| Global warming is perpetually in the news these days. | | | | potentially to massive ice formations throughout the |
| While everyone is aware of pollution problems, did you | | | | world as we know it. |
| know a certain amount of global warming occurs as | | | | An odd, but useful, example is the desert. During the |
| part of the biomass? | | | | day it can be hot as Hades, but at night it can grow |
| Does Global Warming Occur Without Man | | | | extremely cold. The temperature variation is due to a |
| Most discussions about global warming center around | | | | lack of temperature regulators. During the day, there is |
| the impact man has on his environment. Massive | | | | nothing to regulate the heat such as a body of water. |
| emissions of carbon dioxide by industry and transport | | | | When night falls, there is nothing present that stores |
| are the prime culprits evidenced in this regard. While | | | | the heat of the day. |
| global warming in and of itself is a controversial | | | | The current debate on global warming isn't so much |
| subject, what is clear is that it is not only a phenomena | | | | whether it exist, as it is what is natural and what is not. |
| caused by mankind. | | | | A certain amount of global warming is par for the |
| If man did not exist on Planet Earth, global warming | | | | course, an undisputed fact. The question is what |
| would exist to a certain extent. The Earth is kept | | | | impact, if any, is our production of massive amounts of |
| warm by gases in the atmosphere. Certain gases | | | | greenhouse gases having on natural global warming |
| prohibit heat from escaping out of the atmosphere into | | | | and what are the long-term implications. |
| space. This is a naturally occurring event with gases | | | | The global warming issue is a complex one. One of |
| such as carbon dioxide and methane, not to mention | | | | the simple problems is the significant amount of time |
| water vapor, playing a natural role in the process. If our | | | | involved in the process of heating up the planet. While |
| atmosphere contained none of these gases, our planet | | | | this may sound positive at first glance, one must also |
| would be a very cold place. Scientists estimate it | | | | realize that it will take a long time for behavioral |
| would be approximately 30 degrees colder, leading | | | | changes we make to take affect. |