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The short, global climate change (global warming) is real. I want to explain below the difference between "natural processes" and "human influence" to give you a better picture of why global warming is so important. Here's my long version below:
Over the geologic timescale, the Earth has gone through natural variations in the amount of carbon dioxide. The long-term inorganic carbon-silicate weathering cycle accounts for these discrepancies. First, carbon dioxide is dissolved in rainwater which reacts to form carbonic acid. From there, the rainwater falls on land or ocean. On land, carbonic acid reacts with rocks and combines to form a bicarbonate ion through the process of weathering. These weathered carbonate materials are then carried to the ocean and form minerals on the ocean floor. The rocks that form the ocean floor are gradually carried toward the continental boundaries by plate tectonics, where the carbonate rock is subducted under the continental crust. The rock is then heated as it descends into the mantle, releasing the carbon dioxide and allowing it to escape and return to the atmosphere through volcanic eruptions. This ongoing cycle regulates the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s atmosphere and acts as a thermostat to keep the Earth’s climate fairly stable. The cycle also ensures that most of the Earth’s carbon dioxide resides in carbonate minerals on the ocean floor rather than in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas.
Over the geologic timescale, the Earth has gone through natural variations in the amount of carbon dioxide. The long-term inorganic carbon-silicate weathering cycle accounts for these discrepancies. First, carbon dioxide is dissolved in rainwater which reacts to form carbonic acid. From there, the rainwater falls on land or ocean. On land, carbonic acid reacts with rocks and combines to form a bicarbonate ion through the process of weathering. These weathered carbonate materials are then carried to the ocean and form minerals on the ocean floor. The rocks that form the ocean floor are gradually carried toward the continental boundaries by plate tectonics, where the carbonate rock is subducted under the continental crust. The rock is then heated as it descends into the mantle, releasing the carbon dioxide and allowing it to escape and return to the atmosphere through volcanic eruptions. This ongoing cycle regulates the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s atmosphere and acts as a thermostat to keep the Earth’s climate fairly stable. The cycle also ensures that most of the Earth’s carbon dioxide resides in carbonate minerals on the ocean floor rather than in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas.
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Global warming is a part of climate change and is partially caused by increased greenhouse gases from burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, agriculture, and other industrial causes.
The Earth's temperature had already warmed by 1°C compared to pre-industrial levels. This temperature rise may appear small, but small rises in temperature translate into big changes for the world’s climate. This is because the amount of extra energy needed to increase the world’s temperature, even by a little, is vast. This extra energy is like force-feeding the global climate system.
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