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Sunday, September 18, 2011
What
Are the Causes of Global Warming?
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Trevor
MillerThe main causes of global warming have been well documented
and covered in the media, however, this is at a basic surface-level, if you want
to find out the true causes of global warming, you have to look beyond the
obvious and below the surface.I will, however, be firstly explaining to
you what "global warming" is; Global warming is the current rise in the average
temperature of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. It is also the increase of the
Earth's average surface temperature.The main causes of global warming
are due to the effect of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil
fuels to create electricity. Fossil fuels are made of dead plants and animals.
Some examples of fossil fuels are oil and petroleum.Many pollutants are
sent into the air when fossil fuels are burned. Some of these chemicals are
called greenhouse gasses. Other forms of greenhouse gases are, water vapour,
nitrous oxide and methane. Greenhouse gases trap heat and light from the sun in
the Earth's atmosphere, which increases the temperature.Another cause of
global warming, is deforestation, or the cutting down or burning of forests.
Forests absorb carbon dioxide and trap heat that would otherwise escape from
Earth. This is a type of greenhouse effect.Trees are 50 percent carbon.
When they are felled or burned, the CO2 they store escapes back into the air.
Between 25 and 30 percent of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere
each year - 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide - is caused by deforestation.
The most important direct causes of deforestation include logging, the
conversion of forested lands for agriculture and cattle-raising, urbanization,
mining and oil exploitation, acid rain and fire.Now that I have
mentioned the main causes of global warming, I will tell you the true causes of
global warming; and this is caused by the greed of opportunity seekers,
constantly on the lookout for any opportunities to exploit.The constant
need for energy to satisfy first-world countries and the Earth's growing human
population has provided a huge opportunity for the above to exploit whatever,
whoever and wherever they can, in order to profit.The greed and lack of
conscience of "opportunity seekers", leads them to exploit people and/or the
Earth's natural resources, in order that they may profit.The
exploitation of the Earth's natural resources by "opportunity seekers" has been
one of the major causes in the upset of the balance of nature and in effect, of
"global warming".Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Trevor_Millerhttp://EzineArticles.com/?What-Are-the-Causes-of-Global-Warming?&id=6535088
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