheric conditions. From these two terms one could derive global climate change defined as the increase in the earth’s surface temperature and the effects of that change within the atmosphere over the long term. Both these terms are used in American politics,” partisans routinely use the power of terms to frame political issues in ways that promote ideologically consistent attitudes and beliefs… The term ‘‘climate change,’’ in contrast, may recruit more general associations of temperature changes, which can easily accommodate unseasonably cold temperatures and record snowfalls. In addition, Whitmarsh (2009) observed that ‘‘global warming’’ evokes stronger connotations of human causation, whereas ‘‘climate change’’ evokes stronger connotations of natural causation.” (Schuldt, Konrath, and Schwarz 2011) From these authors observation’s...
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...Climate Change is a Natural Process, not Man-Made Lanson D Owen II Friends University Abstract One of the most important and controversial environmental issues facing the world today is the changing of the climate. Many think it is man-made but fail to understand the fascinating natural cycles of how complex the geological history of planet earth is. It is a difficult subject to take in, so the public has to rely on experts for making the information understandable. The problem with relying on a group of people to make decisions for the public is they have the ability to manipulate the data to back their point of view. It has been scientifically proven and accepted by many scientist that mini global warming and global cooling periods have been present in the earth’s history. These fascinating scientific facts of earth’s history have been totally knocked out by the massive hype that man is responsible for climate change. Overall, climate change tends to be reported as explanations about general tendencies and possible outcomes. Climate Change is a Natural Process, not Man-Made It seems like everyone in the world has an opinion about what might be causing the climate of the world to change. Recently there has been a common scientific consensus that claims to know what is causing the climate to change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is stating carbon dioxide is causing the climate to change, the oceans are warming, and the temperature is rising faster...
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...Climate Change is a Natural Cycle: Global Warming is a Hype Terra Nova is a new American TV series on the Fox network, which airs on Mondays and has caught the attention of a wide audience for its science fiction suspense. The show is intriguing because it relates to a huge debate going on right now amongst scientist, politicians and environmentalist; Global Warming. Is it real and if so, are humans the cause. In Terra Nova it is year 2149 and Earth is being destroyed to extinction due to air quality and overpopulation therefore, it has become impossible for humanity to survive and almost no vegetation exists. This leads humans to scramble and figure out a way to survive by trying to go back in time and not make the same mistakes. Although, Terra Nova is just a show many believe the concept is true even though there is no conclusive proof that humans are the cause of global warming. Scientist on both sides of the debate, agree that global warming exist but the argument is whether or not humans are the cause by the burning of fossil fuels and if it will destroy Earth. There are many factors that contribute to the warming of Earth, but man-made global warming is just a theory that has been hyped up because scientist cannot disprove that climate change is a natural cycle that has been happening for thousands of years. It is clear that the man-made global warming campaign has exploded and many people are benefitting from it regardless of how little scientific data there is to...
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...Global Warming “The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 7,000 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.” (NASA.GOV) Going through the history in our planet’s timeline, global warming seems to be an issue that is rising as time moves forward. People are more focused on materialistic things and are less worried with the planet. Not thinking about the future but only about what we are living in the present, we as human beings are considered selfish. Unfortunately, the imbalance that we are creating between our lives and earth is already showing the catastrophic signs in the form of cyclones, flood, tsunami, etc. If the imbalance continues to increase, one day the conditions will put a question mark on the existence of this planet. Several current trends clearly show that global warming is directly impacting the sea levels, the melting of ice caps and significant worldwide climate changes. “When it comes to connecting the dots between climate change, extreme weather and health, the lines are clear.” (NRDC.ORG) In short, global warming represents a fundamental threat to all living things on earth. We need to start to think not only about ourselves...
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...GLOBAL WARMING: NATURAL OR MAN-MADE? Donna Berg SCI 207: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Lincoln Simmons September 3, 2012 GLOBAL WARMING: NATURAL OR MAN-MADE There is no question that there is an increase in Earth’s temperature and we are experiencing what is referred to as global warming. The Earth has experienced this many times in history on a much larger scale, but, humans did not exist (and would not have been able to exist) at the time. The questions now are whether human actions are accelerating the process of global warming and possibly decreasing Earth’s future sustainability; and, if so, what, if anything, can we do to ensure that Earth will have the ability to sustain life for many many many future generations to come. Human activity has been linked to Earth's warming temperatures, rising seas, more intense storms, and a host of other environmental woes, because increases in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation trap heat that would otherwise escape from Earth which results in global warming; however, global warming may just be caused by natural occurrences, such as cosmic rays, the sun, volcanic activity and the ocean. The combustion of fossil fuels input enormous emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere causing the atmospheric CO2 levels to rise radically. The academic textbook, Contemporary Environmental Issues states, “CO2 is the principal gas contributing to the enhanced greenhouse...
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...Helpful Tips to Decrease Global Warming Global warming is impacting the world by increasing the average global temperature and causing many changes that are not visibly noticeable. These changes are costing us our healthy planet and safer world because of the serious effects it has on the climate and our lives. The causes of global warming can be reduced by taking action and altering our life styles in several ways. Taking action to help minimize global warming will have a huge impact on the amount of man-made air pollution that is produced. Global warming is the reason for the warmer climate on Earth. “There are more and more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, more heat is trapped which makes the Earth warmer… known as Global warming” (Greenhouse Effect). Our actions on Earth are one of the variables that contribute to global warming and will affect the Earth if continued at the current rate. It has already shown noticeable consequences to our climate, surroundings and weather. “There has been three periods of global warming since 1850; the most recent warming was originally thought to have been caused by emissions by man of carbon dioxide” (Global Warming Science). Between these three periods the Earth cooled leading to the changes in climate “for the past 11,000 years” according to Global Science. Global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect which is the cycle of light, heat of the Earth’s surface and Earth’s atmosphere. “The greenhouse gases reach the Earth’s...
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...Running Head: GLOBAL WARMING: FACT OR FICTION Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Student Name Student’s School Abstract This report explores the topic of Global Warming in terms of the truth or falsehood surrounding its impact on environments worldwide. Chronicles of the topic will be explored, along with arguments for and against solutions. The purpose of this record is to inform members of Congress about the two opposing viewpoints on the subject. Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Step I: Outline I. Background of Global Warming A. Impetus for the subject 1. Arguments for the topic (facts, truth?) 2. Arguments against the topic (fiction, false?) Step II: 750-1000 Word Paper I. Background of Global Warming The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - National Climatic Data Center says, “One of the most vigorously debated topics on Earth is the issue of climate change, and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) data centers are central to answering some of the most pressing global change questions that remain unresolved…” New York Times reporter says, “Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. On the one hand, warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing...
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