Global Warming: A Real Problem?

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This paper looks at how global warming is an issue that is often discussed as if it is a certainty, with considerable concern created about what will happen to the planet if continued global warming is not prevented. It considers whether global warming is a real problem by describing the nature of it including the role the greenhouse effect plays. It is followed by a consideration of some of the arguments made against global warming. By describing the nature of global warming, the role of the greenhouse effect and the arguments against it,the author makes an informed decision about whether or not global warming is an issue of concern.

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"It is noted that human activity is not the only way to create greenhouse gases. Methane is naturally produced by cows and other animals and carbon dioxide is naturally produced by plants. However, human activity is thought to be the reason that greenhouse gases have increased significantly enough to effect global temperatures. The environmental protection agency (EPA) notes that "since the beginning of the industrial revolution, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased nearly 30%, methane concentrations have more than doubled, and nitrous oxide concentrations have risen by about 15%" (EPA). Pollution, deforestation and increased agriculture are also thought to be part of the problem (EPA). This means that while natural processes do change the concentration of greenhouse gases, human activity in the last century is thought to have changed greenhouse gases so significantly that global warming results."

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