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= Stop Global warming! = = = = THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT = -Greenhouse gases are in our atmosphere. These gases are called carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and water vapor. We need the greenhouse effect for survival because without it the planet would be 60 degrees F cooler! The light from the sun gets through the chemicals and hits the ground and gets turned into heat. Some of the heat is trapped by the greenhouse gases. The result of this is the earth is warm even at nighttime.

GLOBAL WARMING: THE BIG PICTURE
Global warming means the earth’s climate is changing. It’s getting warmer. The scientists have discovered that the average temperature is climbing. This will affect the world in the following ways: Rainfall may change which overtime will affect plants. If it happens too quickly plants won’t have a chance to adapt and they may not survive. This means it might be hard for humans to survive because we need plants for food and oxygen. The ocean will rise creating more floods. There will be more tornadoes and hurricanes.

Global warming is caused by greenhouse gases. Global warming is caused by human’s activity. Human’s burn fossil fuel such as coal and oil. Human cut down trees to make paper and wood. By burning coal to make electricity carbon dioxide is released. Humans burn a lot of oil. Primarily by burning fossil fuels such as oil for transportation, carbon dioxide is increased. Methane comes from landfills and agriculture. The levels of greenhouse gases have increased by 25% since the industrial revolution.
 * GLOBAL WARMING: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS **

Global warming will affect us in New England in the following way. Rising temperatures may causer rainbow trout to disappear .warmer temperatures caused the pine bark beetle to get out of control and are killing entire forests. A killer beetle is endangering the Ash tree forests which baseball bats are made of, Because of a warmer climate .coral in Caribbean Sea are dying out due to pollution, war.
 * GLOBAL WARMING: LOCAL EFFECTS **
 * WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY: One specific area of focus **

People should use alternative energy sources that don't create carbon dioxide in the atmosphere like wind and solar power. These resources are renewable and clean. If you use this you can heat you house create electricity for your house and sell the extra electricity back to the electric company! You could save money and help to save the planet at the same time.

-The greenhouse effect is good for our survival but too much greenhouse gases causes global warming. This will create more storms and will kill some species because its too hot. We can do something about it. We can use wind and solar energy to create electricity with out fossil fuels. This is our world and if the plants die we won't have any food. You can make a difference by using wind power.
 * A SUMMARY OF YOUR RESEARCH **

"Kid’s Site: Greenhouse Effect." __U.S.__ __Environmental Protection Agency.__ June 1, 2009. June 1, 2009, < http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html>
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