What are the effects of global warming?
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Global warming can have millions of negative effects, one leading to the next. If we have lost total control of it, it would start to get really hot down here. You would pick up a nice tan, but the tan won't stop. Trees will die of the heat, and even shelters could be whithered, because the heat is so intense.\n\nA major effect could be the melting of the poles. This could lead to devastating effects. With all those fresh water running into the sea, the ocean would be much fuller, causing huge tsunamis, tidal waves, tornadoes, and much more. This could even bring about the next ice age!\n\nMore water would evaporate, which would cause much more intense rainy seasons and floods.\n\nGlobal warming is a bad thing, and should be cut out by all means!
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Global warming is causing polar ice caps to melt, causing an increase in ocean levels. Recently, a stream that runs right to the north pole completely melted, and polar bears have been drowning. Also, storms will become more frequent and severe, and everywhere will get hotter. This means thatthe diseases and viruses common in tropical places will become common everywhere.
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Science explains Global warming. More storms, bigger storms, carbin dioxide levels, soon crops may burn up before they grow, rain forest desease may spread, Gulf stream may stop, In Our Lifetime.\nIs a good read, go see... Times ARE changing.
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first of all, u should know that the quality f air is fast deterioting. with the increase in human populatin and the decrease in tree population, the % of CO2 will increase also. since we still using hidrocarbon for cars, power plant to generate electricity, etc the air is filled with CO2. with the increase in CO2, ur earth get warmer and ice is south n North pole will melt (green house effect). remember that the ice reflect sunlight to space, meaning our earth will even get warmer. other pollutants will not affect too much to our earth.
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Global warming is a term used to describe the trend of increases in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans that has been observed in recent decades. The scientific opinion on climate change, as expressed in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report in 2001 and explicitly endorsed by the national science academies of the G8 nations in 2005, is that the average global temperature has risen 0.6 ± 0.2 °C since the late 19th century, and that it is likely that "most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities" [1]. The increased volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing and agriculture, and other human activities, are the primary sources of the human-induced component of warming. The natural greenhouse effect keeps the Earth about 33 °C warmer than it otherwise would be; adding carbon dioxide to a planet's atmosphere, with no other changes, will make that planet's surface warmer.\n\nObservational sensitivity studies [2] [3] and climate models referenced by the IPCC predict that global temperatures may increase by 1.4 to 5.8 °C between 1990 and 2100.\n\nThe range of uncertainty results in large part from not knowing the volume of future carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, there is uncertainty about the accuracy of the underlying climate models.\n\nThe increase in global temperatures is expected to result in other climate changes including rises in sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation. Such changes may increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes, change agricultural yields, cause glacier retreat, reduced summer streamflows, or contribute to biological extinctions. Although warming is expected to affect the number and magnitude of these events, it is difficult to connect any particular event to global warming.\n\nAlthough most studies focus on the period up to 2100, warming would be expected to continue past then, since CO2 has a long average atmospheric lifetime [4]. Also, Climate commitment studies indicate that there is a further warming of perhaps 0.5 °C to 1.0 °C — already committed but not yet realised.There are only a few scientists that contest the view that humanity's actions have played a significant role in increasing recent temperatures. However, uncertainties do exist regarding how much climate change should be expected in the future, and a hotly-contested political and public debate exists over what, if anything, should be done to reduce or reverse future warming, and how to cope with the consequences.
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First you have to define what causes global warming.  then you need to decide what of these variable are dependant or independant.  You could then chose one of the independend variables and try to design an experiment that shows how varying that variable causes a change in warming.  an example might be saying that CO2 causes global warming by increasing the insulating value of the atmosphere, you could then set up an experiment where an environment(a large sealed environment(5 gallon glass jug)  is set up to permit differnet concentrations of CO2.  Add a radiating heat source like a heat lamp and heat the closed environment,  measure the inside of the environment and then turn off the light.  graph how long it takes for the environment to return to ambiant tempeture.  increase the CO2 concentration and try it again.   It might be too difficult, but it shows the scientific process.  and you should get some good graph points.
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Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. The term is also used for the more specific scientific theory of anthropogenic global warming, which states that much of the recent observed (and projected) global warming is human-induced and the result of a strengthened greenhouse effect caused by man-made increases in carbon dioxide (through the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation) and other greenhouse gases. The natural greenhouse effect keeps the Earth 30 °C warmer than it otherwise would be; adding carbon dioxide to an atmosphere, with no other changes, will make a planet's surface warmer. Current research tries to uncover more details, e.g. about positive and negative feedback mechanisms, to allow a more precise quantification of the effect.
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The irreversible effects of global warming will be seen within the next 15 to twenty years...rising water levels and increased storm activity (ie, more extreme weather).
