Question

Global Warming and rapid melting of glaciers has become the concern of every Nation. As incharge of Eco-Club of your school, write an article for school magazine in order to make the students aware about it. You are Abhinav/Asha of Yuva Public School, Anand Vihar.​

Answer 1

Global warming or climate change has today become a major threat to the mankind. The Earth’s temperature is on the rise and there are various reasons for it such as greenhouse gases emanating from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, burning of fossil fuels or deforestation.

Impact of Greenhouse Gases

The rise in the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) leads to substantial increase in temperature. It is because CO2 remains concentrated in the atmosphere for even hundreds of years. Due to activities like fossil fuel combustion for electricity generation, transportation, and heating, human beings have contributed to increase in the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere.