The Negative Effects Of Global Warming

Global warming could possibly be the end of planet earth. This effect has significantly changed the world as we know it. The earth’s average temperature has been slowly increasing over the last century, and this effect has destroyed many natural wonders. Many people refuse to believe that the earth is changing, but scientists have proven that the human race is to blame for this sudden effect on our planet. The human race releases gases into the air that drastically changes our atmosphere. Although the earth does release gases into the air that causes similar effects, global warming is increased due to burning of fossil fuels, destruction of rainforests, and burning gasoline that releases carbon dioxide.
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The burning of gasoline releases CO2 into the atmosphere, much like the burning of fossil fuel. All of that CO2 just sits in our air, effecting us, and our planet. Degelman says that our atmosphere is also being effected by other chemicals, such as methane, and nitrous oxide. This is where a large majority of scientists believe that the greenhouse effect started. All of the mass amounts of CO2 in the air act like a wall and doesn’t let all of the dangerous gases out. Smith says that “There is evidence of increasing global temperatures and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations” (Smith). This also effects the sea levels, science now confirms that large masses of ice in the artic, and in Greenland are melting and filling the ocean. Land masses are slowly being reduced. Oguz describes it like this, “Global warming leads to warmer temperatures, which cause water to expand. When water expands in the ocean with warmer temperatures, it takes up more space, and the level of the sea rises. Warmer temperatures also cause mountain glaciers, small ice caps, and parts of larger ice sheets to melt, adding more water to the ocean”