What is Global Warming?
By: Md. Anwar Hossain
Tags: Global Warming Impact, Global Warming Solution, Global Warming

For 2.5 million years the earth’s climate has fluctuated cycling from the ages to warmer periods but in the last century, the temperature of the planet has rise unusually fast and 1.2 to 1.4-degree Fahrenheit. Scientists believe it’s a human activity that’s driving the temperature up a process known as global warming.

Ever since the industrial revolution began factories, power plants, and eventually cars have burned fossil fuels such as oil and pull releasing a huge amount of carbon dioxide and other gases to the atmosphere.

These greenhouse gases trap heat near the earth through a naturally occurring process called the greenhouse effect.

The greenhouse effect begins with the sun and the energy it radiates to the earth. The earth and the atmosphere absorb some of this energy while the rest is radiated back into space.

Naturally occurring gases in the atmosphere trap some of this energy and reflected back warming the earth.

Causes of Global Warming:

The Top 10 Causes of Global Warming

Power Plants. Forty percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions stem from electricity production. …

Transportation. EPA reports state that thirty-three percent of U.S. emissions come from the transportation of people and

Deforestation

Fertilizers

Oil Drilling

Natural Gas Drilling

Effects of Global Warming

Scientist now believes that the greenhouse effect is being intensified by the extra greenhouse gases that humans have released evidence for global warming include a recent string of very warm years.

Scientists report that 1998 was the warmest year in measured history with 2005 coming in second.

Meanwhile, readings taken from ice cores show that the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane have hit their highest levels in the past 420 thousand years.

On the other hand, the Arctic sea level is also shrinking. According to NASA studies, the extent of Arctic sea ice has declined about 10% in the last 30 years. As long as industrialized nations consume energy and developing countries incras3e fossil fuel consumption. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will continue to rise.

Researchers predict that temperature will increase by about 2 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century.

What’s less certain is what rising temperature means for the planet. Some climate models predict subtle changes. Others forecast rising sea levels could flood coastal areas around the world.

Weather patterns could change making hurricanes more frequent Severe droughts could become more common in warm areas and species unable to adapt to the changing conditions would face extinction.

Although much remains to be learned about global warming many organizations advocate cutting greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the impact of global warming.

Tree Plantation as much as possible. Because it is the only way to reduce the temperature. Helps to make nature more liveable.

Also, consumers can help by saving energy around the house switch on to compact fluorescent light bulbs, and driving fewer miles in the cars. Each week these simple changes may help to keep the earth cooler in the future.

Lastly, people should work along with the government simultaneously.