Global Warming

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This paper examines the role of industrial emissions in bringing about global warming. The paper argues that as Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius recognized, such emissions are among the chief causes of the greenhouse effect. In the conclusion, this paper argues that alternative energy sources should be developed and adopted, in order to avoid any more environmental damage.

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"In addition to the ozone layer, fluorinated compounds are an extremely efficient greenhouse gas. One molecule of these synthetic compounds traps one thousand times more heat than a carbon dioxide molecule.
Many scientists have raised concerns regarding the global warming caused by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Author William F. Ruddiman argues, for example, argues that greenhouse gases trap heat and indirectly cause extreme climate changes such as floods and droughts (Ruddiman 165). Corollary to this, the National Assessment Synthesis Team (NAST) of the United States Global Change Research Program warns of more rapid and extreme climate changes if the world does not take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These include spikes in the heat index, increased frequencies of heat waves and the possible melting of glaciers in Alaska (Ruddiman 84). They trace greenhouse gases to human activities associated with industrialization. "

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