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= THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT = =An overview of the Greenhouse effect: When gasses trap heat in the atmosphere. Burning fossil fuels has increased carbon dioxide levels, and other human activities have increased the levels of methane and nitrogen levels, also causing a stronger greenhouse effect and warmer temperatures. Without the greenhouse effect, we couldn’t survive because the earth would be extremely cold and we’d all die. = = =

GLOBAL WARMING: THE BIG PICTURE
==Since the greenhouse effect is making the earth warmer, (which is potentially good so we have heat) and is getting warmer every year, this could cause plants, animals, and humans to be in danger. The warm temperature is melting away ice caps, which could eventually cause floods. == ==  ==


These factors could lead to floods and the destruction of plants and animals, and even humans. If the temperature changes even a tiny bit more in a year, it could rapidly cause an effect on the ice caps. Some of the things that contribute are cows pooping and releasing methane gas, factories burning fossil fuels and releasing CO2 into the air, cars releasing CO2 into the air, CO2 can enter from trees and woof products, and methane gas is released from the transportation of coal.
 * GLOBAL WARMING: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS **

From the global warming on in the Northeast part of the United States, there will be many effects such as erosion. In a certain amount of years there will be a consistency of warm weather and can reduce chances for winter recreations such as skiing and snowboarding. Also, there will be more storm surges due to the rise in sea level. There will be higher summer heat in the Northeast from the effects of global warming. This can also cause a lot of plants and animals to die.
 * GLOBAL WARMING: LOCAL EFFECTS **



-To help reduce the effects of global warming you need to try to do the following: -Reduce the use of gas vehicles. The more you use cars that run on gas; you emit fossil fuels, creating CO2. This contributes to global warming. In 2006 there were 250,851,833 registered passenger vehicles in the US. 135,399,945 were classified as automobiles. 99,124,775 were classified as "Other 2 axle, 4 tire vehicles”. Another 6,649,337 were classified as vehicles with 2 axles and 6 tires and 2,169,670 were classified as "Truck, combination." There were approximately 6,686,147 motorcycles in the US in 2006.  Fact: The typical mid-sized car emits between 14,000 and 16,000 lbs of CO2 per year assuming 15,000 miles annual driving. If I were to round in the middle, I’d use 15,000 lbs. – 250,851,833 multiplied by 15,000= 3,762,777,495,000 lbs of CO2 in 2006.   From the information above, it shows how much greenhouse gas (fossil fuels) was emitted into the air in 2006. Since there are an estimated 7,000,000,000 people in the world, and 3,762,777,495,000 lbs of CO2, you divide the two. The lbs/people = around 538 lbs per person. This is a very large amount of CO2 for one person. All of that CO2 contributed to the global warming effects in 2006. This greatly affects the weathering of the seasons. If you can reduce the use of gas vehicles, and maybe walk places, or ride a bike, you can help the environment become a cleaner and safer place for humans, plants, and animals. "What’s up in the Environment?” __Thirteen.org.__ June 1, 2009 [] “Climate Change.” __ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency__ Wednesday, May 27 2009. June 1, 2009. [] [] "Passenger vehicles in the United States." [] __.__ May 27, 2009. June 4th
 * WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY: One specific area of focus **
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 * BIBLIOGRAPHY **

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