What is Global Warming and what is the green house effect Global Warming is temperatures that are rising. Carbon is release from the burning of fossil fuels and other carbon based materials. Carbon dioxide gas is a major contributor to global warming or the greenhouse effect. Global Warming is temperatures that are rising. Carbon is release from the burning of fossil fuels and other carbon based materials. Carbon dioxide gas is a major contributor to global warming or the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect is a natural heating caused by gases in our atmosphere trapping heat. Greenhouse effect is a natural heating caused by gases in our atmosphere trapping heat.

What causes Global Warming Carbon Dioxide and other air pollution that is collecting in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun’s heat and causes the planet to warm up. Coal-burning power plants are the largest U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every year. Cars, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually. Carbon Dioxide and other air pollution that is collecting in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun’s heat and causes the planet to warm up. Coal-burning power plants are the largest U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every year. Cars, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually. Natural Resources Defense Council is where I got this information. Natural Resources Defense Council is where I got this information.

What causes the greenhouse effect Production of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane has risen sharply, and a new type of chemical - the chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC - has been introduced as a refrigerant, solvent and aerosol propellant, but it is also a very powerful greenhouse gas, because it can trap a lot of radiation - one molecule of CFC is 12,000 to 16,000 times as effective at absorbing infra-red radiation as a molecule of carbon dioxide. Production of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane has risen sharply, and a new type of chemical - the chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC - has been introduced as a refrigerant, solvent and aerosol propellant, but it is also a very powerful greenhouse gas, because it can trap a lot of radiation - one molecule of CFC is 12,000 to 16,000 times as effective at absorbing infra-red radiation as a molecule of carbon dioxide.

The ramifications of global warming Rising sea levels, glacier retreat, Artic shrinkage, and altered patterns of agriculture are cited as direct consequences, but predictions for secondary and regional effects include extreme weather events, an expansion of tropical events, changing in the timing of seasons, and drastic economic patterns Rising sea levels, glacier retreat, Artic shrinkage, and altered patterns of agriculture are cited as direct consequences, but predictions for secondary and regional effects include extreme weather events, an expansion of tropical events, changing in the timing of seasons, and drastic economic patterns

An effort to reduce global warming Adding insulation to your walls and attic, and installing weather stripping or caulking around doors and windows can lower your heating costs more than 25 percent. By reducing the amount of energy you need to heat and cool your home. Turn down the heat while you’re sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. Setting your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year. Isn’t that neat Adding insulation to your walls and attic, and installing weather stripping or caulking around doors and windows can lower your heating costs more than 25 percent. By reducing the amount of energy you need to heat and cool your home. Turn down the heat while you’re sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. Setting your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year. Isn’t that neat

Things we can do to help!

~We need to stop global Warming~

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