Interviewer: Once again our candidates to be the next President of The United States are giving their views on an important issue of the day. Now let’s talk about a real hot subject: Global Warming. Here at WKBS (Where the B goes before the S) we want to know your position on Global Warming. John ...
During the 20th century global mean surface temperature rose about one degree Fahrenheit (IPCC, Synthesis Report 5). These are just a few climate changes associated with the current global trend towards warming. There have been natural cycles of climate change since earth’s formation, however in recent centuries humans have influenced global climate change through the ...
Global warming has been an ongoing issue for the past several years. Several arguments have been raised about whether it is caused by pollution and toxins from factories, or household aerosol sprays which contribute to the thinning ozone layer or emissions from vehicles. Other theories state that there are trends in the earth which ...
What are Greenhouse Gases? A greenhouse gas is a chemical compound found in the Earth’s atmosphere. Acting as gases, these compounds allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. As sunlight strikes the Earth, some is re-radiated off the Earth’s surface and back towards space in the form of infrared radiation, or heat. This heat is ...