Eng 401 Defeat Global Warming!

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Some of gases can even trap more heat than CO2. A molecule of methane produces more than 20 times the warming of a molecule of CO2. Nitrous oxide is 300 times more powerful than CO2. Chlorofluorocarbons have heat-trapping potential thousands of times greater than CO2.

In order to solve these problems, there are some steps that we individuals can take for our Earth. We had better eat less meat, especially beef. This might sound ridiculous, but emission is frequently released from food, especially beef. Therefore, to succeed stopping global warming we need to decrease our consumption of beef. The reason is while cows are farting, cows release methane which causes global warming 23 times higher than CO2 does. To be specific, the Food and Agriculture Organization argues that agriculture is responsible for emission of global warming, accounting for two fifth of the total (Time for Change, 2011). Also, another way to decrease global warming is to recycle products that we use. Because incinerating the trashes causes chemical gases from landfills, we need to try to use reusable products instead of disposables. If we make a practice of recycling, decreasing only half of our food garbage can conserve 2400 pounds of CO2 every year. (Time for Change, 2011). Even if personal actions seem small and puny, collectively we can make huge differences from them.

In addition, we ourselves have to be sensitive to misinformation. Interest groups and media pundits supported by fuel-using companies distort information to make people believe global warming is not our fault. By doing this, they create optimistic atmosphere to global warming to require governments officer to decrease regulations on global warming policy. For example, according to UCS snapshot analysis, “representations of climate science on Fox News Channel were misleading 93 percent of the time.”

As I already said, there are many scientists who believe that global warming is just natural climate change. They believe we are part of 1500 year cycle which makes the Earth continually cool and warm. They say that regardless of human-emitted CO2 the earth is getting warm and we can easily notice the evidence that global warming is just a natural climate change from ancient tree rings, isotopes in the ice and stalagmites (SingerS., 2007).

Also, one of the scientists, Richard A Kerr who is a staff for Science, used computer modules to see if it is possible for us to stop global warming. Consequently, he insists that to overcome global warming we need to take action immediately. He said otherwise it is impossible to keep the warming from being below dangerous levels all of a sudden and unproven and expensive technology will be required to prevent global warming. Another scientist, Neil Edwards, says “What we need is at the cutting edge. We need to be as innovative as we can be in every way. And even then, success is far from guaranteed.” (Opposing viewpoints, 2013). Eventually, they argue that because global warming is a natural climate change, it is inevitable for human beings.

Despite this fact, it is certain that gases such as CO2, methane from human activities has abilities to trap heat, thus exacerbating the global warming. Even if there is a natural climate change in our Earth, we can’t deny that we human beings have released huge amounts of chemical gases. Also, however scientists who believe global warming is just a part of climate change argue their theory, the theory doesn’t make sense to people. This is because the earth should be cool within 50 years by natural climate change theory, but rather the temperature is becoming warm (ReismanJ.P, 2010). This stats also begin to back up such a claim that increased greenhouse gas concentrations have forced increasing climate change, proving human activities at least have had an effect on global warming.

On top of that 1500 year cycle, some scientists believe that animals are adapting to global warming quickly. They insist that more than three third of the birds have changed their habitats migrating north by 30~35miles for 40 years. Also, they researched several tiny mammal species which have lived in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have moved to higher altitude to survive. According to British researchers, among 2000 different kinds of animals and plants which extended their habitat is a comma butterfly. The Comma butterfly actually lived in England, but because of increasing temperature it changed its habitat from England to Scotland by an average of 130 miles (SilverJonathan, 2013).

However, even if above information is true, it only accounts only small parts of adaptation. Up to now, scientists estimate there are more than 1.5 million species in the world. Therefore, it means only small parts of species are adapting to global warming.

Because the climate change has been so fast that animals and plants cannot keep up with it, thus not having much time to adapt to global warming. (SilverJonathan, 2013).

Nowadays, thanks to efforts of many people, almost all of the people in the world have heard of the green- house gases and global warming. Nevertheless, there is still a debate about whether global warming is just because of natural climate change, whether glaciers are melting, and whether animals cannot adapt to climate change. However, it is a fact that human beings have released lots of chemical gases since the industrial revolution; human beings have contributed to global warming. Therefore, to conserve our Earth we need to do some things: decreasing eating meat, recycling products that we use, fighting wrong information about global warming. It might be more difficult to follow those steps, because enjoying eating meat or not recycling frequently is already a big portion of our life. Trial as it seems, we can decrease the increasing rate of global warming if many people in the world try to get into habit of following those principles, feeling responsible for disasters from rapid climate change.

References

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National Geographic. (2007). Farming the Amazon. Retrieved from National Geographic: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/last-of-amazon/#

National geographic. (N.D). What causes global warming. Retrieved from http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-causes/#

Natural Resources defense council. (No date). The consequences of Global warming on weahter patterns. Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/fcons/fcons1.asp

Opposing viewpoints. (2013). Only Immediate Action will