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The greenhouse effect is the changing of temperature on earth based on what is going on inside the atmosphere. Molecules of these certain gases in the atmosphere, which we call the greenhouse gases, absorb the heat. Some examples of greenhouse gases are Water vapor, Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Sulfur Hexafluoride, and Chlorinated fluorocarbons. We need the greenhouse effect because it helps to regulate the temperature of Earth which ultimately keeps us from burning.
 * Don’t Trash Your Future: Recycle **



Global Warming: The Big Picture
Global warming is the average change in the Earth’s temperature. It can cause bigger problems than just a rise in temperature. The gases that play a big part in this are carbon dioxide and methane. Carbon dioxide lets heat energy in but it hold it and doesn't let it out. This is how the Earth gets warm and then can hold the temperature, especially in the summer. Methane has a similar effect as carbon dioxide. One effect of global warming is that ice is melting worldwide, mostly at the Arctic pole; therefore the sea level is rising daily. This has an effect on everything- animals, people, and especially the environment. The water temperature in the ocean is also rising. As an effect, over 25% of the world’s coral reefs have died so far. Other effects include storms and hurricanes becoming more intense, and less fresh water will be available. The significant thing to remember is that not enough people are taking a stand against global warming, and they probably won’t until its effect has done too much unfixable damage.



**Global Warming: Contributing Factors**
 * ☼ **** Transportation- ** Cars emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide per year which contributes to the rising of the Earth’s greenhouse gases.
 * ☼ **** Power Plants ** - burning fossil fuels such as coal for electrical purposes also leads to a high amount of carbon dioxide.
 * Air Transportation ** - Increase in Carbon Dioxide
 * ☼Deforestation- ** By burning and cutting down trees
 * ☼City Gridlock- ** Major cities such as Los Angeles and New York City have been found to waste more than 300 million gallons of gas per year by people sitting in traffic with their cars idling.

Global Warming: The Local Effects ** The disintegrating ice sheets are leading to a sea level rise in the northeastern U.S such as New York and Boston. In fact, the sea levels are increasing so much that they have the potential to rise up to twice as much as other parts of the United States. There is also a greater possibility of the spreading of disease. This is because the water will be going on land and there is a growing need for water. Because of this, good water sources are being used and people may need to resort to not as clean water sources which could be harvesting disease. Also, as places are becoming warmer, the climate will be better for mosquitoes and they will have a bigger area to go to. That could have the potential to make mosquito-carried diseases such as malaria more frequent.

Be honest, do you recycle everything possible in your house? I’ll bet you don’t because I never did until I learned how much you can help the world just by recycling. Here are some facts on recycling… One important reason to recycling is that everything that you recycle is kept out of land fills. This is especially important because much of the materials you throw out aren’t biodegradable. It helps by recycling bottles because they won’t linger in a dump and give off methane for 450 years like a plastic bottle does! Also, you loose nothing by recycling. In fact, you get a reimbursement of 5 cents per bottle. Who wouldn’t want a little extra money in their pocket with the positive thought that you are helping to stop global warming?
 * What can you do? **
 * ☼ By recycling one can of soda you save enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours **
 * ☼ Recycling plastic such as bottles and old Tupperware containers saves twice as much energy as it would’ve taken to reuse it. **
 * ☼ To print out each week's Sunday newspapers on paper, we must cut down 500,000 trees. To add to this fact, if every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we would be able to save //at least// 25,000,000 trees a year. **

media type="youtube" key="zyTm_0D0uS8" height="364" width="445" In Conclusion: ** Global warming isn’t just a thing to be researching about. It is something to take charge of and help with. There are so many ways that global warming can help to be prevented, or at least delayed. Although some things such as getting battery-powered cars may cost more money then the gas guzzlers, it will greatly help you as well as the environment in the long run.

"Paper or plastic?(PHYSICAL RECYCLING)(effects of paper bags and plastic bags to the environment)." __Science World__ 64.13 (April 21, 2008): 14(2). __General__ __Reference Center__ __Gold__. Gale. Coolidge Middle School. 29 May 2009  .
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