Essays on Atmosphere

Effects of Greenhouse Gas Emission on Global Climate Temperatures There are many risks to our planet. From nuclear war to catastrophic natural disasters, literature and film are ripe with examples of civilization-ending, apocalyptic events. However, there is another, much more grave threat to Earth. Climate change poses a very real and very dire risk to our planet. In this essay, the causes and consequences of climate change will be examined and explained. Despite the "controversy" surrounding the issue of human contribution to climate change, the…...

We Are The Weather Makers Tim Flannery is a straight-talking Australian and perhaps that is what gives his book a refreshing unique perspective. While most of the book takes a global view, he leaves nothing out in his assessment of his own government's contribution to the mess, and is forthright about its abilities, policies and motives. Flannery, who is a zoologist, is particularly irritated about the fate of the Great Barrier Reef as well as the beginning of the destruction of the second biggest industry…...

How is it possible for organisms to alter the carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere? It is through two exchange systems that organisms can alter the carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere. First, is the land-based or terrestrial exchange system by which carbon is exchanged between land plants and both soil and the atmosphere; Second, the marine system which exchanges carbon within the oceans and between the oceans and the atmosphere, The basic cycle begins when photosynthesizing plants use carbon…...

Our planet is distinct from any other in our galaxy because of its uniquely habitable atmosphere. Its seas and land masses are home to an abundance of creatures. Both human beings and wildlife belong to the larger group of living things called animals. Animals are dependent on both their habitat and each other for survival. The preservation of wildlife is both vital and meaningful for human beings and can be justified from a moral, ecological, and economic standpoint. From a…...

The Atmosphere The dramatic appearance of Saturn stems mainly from the spectacular rings. The atmosphere looks much less dramatic. The clouds of Saturn are much less colorful than those of Jupiter. This is because the composition of Saturn's atmosphere includes more sulfur. The atmosphere of Saturn, like Jupiter, is only a narrow surface layer, compared to the vast interior of Saturn. The three cloud decks of Saturn are to be found mostly low in the troposphere, while hazes of smog can be found…...

Social Interaction in Public Places I learned a lot when I observed the diverse groups of people in the atmosphere of the restaurant, T. J. I. Fridays. I learned that the place is very sociological and very easy to observe and listen in on people's conversations. I took a couple of hours out of my night to eat at the Fridays located next to Rosedale mall. It is a fairly active place especially when I went on a Saturday from…...

Clouded Atmosphere The concentration of the atmosphere's main greenhouse gases specifically, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor, have increased significantly during the industrial age. These high concentrations are predicted to continue in the atmosphere for thousands of years to come. This increase especially carbon dioxide, increases the infrared energy taken in by the atmosphere, and warfare the earth's surface. The Global mean temperature over the past 150 years has risen between 0.3 degrees C and 0.6 degrees C.…...

The Ozone Layer The ozone layer is part of the atmosphere of the Earth. The Earth's atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surround it, they are held around the Earth by the effect of gravity. The atmosphere protects life on Earth, without it the changes in temperature during the day would be incredible, changes would be in the region of 280C rather than only 10C. As well as maintaining a temperature that can sustain life the atmosphere protects the planet…...

Scientists stated Monday that a mysterious jump in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since 2002 may lead to a devastating acceleration of global warming if it continues at its rate of increase. The abnormal increase of carbon dioxide over the past two years may be connected to forest fires in Siberia or the unusually hot summer in Europe in 2003. According to Richard Betts, Manager for Ecosystems and Climate Impacts at Britain's Hadley Center, the rise isn't caused for alarm.…...

The literal translation of the word atmosphere is a sphere of vapors. The Earth's atmosphere is a protective sphere of vapors or air that surrounds the Earth and provides it with a layer of insulation from the harmful rays of the sun. It is a vital part of the Earth and has changed dramatically since the beginning of time. The earth's atmosphere has gradually changed since the Earth's birth approximately 4.6 million years ago. In the beginning, the Earth's composition…...

1) The amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has been increasing rapidly over the last few decades and continues to do so. 2) Historically, the trends in the increase of carbon dioxide started in the late 1700s. This was the approximate time of the Industrial Revolution. At this time, the carbon dioxide concentration was around 270 ppm (pounds per million). Concentrations grew very slowly from this time until the twentieth century. But in the last century, especially in the…...

The Reluctant Rider The atmosphere is filled with blaring pop music, and roaring water. Looking behind, flocks of people are crowding behind me, acting as if they're vultures hovering over the dead. We're all waiting for a chance to ride on Wet'n Wild's most fearsome ride, the Black Hole. As the line creeps closer to the ride's entrance, fear devours me. Hesitantly, I stay in line, swallowing down the nauseating taste of acidic bile. The minutes are cheetahs chasing after prey, and before I…...

Acid rain is generally considered any precipitation with a pH value lower than 5.6. Normal rain has a value of 5.6. It is slightly acidic due to the presence of carbonic acid formed by the mixture of carbon dioxide and rainwater. Ironically, 5.6 is the pH value of carbon dioxide in equilibrium with distilled water. The pH scale is based on a scale of one to seven, one being the most acidic and seven being the most basic. The pH…...

In our society today, air pollution is a significant factor in our health. Since the beginning of the industrialization era, we have made a better place to live for ourselves. The primary problem with the industrial revolution is that we have also created some harmful effects. Air pollution is one of the most harmful attributes that we have created, and now we have to correct this problem. In the past ten years, we have been working hard to clean up…...

Air pollution is a major concern and a threat to the human kind of our generation. Air pollution is caused by the heavy emission of harmful gases into the atmosphere causing an imbalance in the same. The pollution can be enhanced by the heavy use of automobiles and industries without proper regulatory rules on how much such pollutants should emit into the atmosphere. Air pollution can be devastating to human health as well as to other organisms. Research has shown…...

