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In a letter published on Florida Today’s online edition, author Jeff Toney argues that global warming is a hoax. Toney calls global warming as the greatest hoax in the human history, a fraud scheme intended by scientists to secure government grants and politicians like Al Gore to benefit from it....
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Because I live in Brooklyn, New York, and I am surrounded by the ocean, I have many fears about global climate change since we have been significantly affected by the last few hurricanes that hit the New York City area. Global warming and rising sea levels are having a tremendous...
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Current scientific data, as presented within multiple peer-reviewed journal indicates that global warming is arguably the factor responsible for an increase in the frequency and severity of storms, as they occur in the U.S. Eastern Costal areas. The identified attribute is an observable increase in the intensity and severity of...
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It is an extraordinary fact of world affairs today that commercial interests are confronting environmental concerns as never before. As awareness of climate change at least partially fueled by human production, as well as documented harm done to natural environments, increases, so too is there a greater demand for those...
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While the issue of global warming seems an intractable problem of the modern world, which has been the subject of thousands articles and books, the society is still generally passive about the deadly impact of the increase in the temperatures on our planet. One of the reasons is that large...
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Understanding climate change today depends on understanding the nature of the various gases and man-made pollutants seen as at least partially responsible for it. There is no single “greenhouse gas” sealing the upper atmosphere and trapping heat; it is a combination of gases that creates this effect, and none is...
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Global warming is the consistent increase in the temperature of the world in the climate system. Global warming is becoming the most harsh public health risks. However, very few people have sufficient information about its effect on their health. People of all social, cultural and ethnic orientations are vulnerable to...
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The concept of global warming, also referred to as climate change, has been an incredibly divisive one in recent decades. Some individuals and scientists assert that the evidence is obvious in changes such as melting polar caps, rising sea levels and warming temperatures. Others insist that the evidence has been...
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Abstract Global warming is caused by natural and anthropogenic factors. This is evidenced though rising sea levels, reduction in mass of glaciers, and increase in world-wide temperature, that is out of traditional trends. This report presents a brief background into the current issue of global warming from the perspective of...
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The contribution of global aviation to the acceleration of global warming has repeatedly become the topic of scientific research and calculations. It is known that the share of emissions made daily by aircraft accounts for about two percent of global emissions of CO2 (International Air Transport Association, 2018). The purpose...
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The topic of this paper is the affect of climate change on allergic diseases and allergens. The anticipated impact of climate change on public health is mostly negative. According to Katelairs and Beggs (2018), climate change is the biggest global health threat of this century. Climate change affects biological and...
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While the problem of global warming seems to be an intractable dilemma of the modern world and the subject of numerous research articles and books, our society keeps being rather passive about the deadly human causes of the unprecedented increase in the temperatures on the planet Earth. One of the...
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U.S. is the largest economy in the world and one of the major energy producer and consumer, thus, it is only reasonable for the global community to expect from U.S. to lead the charge in the fight against global warming. Due to its economic and political leverage on the global...
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When it comes to problems facing the country, there are many that one could choose from. Some note that some of the biggest problems facing politicians do not have anything to do with terrorism, rising deficits, or poverty. Rather, they have to do with climate change. Climate change is something...
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Weather describes the day to day condition of the atmosphere like rain, heat, snow, pressure, and humidity. Weather is also always changing in different places. Climate refers to the weather type in a region; for instance, some climates are cold while some are hot. The temperate regions can have colder...
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An international group of scientists participated in a survey. The purpose of the survey was to address predictions regarding Earth’s short term and long term future as it pertains to climate change. Some scientists don’t subscribe to the terrifying predictions about anthropogenic climactic tragedies (such as complete melting of polar...
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The country of South Korea is located in eastern Asia. Most of the country is hilly and mountainous and the majority of the uplands of the Korean Peninsula are still comprised of forests (South Korea: a Country Overview.) The people of Korea are descended from several Mongol tribal groups who...
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The text Adapting Infrastructure and Civil Engineering Practice to a Changing Climate seeks to establish the effects of climate change on civil engineering, and ways that engineers adapt to these changes for continued development. The infrastructures developed by the engineers are set to last for longer periods of over 50...
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Global warming is arguably the most important issue of public interest that has been receiving worldwide attention and deservedly so. Even though the scientific community is almost united on the claim that global warming is real and is being caused by human activity, there is no shortage of skeptics who...
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Recently climate has become a great concern worldwide due to the rapid global change and its effects on health (Bowles, Butler and Friel, 2014). This change in weather is attributed to natural courses such as solar radiation received by earth and human activities. Various scholarly articles assert these beliefs. Assembling...
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Earth can be classified into two broad categories: Living and non-living things. Biotic and Abiotic agents interact in an ecosystem through processes such as energy cycles, leading to the production of resources that are necessary for sustaining life on the planet (Shah 1). Notably, biodiversity refers to the many species...
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Issues related to climate change and environmental footprint are among the most critical ones. This challenge is associated with the fact that even those technically supporting the belief that the problem of deteriorating the natural environment and changing the climate should be tackled fail to take personal responsibility for minimizing...
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Even though the majority of Americans today have acknowledged the reality of climate change and say that they are concerned about its dire consequences, many have decided not to take action. Studies in behavioral science have demonstrated that there are a wide range of psychological barriers that are currently preventing...
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The weather in Qatar has always been hot and very sunny, and rain falls very rarely. Summers are extremely hot as temperatures rise to over 40 degrees Celsius regularly. During the winter period, temperatures during the day are slightly cool but drop significantly at night. November to March is the...
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Climate change in 2007 was the most drastic illustration that in 21st century environmental issues are well beyond the jurisdiction of solving them at a nationwide level. In the last four decades environmental problems were apprehended for example the pollutions of lakes and rivers and the disappearing of a forest....
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