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Global Warming and Rising Ocean Levels, 2005.
A combined research and ethics paper that examines the negative effects of global warming and their contribution to the rising ocean levels.
1,167 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper presents facts about global warming and the effect it has, and will have, on the oceans and the delicate marine life and habitat. The discussion involves the melting of polar caps and the effects resulting from such devastation. The paper examines how warmer temperatures will destroy marine life and concentrates on the delicate coral reef system which is already feeling the effects of the warmer ocean temperatures. The temperature rise and ocean rise are discussed, along with ideas on halting the progression of dangerous toxins contributing to higher climate temperatures.
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"As the coral reefs die, so do many other species of fish, crab and several other species. Large increases in the volumes of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are already apparent. At current rates of change, carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere will double by the end of the next century (2100 AD). Calculations indicate that this rate of change in carbon dioxide alone will may result in a warming of between 1.5 and 4.5?C. The most likely effect of sustained global warming will be a melting of the polar ice caps, and a rise in sea level, while on land the deserts will expand."
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Global Warming and Ocean Circulation, 1999.
Examines definitions, natural and man-made causes and climatic effects, changing sea levels and models.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, $ 39.95
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This research reviews the literature relevant to the relationship between global warming and ocean circulation. Global warming is considered both in the context of natural warming and warming induced by human activity.
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"GLOBAL WARMING & OCEAN CIRCULATION
This research reviews the literature relevant to the relationship between global warming and ocean circulation. Global warming is considered both in the context of natural warming and warming induced by human activity.
The circulation of the ocean normally involves the sinking of cold water in higher latitudes and the replacement of that cold water with warm water from lower latitudes (Schneider, 1989). This process "allows the inflow of warn surface currents that in turn warm the air above and held maintain relatively ice-free conditions" in the higher latitudes (Schneider, 1989, p. 47). These ocean currents cause regions such as western Europe to have moderate climates while other regions at similar latitudes, such as Siberia and northern Canada, have harsh, cold climates. The ..."
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Global Warming: Addressing Its Effects, 2005.
This paper discusses current global warming issues.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, $ 47.95
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In this article, the writer describes current global warming issues such as the U.S. refusal to follow the Kyoto agreement. The writer outlines several negative effects of global warming. The writer explains that such effects are related to temperature rises, melting of polar ice caps or to rises in the ocean level. Further, the writer describes steps that can be taken to mitigate the effects of global warming.
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At a conference of twenty nations assembled in London, Gordon Brown, Britain's Finance Minister addressed the audience regarding the seriousness of the effects of global warming, saying 'We have sufficient evidence that human-made climate change is the most far-reaching and almost certainly the most threatening of all the environmental changes facing us'. The economic changes predicted by experts such as Mr. Brown as well as changes to weather patterns, human property, human life and the environment have led to ... "
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Global Climate Warming, 2001.
This paper looks at the issue of global climate warming.
1,990 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper provides a brief overview of global warming and its causes, focusing on the consequences of global warming on the world's ocean systems. It basically describes the process of global warming, the forecasted effects by scientists and environmentalists and finally gives examples of what one can do to assist in reversing this phenomena.
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"In one of his televised debates with Vice President Al Gore, George W. Bush said that scientists do not yet know the cause of global warming. This must have been a surprise indeed to all of those scientists in the world who have understood both the fact that our earth is getting hotter and the mechanism underlying this global climate shift for a number of years. This paper provides a brief overview of global warming and its causes, focusing on the consequences of global warming on the world's ocean systems."
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Rising Sea Level and Human Culture, 2005.
Examines the impact on the rising sea level on human culture as we know it.
1,518 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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Rising sea levels, resulting from global warming, may have a potentially important impact on human culture. Recent evidence supports the contention that increases in greenhouse gases are linked to rising sea levels. This paper shows that one important impact of climate change and rising sea levels is increased rates of extinction across the globe. Further, changes in sea level will have a significant impact on outlying coastal areas, both in terms of physical changes and in terms of events such as storm surges. The paper shows that rising sea levels in the United States and across the world will have significant economic and cultural impacts and may influence human health and the environment through the flooding of toxic waste disposal sites.
