Question

Causes of global warming ,how it affects the weather and climate

Answer 1

Global warming is changing our world. It is a global threat with real implications for everyone no matter where you live.

Global warming is caused by a variety of gases and materials in our atmosphere; including huge amounts of carbon dioxide and methane from human activities such as extracting and burning fossil fuels, and  clearing forests. These gases can trap heat in the atmosphere, causing steadily increasing temperatures.

Read about why methane pollution is such a big contributor to climate change.

A consensus of scientists across the country and world have determined human-induced global warming is happening, is dangerous to human health, plants, and animals, and must be stopped. Some of the US’s top security advisers have warned that global warming is among the most serious security threats to our nation.

We have a limited timeframe for correcting course on global warming. If we don’t act soon, our world will change in disastrous, irreversible ways. A recent study indicated that without action, we could see a permanent loss of some of our country’s most iconic cities: New York City and L.A. could be wiped off the map as soon as 2100. 

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GLOBAL WARMING IN THE HEARTLAND

As global warming alters weather patterns across the globe, researchers have predicted severe impacts across the Midwest and in Ohio, some of which we’re already experiencing. Scorching hot summers and extreme, unpredictable weather are expected to become the norm. This will result in more droughts as well as more floods – increasing uncertainty and damaging Ohio’s number one industry, agriculture.

Increasing rainfall also leads to larger amounts of agricultural pollution, as heavy rains wash manure and fertilizer off of farm fields and into our streams and lakes. With more agricultural pollution comes more toxic algae, a growing plague across Ohio.

As temperatures rise, air quality problems worsen – and Ohio cities will face more bad air days. Increased asthma and other health impacts would be significant. Severe allergies can also lead to missed days of work and school, and an overall lower quality of life.

Answer 2

it is due to the green house effect that the global temperature is increasing. The consequent increase in global temperature is called global warming. The global mean temperature will increase do to global warming, Increase in this temperature will results in the melting of polar regions and this will increase our sea level. Hardly many islands will get under the water due to this. Species distribution will change drastically