Causes of Global Warming

What is causing Global Warming?
A lot of people wonder what global warming is, and how it is causing climate change. We've all wondered about global warming, and why it's happening. We pose this investigative question as our first blog on the topic, because to fix the problem we have to first know what is causing it. We all wonder what global warming is going to mean for future generations, and how it's going to affect the rest of our lives. Global Warming is of specific interest to us, because we care about our environment, and the world we live in.

We researched that one of the major causes of global warming is the high concentration of greenhouse gases. One greenhouse gas in particular that is a major contribution to global warming is carbon dioxide. As a result of the more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere heat energy is bouncing back onto the earth due to the reflective nature of the earth’s atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels. Unfortunately over the past 50 years the emission of carbon dioxide has amplified. http://timeforchange.org/cause-and-effect-for-global-warming

The past 50 years there has been a very significant increase in our total carbon emissions. We knew that the greenhouse gas did play a large role in the changes in our environment, but we were shocked to see this data in the above graph. The biggest increase would be the emission of petroleum, and of course the total amount of emissions. This makes us realize how important it is to reduce the amount of carbon emissions, and how we will be affected in the next 50 years.

All About Us!

"There has been consensus among scientists for years that global warming is a serious problem and that it is caused by human activity."  http://www.globalwarmingsolutions.org/basics/

Hi!  I'm Marissa!  I go to school at Salem State University and my major is elementary education.  I am very excited to become a teacher one day!  I am currently in Block and I am in a Social Studies course.  This blog and our project is on Global Warming.  My group and I will be doing a service learning project and creating a lesson on Global Warming.  I am very interested in this subject!  I must admit I do not know a lot about it but, I can't wait to learn more!
-Marissa



My interest in Global Warming began with an argument I had with my employer about the fact that he does not believe that it is actually happening. I of course never thought global warming wasn't happening. This then sparked quite the debate between us. As I was debating with him I started to think to myself that maybe I didn't know as much as I thought I did. Our debate ended with us stating that we agreed to disagree. However, it forever peaked my interest in the subject, and it has made me want to know everything there is to know about global warming. Luckily for me there are new studies and opinions on it posted daily. I can't wait to become an expert on it, and give my employer some real concrete research.
-Jennifer


Global Warming has been a topic I have been studying and debating about with friends, professors and classmates for about seven years now.  Beginning back in high school, I took a class that was focused on learning the truths behind global warming, and what we can do to help reverse the problem.  It really was the start of a long research project that has spanned all the way into college.  Now, with geography as my second major, I've had a fair share of conversations with professors about the science behind this global phenomenon, and how it will impact the world and the people who inhabit it.  I am hoping that this service learning project will help our group to not only learn more about global warming, but also to help others understand the seriousness of how we have affected our climate on Earth.
~Robert