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"The human impact of increasing sea levels will also be felt in socioeconomic terms, in addition to physical and environmental changes (Warrick, 1993). If sea level rises at what is an estimated to be a 50 to 200 cm in the next century, the financial impact on the United States could be significant. In total, the cost for a one meter rise in sea level during that time would run 270 to 475 billion dollars. This would include the cost of protecting emotion resort communities by raising barrier islands and pumping sand onto beaches, the cost of using dikes and bulkheads to protect developed areas along sheltered waters, and the loss of undeveloped lowlands and coastal wetlands (Titus et al., 1991)."
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Global Warming, 2007.
A magazine article explaining the risks of global warming, especially rising sea levels.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper presents, in the form of a magazine article, a discussion on global warming. It discusses what global warming is and explains the science behind it. It also describes some of the factors that cause or increase global warming. The paper then focuses on rising sea levels, due to global warming and whether they pose a threat to those living by the sea. Finally, the paper provides suggestions for how to improve the situation.
Table of Contents:
What It Is?
Carbon Dioxide - Too Much of a Good Thing
Rising Sea Levels
Polar Ice Melting
Spare a Thought for the Polar Bears
What is to be Done about It?
Plant a Tree Today
Adapt or Die?
What Should You Do?
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"From all of the science, it really does seem that global warming and rising sea levels could pose a huge danger to our future survival on this planet. If you think this is true, it's time to start thinking about what you can about reduce global warming. If you live near the coast, buying a lifejacket might not be a bad idea! But seriously, there are things you can do. For example, you can start by selling that SUV and buying a bike. And then use the profit to buy stamps and write your MLA - because all of us need to be doing something about this."
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Global Warming in Canada, 2002.
This paper looks at the dangers of global warming, or the rising of the earth's temperature, as it is affecting Canada.
653 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper discusses the gases that are involved in creating the greenhouse effect. The writer proposes a solution to global warming for the residents of Canada. The paper looks to prove how an expansion of the forests will not only add to the beauty of the country, but will also aid in the reduction of dangerous gases.
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"Due to it?s vastly different climates from one coastline to the other, it is not surprising that Canada has become very interested in the problems of global warming. As a result of global warming, Canada has been struck with heavy heat waves, droughts, floods, and other extreme climate changes. All of these changes effect the lives of the nation in how they live, grow crops, earn livings and save money. Because carbon dioxide has been found to have a large effect on global warming, Canada must increase it?s major sinks of carbon dioxide and decrease it?s major sources. Research has shown that Canadian boreal forests are currently a sink for carbon dioxide. Due to the fact that these forests are still growing, they are able to hold more carbon, but as they mature this ability to store large amounts will decrease. In addition, if these forests continue to burn down or carry insects, they will become a large source of carbon dioxide, instead of a sink (Hengeveld, 519)."
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Global Warming in Australia and Worldwide, 2008.
An analysis of global warming and climate threats examined on a local (Brisbane), national (Australia), and global level.
1,390 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines the climate threat of global warming on three different levels. First, on a local level, it examines the climate in Brisbane, Australia, a city that has experienced considerate climactic upheaval in recent years. Second, it examines the climate of Australia as a whole, a hot continent once renowned for its position below the largest hole in the ozone layer. Third, it examines the global climate. The paper maintains that, at local, national and international levels, climate threats are a very important, current concern. The paper concludes that, though climate threat has represented itself in Australia and Brisbane primarily under the guise of drought, heat, and decreased rain levels, on a global level this threat is represented by a wider variety of problems.
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Introduction
The Local Community: Brisbane
Throughout the Nation: Australia
Across the Globe
Maps (Appendix 1-3)
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"The map of Brisbane (Appendix 1) demonstrates the water shortage problem in Brisbane. Climactically, this is one of Brisbane's biggest threats, as the city turns to the possibility of recycling sewage for drinking water. Light scattered rainfall is observable on the map south of Brisbane, towards the Gold Coast, in the Beenleigh, Logan and Coomera regions - though this rain stops short of Southport. Queensland mainland to the north of the map is experiencing no rain - a problem which has plagued farmers in the region for some time. Brisbane and the Greater Brisbane Area (Archerfield and Boondall) are also experiencing no rain. Scattered showers are continually hitting the same areas around Brisbane - the Gold Coast and some of the islands off the coast. The same local areas (Brisbane, and inland and north Queensland) are continually suffering, on the other hand, from high temperatures and no water."
