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=Jasmine = = WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING = =THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT = The greenhouse effect is when the earth absorbs the suns energy, and releases some of that energy into the earth’s atmosphere. Some of this goes back into space. Some of the radiation that comes onto the earth is absorbed by gasses in the atmosphere. The three main gasses that contribute to the Greenhouse affect is water, carbon-dioxide, and methane. Water, carbon-dioxide, and methane absorb the infrared radiation that comes from the earth. After that those gases Re-radiate the energy. This causes the earth to warm, which is also known as the greenhouse effect. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/  GLOBAL WARMING: THE BIG PICTURE Global warming is the greenhouse gasses increasing, like water, carbon-dioxide, and methane. This causes the earths temperature to increase more and more every year. For example carbon dioxide comes from cars .When the oil burns from your car it releases carbon dioxide into the earths atmosphere. When carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere it adds more carbon dioxide to the greenhouse effect, which is bad because it makes the earth warmer than it, should be.


 * GLOBAL WARMING: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS **
 * One of the most contributing factors to Global warming is human activity. For instance the use of human fossil fuels is the main factor that contributes to the increase of greenhouse gas. When you heat your home with natural gas or oil, use electricity from coal fired power plants or by driving a car you emit carbon dioxide and other heat trapping gasses into the earth’s atmosphere. When these gasses are emitted into the earth’s atmosphere it adds to the gasses that are already in the Greenhouse effect and it makes the world warmer than it should be. **
 * GLOBAL WARMING: LOCAL EFFECTS **
 * Because of global warming there will be more frequent heat waves in Boston. There will also be an increase of dry air which would be harmful for kids, and old people. There will also be strong storms that will send storms into Boston causing Boston to flood. And the number of yearly snow fall could decrease by half by the year 2100. **


 * WHAT YOU AUDIENCE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY **
 * One thing that you can do differently is drive a hybrid car .By driving a hybrid you can reduce the level of gas emissions being emitted into the atmosphere. Although a hybrid cost more money, it will save you money in the long run. For example the Toyota corolla has a starting price of 15, 350, but the Toyota hybrid Prius has a starting price of 22,000. **
 * But with the Prius you would save 590 a year than if you bought the Toyota corolla. So not only would you be saving money, but you will also be saving the earth. That is why you should by a hybrid. **

There are 238.3 million people who drive in the United States. It is estimated that the average person drives 23 miles day. The average car produces 8.9k.g of carbon dioxide. If you do the math you would learn that, means that 487800100000 kg of gas is released into the earths atmosphere. So therefore we should use cars that produce less carbon dioxide. That way it would be better for our earth.
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