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 * Understanding the Greenhouse effect **
 * Gases like methane, Nitrous Oxide, Carbon Dioxide and fluorinated gases make up the greenhouse effect. It is when gases trap the suns heat in our atmosphere. The Greenhouse Effect is basically the cumulative rising of the earth’s average temperature per year. The gases trap the suns energy in our atmosphere and it heats up the earth. The Greenhouse effect has its ups and downs. If it was not there, it would be very cold, and we would die, but that it is here, then it is very hot. So it’s kind of like a good balance to have, but too much or too little can cause death. The greenhouse effect IS a good thing, but we have to learn to control it.[[image:Greenhouse_effect_pic.jpg align="left"]] **

What is Global Warming?
== Global warming is the warming of the earth. The earth keep s getting warmer and warmer and warmer each year. This is because he Greenhouse Effect traps the suns heat in our atmosphere and it heats up. This may seem like a good thing at first, hot weather, but it is not. The Ice caps and glaciers in the ocean are melting and making the sea level rise. This will make many homes near the coast be flooded, and even whole states will be covered in water. Also, the hotter weather makes more natural disasters happen like hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes. Lastly, geologists believe sea levels could rise between seven and 23 inches by the end of this century if this warming trend keeps up. ==

**The contributing factors of global WARMING **
==** There are many factors that add to global warming that come from us. These factors include burning fossil fuels, changing in land use, contribution to the addition to the greenhouse gases, and volcanic eruptions. We burn fossil fuels by driving gas cars. We change the land use because city environments create an “island” of heat. They do this because of factories, large buildings, and cars. The addition of greenhouse gases is affecting the atmospheres temperature and causes it to warm. Volcanic eruptions affect global warming because it sends ash into the atmosphere. **== == ** GLOBAL WARMING: LOCAL EFFECTS ** Global warming affects many things in our area. It affects the weather. The weather will heat up. Also, believe it or not, the prices of fruit because there is less to buy. Next, the ocean will rise and this will wipe out much of eastern Massachusetts on the coast. It may not affect us mainly, but Boston will totally be covered in water and that affects our commute. There will be less drinking water. There is vanishing glaciers and less rainfall which reduces rainfall. There will be more droughts. And, water being most of the liquid in our body, it is something we can not live without. Those are effects of Global warming near us. ==

** WHAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY: **
== There are many things that you can do to help lessen the affects of global warming. But one thing any kid can do is walk to school. You do not need to drive to school. You could even ride your bike, rollerblade, or jog. You help reduce air pollution by walking. This affects the greenhouse affect in a negative way. You may think, oh me driving a couple of blocks doesn’t affect global warming. Well, maybe it doesn’t, but if you add up all those blocks, and you get more and more and more pollution you could have saved. Then bring a friend, multiply all that pollution you made by two. Then multiply it by your whole school. It does affect it in a BIG way. If you could get your whole school to walk to school, it could save the world. Imagine if everyone in the world walked to school. Imagine how much gas you would save in every day! I know, you can’t do it yourself. But maybe you and a friend walk to school, then maybe a group of your friends. Then everyone will get into it and save so much money, help the pollution, and, in tern, decrease global warming and save many lives. Also, many other benefits help you when you walk. You can lose weight; get in shape, have fun, spend time with friends, save your parents money, and, most importantly, save the world and end global warming. == == ** A SUMMARY OF YOUR RESEARCH ** Global warming affects the world drastically. We must put a stop to it or else. It may wipe out Boston. The whole world would have to change their ways of life and many people may have their lives ended due to global warming. You can do many little things and they will help in a BIG way if you can do them. Finally, look at this website [], you can see how much land will be lost after the flooding caused by global warming. ==

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