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Global warming.
Write an essay discussing the reasons and solutions.
Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average
temperature of the Earths atmosphere and thereby, causing permanent climatic
changes.
Since 1980, it has been observed that Earths mean atmospheric temperature has
increased by 1.4 degrees F. This is called global warming which is responsible for
disrupting the natures balance by generating continued heat waves, and sudden
occurrence of storms and floods.
The various causes for the same are the emissions which result from burning of
fossil fuels and the razing of tropical forests. These emissions are called as green
house gases and are the major cause of global warming. Industrial revolution is
largely responsible for both burning of fossil fuels as well as deforestation. Hence, it
is evident that global warming has manmade causes. Various researches have
reported that the global emissions increased by 3 percent in 2011 and another 2.6
percent in 2012 which is a quite high increase.
Mining for coal and oil releases methane in the atmosphere. Methane is also one of
the green house gases in addition to water vapour, carbon dioxide, chloro fluoro
carbons and nitrous oxides. When deforestation takes place, the level of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere increases, thereby, increasing the green house effect. The
nitrous oxide from fertilizers, gases used for refrigeration and industrial processes
are other factors causing Global Warming.
Unpredictable climatic changes happen due to global warming causing droughts in
one area and floods in another. CFC which are present in our deodorants and
perfumes are known to react with the ozone layer and deplete it, thereby causing
global warming. Hence, it is very essential that there use should be banned in
addition to other actions that must be taken to prevent global warming.
Recycling disposable products, planting trees, spreading awareness , using paper
bags instead of plastic bags, conserving electricity for example by using CFL lights
instead of the normal bulbs are some of the easy ways which can help to reduce
global warming and its harmful impacts.
Understanding the urgency in the need to reduce global warming, Kyoto Protocol
was adopted in Kyoto, Japan on December 11, 1997 and came into force on
February 16, 2005.
It basically commits industrialized countries to stabilize green house gas emissions
by setting binding emission reduction targets on 37 industrialised countries which are
majorly responsible for the emission of green house gases.