Global Warming is caused by many things. The causes are split up into two groups, man-made or anthropogenic causes, and natural causes.
Man-made Causes
Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil fuels are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. When fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. Methane is naturally in the ground. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well.
Another major man-made cause of Global Warming is population. More people means more food, and more methods of transportation, right? Now your probably thinking, “Wait a minute, you said agriculture is going to be damaged by Global Warming, but now you’re saying agriculture is going to help cause Global Warming?” You’re smelling methane. Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. More people means more cars, and more cars means more pollution. Global Warming is caused by many things. While many greenhouse gases occur naturally and are needed to create the greenhouse effect that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life, human use of fossil fuels is the main source of excess greenhouse gases. By driving cars, using electricity from coal-fired power plants, or heating our homes with oil or natural gas, we release carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. Deforestation is another significant source of greenhouse gases, because fewer trees means less carbon dioxide conversion to oxygen.
During the 150 years of the industrial age, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased by 31 percent. This increase in trapped heat changes the climate and alters weather patterns, which may hasten species extinction, influence the length of seasons, cause coastal flooding, and lead to more frequent and severe storms.
Natural Causes
Natural causes are causes created by nature. One natural cause is a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas. A greenhouse gas is a gas that traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change.
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We really should do something to reduce carbon dyoxide emissions.
It is getting real worse, maybe it will be too late.
we can do it by using horses as our transportation in land and using wooden made ships as our transportation in the sea so we can decrease a little bit of the effect of the global warming.
is that really all there is to globabl warming? isnt there other things that causes it like the way the earth rotates and how that wears the ozone layer?
and doesnt the ozone layer have to do with global warming?