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Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions, 2002.
A paper which discusses the issue of global warming and explores the reasons behind the argument that carbon dioxide emissions are most likely the cause of the global warming.
2,140 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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A paper which examines the arguments that refute that it is not accurate to mainly attribute the problem of global warming to the increasing carbon dioxide emission caused by human activities. The paper discusses the issue of global warming and explores the reasons behind the argument that carbon dioxide emissions are most likely the cause of the global warming. This paper provides the necessary information needed to support the argument presented, as well as discusses and analyzes the opposing arguments that are given in light of this controversial environmental issue. In the last part of the paper the author contends that despite opposing claims refuting the main argument, increased carbon dioxide emissions are still the primary reason why global warming has been prevalent over the years.
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"There are significant effects in the health of human beings and the environment due to global warming. Human health is threatened because too much heat in the atmosphere causes certain deadly diseases to propagate. Malaria is an example of this disease, which propagate under local climates (hot and humid climates). Excessive heat also result to respiratory ailments and death. Heat strokes attack many people especially when they encounter heat more than their body temperature can take or adapt to. Environmental elements such as water resources dry up due to excessive evaporation. Climate changes occur when excessive precipitation happens because of uncontrollable conditions in the atmosphere. Different landforms become barren and dry, making it impossible for plants to thrive. When this happens, animals that live in their habitats will leave, and may not survive. All of these effects in the environment contribute to the imbalance in ecological diversity."
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Global Warming, is it a Deadly Trend?, 2006.
A look at the growing problem of global warming and what can be done to curb the threat it presents.
2,589 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper explains the environmental phenomenon known as global warming and looks at what is causing the problem as well as what we should be doing to minimize its effects. It describes the effects that global warming has on the ecosystem, human health and the sea level and discusses some immediate measures that should be taken to help curb the problem.
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The Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming and Agriculture
Global Warming and Human Health
Global Warming and Sea Level Rise
Conclusion: Zero Emissions?
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"According to A Primer on Global Warming, life on earth is dependent on the so-called "greenhouse effect," which keeps the planet about 59 degrees F warmer than it would otherwise be. It was the French mathematician and physicist Jean Fourier who first described in 1827 how Earth's thin atmospheric blanket warms the earth. The atmosphere, Fourier suggested, possesses special greenhouse-like properties that permit solar energy to enter and strike the earth as visible light, but which then impeded the energy's return into space as infrared heat. These "properties" are in fact the so-called greenhouse gases, which permit solar energy as visible light to pass through the atmosphere, but which absorb and re-radiate a portion of the same energy as it leaves Earth's surface as infrared heat. The net effect is a warming of the atmosphere. The relative warmth of a cloudy versus a cloud-free night sky is an accentuated example of this effect, since the water vapor making up clouds is itself a greenhouse gas."
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Global Warming in the Arctic, 2005.
A look at the problem of global warming in the Arctic and how global warming itself is exacerbated by its effects there.
819 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper describes the different steps in the process of global warming, describes its primary causes, and explains how the problem of global warming is exacerbated by the effects of global warming in the Arctic.
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"Global warming is no myth. Since the Industrial Revolution, the earth's average surface temperature has risen about one degree Fahrenheit, "with accelerated warming during the past two decades," according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("Climate"). Most of the global warming that has occurred over the past several decades is a direct product of human activities: factory emissions and automobile emissions especially. The emissions from factories and automobiles create what are known as "greenhouse gases," mainly carbon dioxide. The earth actually has a natural "greenhouse effect," a layer of the earth's atmosphere that keeps surface temperatures warm enough for biological life as we know it. Without a natural greenhouse effect, Earth surface temperatures would be far lower than they are now. However, the overall rise in the Earth's surface temperatures since the Industrial Revolution has occurred far faster than it would have without human intervention. Accelerated global warming can have dire consequences for life on earth. For example, according to Kate Ravillous of New Scientist, the west coast of the United States could suffer a severe water shortage by 2050 due to global warming. Most of the culprits of global warming exist in the most heavily industrialized and populated parts of the world such as the United States and Eastern Europe. However, the geological and environmental factors that directly cause global warming occur in one of the most sparsely populated regions of the globe: the Arctic. Global warming begins with anthropogenic factors such as auto emissions, proceeds to rising Arctic surface and air temperatures, and becomes magnified by several positive feedback mechanisms. In fact, if left unchecked, global warming in the Arctic will account for most of the damage incurred by the phenomenon world wide because of the positive feedback mechanism."
