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HUMAN RACE”
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16 OF FEBRUARY 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I – INTRODUCTION
near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century and its projected
continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F)
during the 100 years ending in 2005. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) concludes that most of the temperature increase since the mid-
probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1950 and a small
cooling effect from 1950 onward. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by
minority have voiced disagreement with these findings, the overwhelming majority
of scientists working on climate change agree with the IPCC's main conclusions.
Climate model projections indicate that global surface temperature will likely rise a
further 1.1 to 6.4 °C (2.0 to 11.5 °F) during the twenty-first century. The
greenhouse gas emissions and from use of models with differing climate sensitivity.
Some other uncertainties include how warming and related changes will vary from
region to region around the globe. Although most studies focus on the period up to
because of the large heat capacity of the oceans and the lifespan of CO2 in the
atmosphere.
Increasing global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the
desert regions. Other likely effects include Arctic shrinkage and resulting Arctic
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routes, glacier retreat, species extinctions and changes in the ranges of disease
vectors.
Political and public debate continues regarding the appropriate response to global
and ratified the Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming)
The main problem of the thesis is what are the adverse effects of global warming
to the people living around the globe, what are the effects to their mental and
physical aspects, what are the diseases can be get from the gradual change in the
average Earth temperature and the preventive measures to reduce the negative
about the adverse effects of the global warming to all of us humans and also to
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IV SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The research paper was made to study only the NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
GLOBAL WARMING TO HUMANS, as the title suggest the research paper only
focuses what might happen to us humans in relation with global warming. Any
statements in this research paper exceed this scope and limitation will be edited
or removed for the assurance of accuracy and it will stick to the topic given. This
research paper doesn’t include the other forms of organisms such as plants, other
V – RELATED LITERATURE
Earth (planet), third planet in distance from the Sun in the solar system, the
only planet known to harbor life, and the “home” of human beings. From space Earth
resembles a big blue marble with swirling white clouds floating above blue oceans.
The rest is land, mostly in the form of continents that rise above the oceans.
extends upward from the surface, slowly thinning out into space. Below the surface
is a hot interior of rocky material and two core layers composed of the metals
Unlike the other planets, Earth has a unique set of characteristics ideally suited to
supporting life as we know it. It is neither too hot, like Mercury, the closest planet
to the Sun, nor too cold, like distant Mars and the even more distant outer planets
—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the tiny dwarf planet Pluto. Earth’s
atmosphere includes just the right amount of gases that trap heat from the Sun,
resulting in a moderate climate suitable for water to exist in liquid form. The
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atmosphere also helps block radiation from the Sun that would be harmful to life.
much like Earth. Venus is about the same size and mass as Earth and is also neither
too near nor too far from the Sun. But because Venus has too much heat-trapping
Although Earth is the only planet known to have life, scientists do not rule out the
possibility that life may once have existed on other planets or their moons, or may
exist today in primitive form. Mars, for example, has many features that resemble
river channels, indicating that liquid water once flowed on its surface. If so, life
may also have evolved there, and evidence for it may one day be found in fossil
form. Water still exists on Mars, but it is frozen in polar ice caps, in permafrost,
(http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569459/Earth_(planet).html)
Greenhouse gases retain the radiant energy (heat) provided to Earth by the Sun in
a process known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases occur naturally, and
without them the planet would be too cold to sustain life as we know it. Since the
have added more and more of these gases into the atmosphere. For example, levels
of carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, have risen by 35 percent since 1750,
largely from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. With more
greenhouse gases in the mix, the atmosphere acts like a thickening blanket and
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Earth has warmed and cooled many times since its formation about 4.6 billion
years ago. Global climate changes were due to many factors, including massive
the intensity of energy emitted by the Sun; and variations in Earth’s position
relative to the Sun, both in its orbit and in the inclination of its spin axis.
cyclical changes in the global climate. These cycles are believed to be responsible
for the repeated advance and retreat of glaciers and ice sheets during the
Pleistocene Epoch (1.8 million to 11,500 years before present), when Earth went
through fairly regular cycles of colder “glacial” periods (also known as ice ages) and
intervals.
An interglacial period began about 10,000 years ago, when the last ice age
came to an end. Prior to that ice age, an interglacial period occurred about 125,000
years ago. During interglacial periods, greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and
methane naturally increase in the atmosphere from increased plant and animal life.
