Sunday, September 25, 2011

GLOBAL WARMING

What is global warming? 
Global warming is when the earth heats up (the temperature rises).  It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, which increases the temperature.  This hurts many people, animals, and plants.  Many cannot take the change, so they die.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse effect is when the temperature rises because the sun’s heat and light is trapped in the earth’s atmosphere.
What is global warming doing to the environment?
Global warming is affecting many parts of the world.  Global warming makes the sea rise, and when the sea rises, the water covers many low land islands.  This is a big problem for many of the plants, animals, and people on islands.  The water covers the plants and causes some of them to die.  When they die, the animals lose a source of food, along with their habitat.  Although animals have a better ability to adapt to what happens than plants do, they may die also.  When the plants and animals die, people lose two sources of food, plant food and animal food.  They may also lose their homes.  As a result, they would also have to leave the area or die.  This would be called a break in the food chain, or a chain reaction, one thing happening that leads to another and so on. 
The oceans are affected by global warming in other ways, as well. 
Global warming is doing many things to people as well as animals and plants.  It is killing algae, but it is also destroying many huge forests.  The pollution that causes global warming is linked to acid rain.  Acid rain gradually destroys almost everything it touches.  Global warming is also causing many more fires that wipe out whole forests.  This happens because global warming can make the earth very hot.  In forests, some plants and trees leaves can be so dry that they catch on fire.

What causes global warming? 
Many things cause global warming.  One thing that causes global warming is electrical pollution.  Electricity causes pollution in many ways, some worse than others.  In most cases, fossil fuels are burned to create electricity.  Fossil fuels are made of dead plants and animals.  Some examples of fossil fuels are oil and petroleum.  Many pollutants (chemicals that pollute the air, water, and land) are sent into the air when fossil fuels are burned. 

 Kid can help stop global warming, too!!
Although adults do many things to help stop global warming, kids can do just as much.  Kids can’t do hard things like making a law, but we can do easier things like not watching as much TV.  You can listen to your parents when they say, turn off your lights or go play outside.  Listening to them and actually trying to help can help you, your environment, and the world.
  • Turning on a light
  • Watching T.V.
  • Listening to a stereo
  • Washing or drying clothes
  • Using a hair dryer
  • Riding in a car
  • Heating a meal in the microwave
  • Using an air conditioner
  • Playing a video game
  • Using a dish washer
Isabel Muñoz

7 comments:

  1. I think that the mayority of problems about contamination in the world is caused by the man, because we are responsable of the actions that we are doing.


    eva alicia huepa

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  2. These problems of global warming, have been a result of man, we do not want to go walking to nearby places, just do not want to recycle.

    Por Alan Flores

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  3. i think can all help stop global warming is man responsability to stop this problem

    ANA KAREN DIAZ MONTERO

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  4. It is very easy to prevent global warming by following these simple steps, otherwise care for the enviroment very quickly destroy the planet.

    José Eduardo Jiménez

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  5. I think that global warming is closely related to technology and therefore it is very difficult to control their consequences, and electricity and electrical appliances they go hand in hand with the destruction of the planet.

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  6. This work is interesting, hopefully we ignore this information and think about what future we will be affected.
    Adriana herrera

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  7. I THINK THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS A PROBLEM VERY SERIUS AND THAT ALL PEOPLE MIGHT HELP EARTH BECAUSE IS OUR RESPONSABILITY!!!
    SANDRA COYOTL

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