Assignment 2 Global Warming Cause

One of the most controversial and highly debated topics in science today is global warming. Developments over the past few decades in climate change have lead scientist to develop a theory that we as humans are causing global warming. While there are many theories and even different types of issues that can contribute to the warming of the planet, there are just as many mitigation strategies and ways to slow it down. There are two basic types of climate change, natural and anthropogenic. The main contributor in climate change or global warming is what is referred to as greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include water vapor, Methane, Chlorofluorocarbons, and Carbon dioxide. The anthropogenic theory suggests that the development and consumption of fossil fuels for human life has generated and released a very large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This excess carbon dioxide is, according to this theory, the main cause of climate change around the globe. It is preventing heat from earth to escape naturally into space and hence cool the earth. The natural theory in regards to climate change suggests that the earth is going through one of the many peaks and valleys of changes. This of course being a peak of warm temperatures, in the span of the earth’s life, could last for many years until the peak ends. Basically the natural climate change theory attempts to analyze questions such as “to what extent is the warming? Has this phenomena happened before? Could the excess in greenhouse gases simply be a symptom of climate change?” (Dr. Clarinn 2013). While both attempt to personify the realizati………..