Natural causes are causes created by nature. For example...
1. The release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands.
- Methane -> greenhouse gas -> a gas that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere
2. The Earth goes through a cycle of climate change.
- Climate change -> lasts for 40,000 years.
Man-made causes probably do the most damage. There are many man-made causes. For example...
1. Pollution. Pollution comes in many shapes and sizes.
Fossil fuels are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. When fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does it escape? Methane is naturally in the ground. When coal or oil is mined you have to dig up the earth a little. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well.
2. Population.
Now you're probably thinking, "Wait a minute, you said agriculture is going to be damaged by Global Warming, but now you're saying agriculture is going to help cause Global Warming?" Well, have you ever been in a barn filled with animals and you smell something terrible? You're smelling methane.
Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. Animals like cows are a source of food which means more manure and methane.
3. Transportation.
Since CO2 contributes to global warming, the increase in population makes the problem worse because we breathe out CO2. Also, the trees that convert our CO2 to oxygen are being demolished because we're using the land that we cut the trees down from as property for our homes and buildings. We are not replacing the trees (an important part of our eco system), so we are constantly taking advantage of our natural resources and giving nothing back in return.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003411/causes.htm
1. Pollution. Pollution comes in many shapes and sizes.
- Burning fossil fuels -> pollution.
Fossil fuels are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. When fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does it escape? Methane is naturally in the ground. When coal or oil is mined you have to dig up the earth a little. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well.
2. Population.
- More people = more food, and more methods of transportation.
- That means more methane because there will be more burning of fossil fuels, and more agriculture.
Now you're probably thinking, "Wait a minute, you said agriculture is going to be damaged by Global Warming, but now you're saying agriculture is going to help cause Global Warming?" Well, have you ever been in a barn filled with animals and you smell something terrible? You're smelling methane.
Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. Animals like cows are a source of food which means more manure and methane.
3. Transportation.
- More people = more cars,
- More cars = more pollution.
- Also, many people tend to have more than one car.
Since CO2 contributes to global warming, the increase in population makes the problem worse because we breathe out CO2. Also, the trees that convert our CO2 to oxygen are being demolished because we're using the land that we cut the trees down from as property for our homes and buildings. We are not replacing the trees (an important part of our eco system), so we are constantly taking advantage of our natural resources and giving nothing back in return.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003411/causes.htm
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