But since 1750 greenhouse gases have increased dramatically to levels not seen in
hundreds of thousands of years, due to the rapid growth of the human population
The ice of the polar regions furnishes clues to the makeup of Earth’s ancient
atmosphere. Ice cores that scientists have bored from the ice sheets of Greenland
greenhouse gases going back hundreds of thousands of years. Layers in these ice
cores created by seasonal snowfall patterns allow scientists to determine the age
of the ice in each core. By measuring tiny air bubbles trapped in the ice and
properties of the ice itself, scientists can estimate the temperature and amount of
greenhouse gases in Earth’s past atmosphere at the time each layer formed. Based
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on this data, scientists know that greenhouse gases have now risen to levels higher
Greenhouse gases are rising, and temperatures are following. Before the late
1800s, the average surface temperature of Earth was almost 15°C (59°F). Over the
past 100 years, the average surface temperature has risen by about 0.7 Celsius
degrees (1.3 Fahrenheit degrees), with most of the increase occurring since the
1970s. Scientists have linked even this amount of warming to numerous changes
taking place around the world, including melting mountain glaciers and polar ice,
rising sea level, more intense and longer droughts, more intense storms, more
frequent heat waves, and changes in the life cycles of many plants and animals.
Warming has been most dramatic in the Arctic, where temperatures have risen
history. They predict considerably more warming in the 21st century, depending on
the level of future greenhouse gas emissions. For a scenario (possible situation)
degrees (4.3 to 11.5 Fahrenheit degrees) by the year 2100. For a scenario assuming
lower emissions—in which emissions grow slowly, peak around the year 2050, and
then fall—scientists project further warming of 1.1 to 2.9 Celsius degrees (1.9 to
Melting polar ice and glaciers, as well as warming of the oceans, expands
ocean volume and raises sea level, which will eventually flood some coastal regions
and even entire islands. Patterns of rainfall are expected to change, with higher
latitudes (closer to the poles) projected to receive more rainfall, and subtropical
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food crops, disrupting food production in some parts of the world. Plant and animal
species will shift their ranges toward the poles or to higher elevations seeking
cooler temperatures, and species that cannot do so may become extinct. Increasing
levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere also leads to increased ocean acidity,
Human beings face global warming with a huge population at risk. The
potential consequences are so great that many of the world’s leading scientists—
and increasingly, politicians, business leaders, and other citizens—are calling for
The energy that lights and warms Earth comes from the Sun. Short-wave radiation
from the Sun, including visible light, penetrates the atmosphere and is absorbed by
the surface, warming Earth. Earth’s surface, in turn, releases some of this heat as
Much of this long-wave infrared radiation makes it back out to space, but a
gases, including water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane. Absorbing and
reflecting heat radiated by Earth, these gases act somewhat like the glass in a
atmosphere, offer the Earth any insulation. All life on Earth relies on the
would be about -18°C (0°F) and ice would cover Earth from pole to pole.
Effects to humans in a warmer world, scientists predict that more people will get
sick or die from heat stress, due not only to hotter days but more importantly to
warmer nights (giving the sufferers less relief). More frequent and intense heat
waves will further contribute to this trend. At the same time, there will be some
found in the tropics and transmitted by mosquitoes and other animal hosts, are
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projected to widen their range as these animal hosts move into regions formerly
too cold for them. Other tropical diseases may spread similarly, including dengue
fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis. Scientists also project rising incidence of
allergies and respiratory diseases as warmer air grows more charged with
(http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567022/Global_Warming.html)
MATERIALS
PROCEEDURE
*The materials and procedure only shows that if global warming gets worse and
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VII – RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Global warming is one of the worst thing will going to happen, without
controlling it all humans will going to suffer the consequences of it. Tropical
diseases will going to increase and became more dominant just like dengue and
yellow fever and many worse scenarios. We must be awake and contribute in finding
VII – CONCLUSION
Therefore this research paper concludes that global warming may give
diseases and effects on humans just like dengue fever, yellow fever and malaria,
but there are preventive measures to lessen the impact first of all we must lessen
the use of pollutants and plant trees or green plants to help in processing the
excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere also by supporting advocacies for more
greener Earth.
IX – RECOMMENDATION
We recommend to all humans and all concerned agencies around the globe to
find ways to lessen or totally block the Global Warming just imagine this all of us
doesn’t want to go on a house that is so filthy. The crap is the greenhouse gases
and we must clean it and support advocacies concerned on how are we going to
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X – AKNOWLEDGEMENT
creating the some parts of the conclusion and statement of the problem
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