Global Environmental Problems

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This paper discusses how environmental problems are a significant concern in modern society, with many sources constantly referring to specific problems that pose a threat to the general environment and to all the people of the world. It demonstrates how all the problems are associated with the impact of humans on the environment and are especially related to industrialization. It examines how global warming, ozone layer destruction and acid rain are of particular concern and how each have the potential to have a significant negative impact on the environment and pose a considerable risk to human life. It considers each of the issues in turn to determine why they are so problematic by describing why the problem occurs and the effects that are caused.

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"The next consideration is why global warming has increased. While the reasons for global warming are arguable, it is generally accepted that the greenhouse effect is a major contributor. Before considering how the greenhouse effect contributes to global warming, it is necessary to describe exactly what the greenhouse effect is. The first important point to recognize is that the greenhouse effect is a natural and necessary process. The greenhouse effect is means by which the earth maintains a suitable temperature. Without the greenhouse effect, the temperature of the earth would not be high enough to sustain life. The problem occurs because the greenhouse effect works too well. The greenhouse effect is the basic process where the earth's atmosphere reflects heat energy back toward the earth's surface (Daintith 135). Energy reaching the earth's surface is absorbed, causing the surface to warm. This energy then leaves the surface as infrared radiation, or heat energy."

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