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The document discusses the major causes and effects of global warming. The main causes are deforestation, vehicle emissions, CFCs, industrial development, agriculture, overpopulation, volcanoes, water vapor, melting permafrost, and forest blazes. The key effects are a rise in temperature, threats to ecosystems, climate change, spread of diseases, and high mortality rates.

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Global Warming

The document discusses the major causes and effects of global warming. The main causes are deforestation, vehicle emissions, CFCs, industrial development, agriculture, overpopulation, volcanoes, water vapor, melting permafrost, and forest blazes. The key effects are a rise in temperature, threats to ecosystems, climate change, spread of diseases, and high mortality rates.

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Causes of Global Warming

Following are the major causes of global warming:


Man-made Causes of Global Warming
Deforestation
Plants are the main source of oxygen. They take in carbon dioxide and release
oxygen thereby maintaining environmental balance. Forests are being depleted for
many domestic and commercial purposes. This has led to an environmental imbalance,
thereby giving rise to global warming.
Use of Vehicles
The use of vehicles, even for a very short distance results in various gaseous
emissions. Vehicles burn fossil fuels which emit a large amount of carbon dioxide
and other toxins into the atmosphere resulting in a temperature increase.
Chlorofluorocarbon
With the excessive use of air conditioners and refrigerators, humans have been
adding CFCs into the environment which affects the atmospheric ozone layer. The
ozone layer protects the earth surface from the harmful ultraviolet rays emitted by
the sun. The CFCs have led to ozone layer depletion making way for the ultraviolet
rays, thereby increasing the temperature of the earth.
Industrial Development
With the advent of industrialization, the temperature of the earth has been
increasing rapidly. The harmful emissions from the factories add to the increasing
temperature of the earth.
In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change reported that the increase
in the global temperature between 1880 and 2012 has been 0.9 degrees Celsius. The
increase is 1.1 degrees Celsius when compared to the pre-industrial mean
temperature.
Agriculture
Various farming activities produce carbon dioxide and methane gas. These add to the
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and increase the temperature of the earth.
Overpopulation
An increase in population means more people breathing. This leads to an increase in
the level of carbon dioxide, the primary gas causing global warming, in the
atmosphere.
Natural Causes of Global Warming
Volcanoes
Volcanoes are one of the largest natural contributors to global warming. The ash
and smoke emitted during volcanic eruptions goes out into the atmosphere and
affects the climate.
Water Vapour
Water vapour is a kind of greenhouse gas. Due to the increase in the earth’s
temperature, more water gets evaporated from the water bodies and stays in the
atmosphere adding to global warming.

Melting Permafrost
Permafrost is frozen soil that has environmental gases trapped in it for several
years and is present below Earth’s surface. It is present in glaciers. As the
permafrost melts, it releases the gases back into the atmosphere, increasing
Earth’s temperature.
Forest Blazes
Forest blazes or forest fires emit a large amount of carbon-containing smoke. These
gases are released into the atmosphere and increase the earth’s temperature
resulting in global warming.
Also Read: Bergmann’s Rule
Effects of Global Warming
Following are the major effects of global warming:
Rise in Temperature
Global warming has led to an incredible increase in earth’s temperature. Since
1880, the earth’s temperature has increased by ~1 degrees. This has resulted in an
increase in the melting of glaciers, which have led to an increase in the sea
level. This could have devastating effects on coastal regions.
Threats to the Ecosystem
Global warming has affected the coral reefs that can lead to the loss of plant and
animal lives. Increase in global temperatures has made the fragility of coral reefs
even worse.
Climate Change
Global warming has led to a change in climatic conditions. There are droughts at
some places and floods at some. This climatic imbalance is the result of global
warming.
Spread of Diseases
Global warming leads to a change in the patterns of heat and humidity. This has led
to the movement of mosquitoes that carry and spread diseases.
High Mortality Rates
Due to an increase in floods, tsunamis and other natural calamities, the average
death toll usually increases. Also, such events can bring about the spread of
diseases that can hamper human life.
Loss of Natural Habitat
A global shift in the climate leads to the loss of habitats of several plants and
animals. In this case, the animals need to migrate from their natural habitat and
many of them even become extinct. This is yet another major impact of global
warming on biodiversity.

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