So we all have heard the word "global warming" at some point in our lives before, but have you ever heard about "global boiling"? A lot of people have thought that global warming is simply just about the earth rapidly heating up because of human activities, but no, there is actually more to that.
Global warming is the rapid increase in the earth's temperature since the pre-industrial period, caused by the greenhouse effect or human activities. The hottest year on record of global warming is 1.43C or (2.57F) on January and October 2023. The greenhouse effect is the process of greenhouse gases trapping the heat of the earth's atmosphere. The 7 greenhouse gases are:
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
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Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
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Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)
The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon; however, as humans started to engage more in these activities such as deforestation, livestock farming, burning coal, fossil fuels, and natural gas, the greenhouse gases have increased more rapidly which causes the earth to heat up more than it should be. For those who aren't familiar with livestock farming, it is the practice of raising animals for their products to provide labor such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
Global warming is serious and has caused a lot of negative effects. Some of them are the increase in temperature, rise in sea level, melting arctic sea ice, shifting seasons, severe storms, and a lot more. 95% of the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic is already gone. The Arctic is warming twice as fast, and it is surprisingly contributing to global warming. But how? Since they are darker in color, the ocean and land absorb more incoming solar radiation, and then release the heat to the atmosphere which causes more global warming