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Responses to Global Warming, 2008.
This paper discusses the role of science, knowledge and risk in environmental problems such as global warming.
2,677 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the planet is currently facing the challenge and danger of global warming. The writer maintains that science and technology have brought us to this crisis, in that industrialization has led to global warming. It seems highly likely that we will have to rely on these very same things, i.e. science and technology, to rescue us from the peril we are in due to global warming. Within the ambit of scientific responses to global warming, two basic kinds of response exist: mitigation of global warming, or adaptation to the effects of global warming. This paper examines the research to determine which approach seems more appropriate and useful for saving ourselves from global warming. It recommends that we look to adaptation using science and technology, as mitigation has clearly failed.
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"Examples include sequestering carbon in trees. This would involve planting a vast number of trees, because trees take in carbon dioxide. They incorporate in into their leaves, roots and stems via photosynthesis. Due to the long life of trees, this would mean that the carbon had been sequestered away from the environment for about 100 years. Another approach is carbon management, in which carbon dioxide emitted during the burning of carbon fuels is caught and then sequestered away from the atmosphere. The question of course is where to store it. One suggestion is to sequester it in the ocean. The problem with this solution is that we do not know what the long-term effects on the ocean would be. In addition, the technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions are still in the very early stages. Fertilizing the ocean with iron is an innovative idea propounded by an oceanographer in 1987."
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Should the World be Concerned about Global Warming?, 2000.
Scientific details and debate on the greenhouse effect and global warming. Also touches on political and international issues.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 15 sources, $ 65.95
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This paper deals with both the scientific and political details of global warming. The author describes how global warming is a disturbing and controversial trend that has received increased attention in recent years and how politics often come into play when dealing with international global warming issues.
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"Global warming has been a topic of scientific research and debate for decades. In recent years there has been a significant increase in public and political concern over the issue. Many people wonder if global warming is nearly as bad as scientists claim it is. Some question its very existence, insisting that the world is wasting its time and money researching the effects of global warming. Although many people believe that global warming is not a problem, it is an important issue because there are international complications, there is sufficient evidence of its existence, and it is a potentially dangerous situation."
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Global Warming, 2008.
This paper discusses the impact and causes of global warming, concentrating on the greenhouse effect.
1,123 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this article, the writer notes that global warming is an issue that has been occupying Canadian as well as global headlines recently. The writer points out that although the severity of the problem has been recognized for quite some time, global warming has only recently become a 'mainstream' issue amongst Canadians and public interest in putting pressure on the governments of the world, to take action. The writer then discusses that this is a complex and all consuming task that requires extensive commitment and cooperation not just of governments, but also of industries of the world. The writer maintains that the main obstacle cited to pursuing the reduction of the greenhouse gases is the fear that it will negatively impact the economy and cut jobs. The writer concludes that many scientists, including David Suzuki and the United Nations IPCC, believe that any further increase in greenhouse emissions will devastate economies in the long run and keeping greenhouse emissions near current levels would cost only a very small fraction of the world's economic output.
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Introduction
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
What is Global Warming?
The Effects of Global Warming and Global Climate Change
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"The Sun provides earth with great amounts of energy, of which about half is reflected or absorbed by the atmosphere. Ultraviolet light is absorbed by the ozone layer, while infrared (heat energy) is absorbed by the CO2 and water in the atmosphere. The energy absorbed by the earth surface is reradiated back into space. However, while most of the solar energy reaching the earth is visible light, the energy reemitted by the Earth is mainly infrared. This infrared energy is absorbed by the CO2 and water in the lower levels of the Earth's atmosphere. Because of this naturally occurring effect, the Earth's surface temperature is such that the planet is capable of sustaining life. This phenomenon is called the 'greenhouse' effect."
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Global Warming, 2002.
An insight into the concept of global warming and discussion of whether it really is an issue for concern.
1,081 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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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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