Marisa BustosMrs. RossEnglish 09807/20/2011Global WarmingGlobal warming is the increase of the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere that has become a serious issue in our environment within the last couple years. We should care and pay more attention to all the disasters that are now going on in real life, affecting the world into different areas. But we assume, none the less, that it is not too late: if we do the right things within the next couple of decades, we will ...view middle of the document...
The impact of global warming is far greater than just increasing temperatures. It modifies rainfall patterns, amplifies coastal erosion, melts ice caps and alters the ranges of some infectious diseases. Some of these changes are already occurring. Global warming can be caused by many factors .Carbon emissions by humans, deforestation is the most important causes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Millions of acres of tropical rain forests are lost each year causing climate change. Scientists predict that as the world consumes ever more fossil fuel, greenhouse gas concentrations will continue to rise, and Earth's average surface temperature will rise with them. Some may be of natural causes, and some may be of man-made. Natural causes for global warming include the exploding sun spots which cause unbearable heat and the drastic rise in temperature. Cutting down pollution from car emissions and power plants will decrease the rate of global warming to a great extent. Varied technologies for use of alternative energy have already been developed. And, more technology is being developed regularly. We need to continue to make use of current alternative energy resources like wind power and solar power, and we can adopt new technologies as they are developed.
