In what way is Global warming affecting the Earth?

Answer 1

Well, in my point of view, the atmosphere is a layer of air that protects Earth from burning up by the Sun. Global warming heats the atmosphere up a little too much, creating a hole, and the sun burns everything in the hole. Everyday, this hole is getting a little bigger.

Answer 2

A:Global Warming will impact the world in many ways, hurting it to it's last growth point, causing it to suffer. And we are to blame. How do you feel about that. Here's what could happen:

1. It will be hotter
2. The polar ice caps will melt, increasing the amount of water in the ocean. Then, the sea level will rise, flooding the coasts of every landmass and flooding islands.

A:There is a debate as to whether storms will increase or decrease should global warming start up again. We have seen no real change in the level of storms the past 40 years.
Global Warming is a natural cycle of the earth, but in todays world, it has been sped up due to human activities. Pollution is a big contribution to globalwarming, since power plants and factories expell dangerous gases into the atmosphere. Bwelive it or not, Carbon dioxide is one of the most dangerous gases! We currently have an overload of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere, which causes a pocket of gas just below the ozone layer and below, and it lets the sun through, but does not let most of it back out.( the UV rays from the sun can come to earth but since there is an overload of carbon dioxide in the 'sky', the uv rays (light) cannot escape causing global warming. The major consequences of global warming are as simple as: Hotter (longer) summers Colder (shorter) winters. If you look back a couple years ago, do you remember how long winter lasted? A lot longer than just last year i bet. Global warming is approaching very quickly and this issue needs to be seen by everyone. Though there are many involvements, and laws being placed if we do not reduce our gas emissions soon and by about (over) 80%, then there is a ice age. BUT Remember this is the NATURAL cycle of the earth, these human activities affecting (speeding up) the process is not good!

Answer 3

Global warming, by definition, means the earth is getting warmer. This also means that sea levels are beginning to rise, because of the expansion of water and because of the melting of glacial ice and the ice caps. This in turn will have a serious effect on coastal areas and may mean the displacement of entire populations in areas like Bangladesh and some of the Pacific Islands.

Global warming also leads to climate change, with more prolonged drought in some areas, more frequent flooding in others, and more intense storm activity.

A:Global Warming is a great threat to us and the whole world. Due to this increase in global warming there is a great loss to humans and nature. Some are as follows:-

• the ice of North pole is melting down and due to this there is an rise of sea level nearby countries.
• there are many persons who are dying every year around the earth.
• there is a great suffer to the nature of the world.

There is a barrier forming around the earth, caused by gases such as cars and methane from cows, which is trapping the heat from the sun, instead of going into the atmosphere.

Scientists say that this is caused by the increase of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and if this carries on, then the earth will burn up.

Answer 4

Sea levels will rise. Storms are not expected to increase in frequency, but storm strength and range should increase. Tropical pests and diseases are expected to migrate to more northerly latitudes.

Answer 5

Global Warmng has affected our earth by increasing the earths sea's and air temperatures. The rise of these temperatures has caused ice caps to melt and increase the earths sea levels by 8 feet. This causing floods around the world. The gases that are creating a shield in the atmosphere are causing the suns heat energy to be trapped in the earths atmosphere, causing these problems. The gases which make up this invisible shield are methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).

Answer 6

Global warming has been identified as a major issue for the global community. More properly this is called "Global Climate Change" as some areas may be warmer, some cooler, some wetter, some drier...

Background:

The contention of the larger number of climatologists is that human activities since the industrial revolution have increased the content of CO2, methane and other gases in the atmosphere that trap solar heat. At the same time human activities have reduced the forest cover that had traditionally absorbed these same materials. They state that an increasing level of these atmospheric constituents has lead to a chain of chemical and physical changes that have increased the world's average temperature.

Observations of atmospheric gas composition, average sea water temperatures, atmospheric temperatures etc. confirm the trends and support the proposition.

Potential Impacts: 1. The sea levels may rise. Technically this may be caused by melting ice from the polar ice caps or an increase in sea height as the less dense water is less compressed. Low lying land like many Pacific Islands and Miami will be under water. 2. Serious climate changes may result from diverted ocean currents. As an example, the Gulf Stream keeps Europe warm. If the Stream is not running Europe may be much cooler and drier. Crops may not grow. 3. Ecology changes on the land could include species of animals and plants extending their range to the polar regions. Local flora and fauna may become extinct. A good example is the spread of Africanized bees and Fire Ants. Sea life may also be impacted both through the introduction of competitive species presently kept in other areas by water temperature changes, and by failure to adapt to less saline water. 4. Human society may be disrupted if changes in rainfall and temperature cause crop failure. Famine refugees may require significant humanitarian attention by the "lucky" nations.

Conflicting opinions? Yes indeed, some people don't agree! However, the problem breaks down into two potential scenarios. Either there is a basis for fear about climate change, or, there isn't. If Climate Change isn't real and we do nothing - good! Except of course many of the problems that science has identified and blamed as causing Climate Change are just plain wastes of resources, and inefficient and uneconomical practices that should be addressed anyway. A polluted, climatically steady world with no fish and no oil will be no fun at all.

If Climate Change is not real and we do all the things that we should - reduce emissions, cut fuel use, re-establish forests - we're out money (maybe) but in general the world is a better and more sustainable place. If Climate Change is real and we do nothing - we are dead or at least very miserable.

If Climate Change is real and we work to correct all our bad habits we might still be in trouble ... if it's too little and too late, but we'll go down fighting. If we succeed we live.

An afterthought:

Thise who doubt global climate change have stated:

* it isn't real/ it is made up/ a figment of our imagination. * There are no facts. The fact is we know nothing about it. Whether we are causing it or it is a phase the world goes through. It is just a theory. It will never be a fact. If these writers are right ... Wahoo!

However, no case in the summary of potential future scenarios which is based on us sitting around doing nothing at all has a cheery outcome.

Answer 7

The icecaps melt creating ocean levels to rise. Costal cities will eventially go underwater.