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If you mean the greenhouse effect, the present increase in the amounts of Carbon Dioxide and other green house gasses caused by human activities is causing the Earths atmosphere to heat up. This is gradually melting the polar ice caps and other glaciers and causing the sea levels to rise. As most of the World's cities are close to sea level this will cause catastrophic flooding. The temperature increase will also cause climate change on a major scale. There will be more desserts and many more strong hurricanes and cyclones.
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The greenhouse effect is a natural process in which gases in the upper atmosphere trap heat in the planet.  greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide.  Scientists are concerend about this because carbon dioxide is increasing, therefore intensifying the greenhouse effect.  This can lead to global warming, which might melt the ice caps at the poles and submerge coastal cities in up to 100 meters of water.
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The Earth is a balanced system. Changes within certain parameters may sway the system this way or that, but won't throw it out of balance completely. \nSo yes, the Earth can compensate for changes caused by global warming, but only to a certain extent.
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Greenhouse Effect, the capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat emitted from the Earth’s surface, thereby insulating and warming the Earth. Without the thermal blanketing of the natural greenhouse effect, the Earth’s climate would be about 33 Celsius degrees (about 59 Fahrenheit degrees) cooler—too cold for most living organisms to survive.\n\nThe greenhouse effect results from the interaction between sunlight and the layer of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere that extends up to 100 km (60 mi) above Earth's surface. Sunlight is composed of a range of radiant energies known as the solar spectrum, which includes visible light, infrared light, gamma rays, X rays, and ultraviolet light. When the Sun’s radiation reaches the Earth’s atmosphere, some 25 percent of the energy is reflected back into space by clouds and other atmospheric particles. About 20 percent is absorbed in the atmosphere. For instance, gas molecules in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere absorb the Sun’s gamma rays and X rays. The Sun’s ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer, located 19 to 48 km (12 to 30 mi) above the Earth’s surface.\n\nAerosols, also known as particulates, are airborne particles that absorb, scatter, and reflect radiation back into space. Clouds, windblown dust, and particles that can be traced to erupting volcanoes are examples of natural aerosols. Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels and slash-and-burn farming techniques used to clear forestland, contribute additional aerosols to the atmosphere. Although aerosols are not considered a heat-trapping greenhouse gas, they do affect the transfer of heat energy radiated from the Earth to space. The effect of aerosols on climate change is still debated, but scientists believe that light-colored aerosols cool the Earth’s surface, while dark aerosols like soot actually warm the atmosphere. The increase in global temperature in the last century is lower than many scientists predicted when only taking into account increasing levels of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated compounds. Some scientists believe that aerosol cooling may be the cause of this unexpectedly reduced warming. \n\nEffects:\n\nThe increase in global temperatures is expected to result in other climate changes including rises in sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation. Such changes may increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes, change agricultural yields, cause glacier retreat, reduced summer streamflows, or contribute to biological extinctions. Although warming is expected to affect the number and magnitude of these events, it is difficult to connect any particular event to global warming.\n\nThe predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. These effects include sea level rise, impacts on agriculture, reductions in the ozone layer , increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, and the spread of disease. In some cases, the effects may already be being experienced, although it is impossible to attribute specific natural phenomena to long-term global warming. In particular the relationship between global warming and hurricanes is still being debatedFour new papers correlating climate change with increased hurricane intensity seem to be making the case that the two phenomena are linked , a draft WMO statement acknowledges the different viewpoints .
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Greenhouse gas emissions -> Leads to global warming.  Which destroys many parts of the the world's eco-systems already, it will eventually impact humans soon too.
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in ten years i think the major change will be that global warming is universally accepted because the climate will become more unstable.  The better name for global warming is climate change because, while the overall temperature of the earth is rising (ever so slightly) the key indication/affect is changes in climate (which includes differences in storm activity from the recent past).\n\nBut basically, yeah the huricanes and wind storms and early and late and heavy and light seasons will become more noticable, even in 10 years.
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NO because of all the new cars and fossil fuel that people are burning. because of that the hi concentration of Co2 in the atmosphere Will result in global warming. In the last 100 years the global temperature has GROWN by 1 degree Celsius. and in the next 50 years or so the temperature Will rise by another 3 degrees resulting in freak weather.
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Global warming has led to an increase in average strength of tropical storms and hurricanes, so I'd say the consequences are quite serious.
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Exactly none. There is a finite amount of energy stored on the planet in the form of fossil fuels. Burning it releases this energy. You cannot add more. There has been heat RELEASED by the burning of fossil fuels onthe planet, which many people believe causes global warming. The only heat energy added to the planet is solar energy.