TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS

PROFFESSOR:
Miss. Madelin Moreno.

STUDENT:
Eduardo José Gómez Martínez.

SUBJECT:
English V.

THEME:
Global Warming.

DATE:
17/06/2020.

Account Number: 201710030206.

 INTRODUCTION

In the present work a topic of global importance is exposed, such as global warming.
In the development of the work, the fundamental bases of the subject and those
most relevant aspects about it are exposed so that we understand the reasons why
this problem affects us all and is largely caused by ourselves.

Summary “Global Warming”

But global warming is causing a series of changes in Earth's climate or long-term
weather patterns that changed by location. As the Earth rotates each day, this new
heat rotates in turn collecting moisture from the oceans, increasing here and settling
further. The rhythm of the climate to which all living beings have become
accustomed is changing. The "greenhouse effect" is the warming that occurs when
certain gases in Earth's atmosphere retain heat. These gases let light in but keep
heat in like the glass walls of a greenhouse. First, sunlight shines on Earth's surface,
where it is absorbed, and then returns to the atmosphere as heat. In the atmosphere,
greenhouse gases retain some of this heat and the rest escapes into space. The
more greenhouse gases, the more heat is retained. Scientists have known about the
greenhouse effect since 1824, when Joseph Fourier calculated that the Earth would
be colder without an atmosphere. This greenhouse effect is what makes Earth's
climate fit for life. Without it, the Earth's surface would be about 60 degrees
Fahrenheit cooler. In 1895, the Swiss chemist Svante Arrhenius discovered that
humans could increase the greenhouse effect by producing carbon dioxide, a
greenhouse gas. It initiated 100 years of climate research that has provided us with a
sophisticated understanding of global warming.

Surely we ask ourselves: Are not changes in temperature natural? Global mean
temperature and concentrations of carbon dioxide (one of the main greenhouse
gases) have fluctuated in a cycle of hundreds of thousands of years as the position
of the Earth with respect to the sun has changed. As a result, different ice ages have
occurred. However, for thousands of years, GHG emissions into the atmosphere
have been offset by naturally absorbed GHGs. Therefore, GHG concentrations and
temperature have been quite stable. This stability has allowed human civilization to
develop in a consistent climate. Sometimes other factors have a brief influence on
global temperature. Volcanic eruptions, for example, emit particles that temporarily
cool the Earth's surface. The rapid increase in greenhouse gases is a problem
because the climate is changing so fast that some living things cannot adapt.
Likewise, a new and more unpredictable climate imposes unique challenges for all
types of life.

Historically, Earth's climate has oscillated between temperatures like we currently

have and temperatures so cold that large ice sheets covered most of North America
and Europe. The difference between global mean temperatures and during the ice
ages is only 9 degrees Fahrenheit, and these oscillations occurred slowly, over the
course of hundreds of thousands of years. Today, with greenhouse gas
concentrations increasing, the ice sheets that remain on Earth (such as Greenland
and Antarctica) are also beginning to melt. This excess water could cause the sea
level to rise considerably. In fact, 2015 was the warmest year since records exist,
which started in 1880. This was confirmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the United States (NOAA) and NASA in their annual report. In
addition, the month of December 2015 was the warmest in the last 136 years. During
the past year the "global average temperature" of land and ocean surfaces was 0.9
degrees Celsius above the 20th century average, reaching 13.9 degrees Celsius.
Furthermore, ten of the twelve months of 2015 recorded record temperatures. Most
of global warming has occurred in the last 35 years, coinciding with the increase in
the emission of greenhouse gases by man, according to NASA.
 CONCLUSION

Global warming is a topic of great importance today that we cannot go unnoticed,

that is why it is so important that we know about the topic but that we can also
understand why this problem which affects our planet and all humanity, generating
through this, other major problems that have a global magnitude such as climate
change, for example, water scarcity and others. That is why we must avoid doing
everything that includes us as a factor that generates this problem and also be more
aware and take care of our planet.
 BIBLIOGRAFY

 www.wikipedia.com
 www.nationalgeographic.es
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