Examine the principal causes of air pollution in a city or geographical area of your choice and evaluate the effectiveness of different solutions which have been taken to address the situation. Together with the development of human civilization, air pollution is the inevitable consequence, which is considered a drawback of economic success around the world. In other words, air pollution is a global problem that affects both government and individuals. Being a developed country in South East Asia, Singapore is one…...

Air Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Solutions. Air is the ocean we breathe. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies to live. However, human activities can release substances into the air, some of which can cause problems such as smog, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and "holes" in the ozone layer. Each of these problems has serious implications for our health and well-being as well as for the whole environment. Therefore, preventing air pollution is not only…...

Politics of Air Tri-Met, Influence in Portland Air pollution is t something that the residents of Portland think about; everyone seems to think that air pollution is something that only affects cities such as Los Angeles and New York something that won t affect Portland. But the truth is that if Portland does t continue to improve its transit systems and monitor the air quality, Portland could turn into another LA. The figure below indicates the huge changes which have…...

D.1 Primary Air Pollution D.1.1 Source of Pollutants: -CO (carbon monoxide): natural-forest fires :anthropogenic-transportation industry (automobile exhaust), incomplete combustion of fossil fuels: eg. 2CH4 + 302 ---> 2CO + 4H20 -NOx (nitrogen oxides): natural-forest fires :anthro.stationary combustion sources (factories and power plants), transportation: N2(g) + O2 (g) ---> 2NO (9) 2NO (g) + O2 (g) ---> 2NO2 (g) -SOx (sulfur oxides): nat-volcanoes :anthro.-stationary combustion sources, industry, found in metal ores, coal: S + 02 ---> SO2 2S + O2 --->…...

Rangelands forms the largest land cover globally, covering more than one-quarter of the world’s land mass and storing about one-third of the world’s terrestrial C in soils and vegetation (White et al.2000, Asner et al. 2004). The primary economic activity of rangelands is livestock production, supplying meat, dairy products, leather, and wool (Herrero et al. 2009).The productivity and profitability of rangelands is entirely a function of forage quality and quantity (Briskeet al. 2011). On the other hand, these ecosystems have,…...

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is the method of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. This new technology could play a big role in climate change on how we can reduce our carbon emissions in the world on natural and technological levels. This method has become very important based on how carbon dioxide is the leading greenhouse gas being released. The Global CCS Institute states that “The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that to halve global…...

Rapid urbanization, growing traffic and congestion, technological innovation, environmental effects, and social trends are drawing attention to and shaping the future of transportation services worldwide. The increasing affluence of citizens around the world and the inrush of people from rural areas into urban areas have resulted in an explosive increase in households owning cars. Automobile ownership continues to grow worldwide, even given the increased cost of owning a vehicle. When you combine this with road infrastructure that cannot handle peak-hour…...

Here in the United States, we have experienced significant growth in the discussion and opinions regarding healthcare. These discussions include concerns about the availability of affordable healthcare for all and how it should be paid for. During the early part of the Democratic Presidential debates, we saw that healthcare was one of the most important topics for the candidates and the voting public. The topic did tend to cause a lot of divisiveness in America but in general, the message…...

Caltrans believed that reducing traffic and forcing people to commute was more important even though it would come at the cost of individual choices in the short term. Do you think that was the right decision? As per my perspective, the Caltrans decision of reducing traffic and forcing people to commute was right. I believe Caltrans believe is right because reducing traffic and forcing people to commute will be great for people around us and also it will help keep…...

India is a country with more than 1.32 billion people accounting for more than 17.74% of the world’s population. Coal has played a significant role in the development of India. Total coal reserves are about 860 billion tonnes in the world and procurable only next 120 years at the current rate of production [1]. India is the third major coal producer in the world after China and USA. Global coal reserves are about 7.0 % (301.80 billion metric tonnes) and…...

The air pollution where I live is defined as somewhat clean air, my city Palm Springs has a better ozone plot than the Inland Empire. However, if children suffer from allergies, then you might find the air not so clean. During the windy year, or when they are scalping the lawns or golf courses, the pollen count can be quite high. The air quality tends to get worse during the summer due to the increase of potential for wildfires fires,…...

Water is essential for maintaining food supply and a productive environment for the human population and other animals, and plants worldwide. As the human population grows the resource has decreased also human food supply, water shortages reduce biodiversity in both the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. All fresh water on earth is stored in the ground 30 percent of the water has been used up so far and there more we take for that the less we must use. 65 percent…...

Every year, people from around the world cling to the excitement of trying to climb Mt. Everest. It is one of the tallest mountains in the world, but it is also a perilous journey. As hikers climb the mountain, they see more than ice and snow. Starting from the bottom, many hikers can find themselves lodging at tea houses. Further up the mountain, they can find different markers or checkpoints and pass through a lot of trash that is polluting…...

The majority of research has focused on the development of transition metal-containing catalysts, because transition metal gives variable oxidation state, increasing oxidation state, decreasing size, and increasing Lewis acidity of the metal ion. Why? Not use isomorphous metal ion substitution or incorporated in the framework of polymeric silicate material without loss of its property to generate news catalyst such as RS-1. The development of Ruthenium silicate (RS-1), ruthenium Ru(III) metal-containing zeolite catalyst can be synthesized in the laboratory, it is…...

Mercury (Hg) is an element that can be found naturally in the environment around the world. This element exists in both organic and inorganic forms in the environment. The sources of Hg vary because it is a naturally occurring element and therefore can enter the environment naturally or from either anthropogenic sources. The most prevalent form of organic mercury is methylmercury (MeHg) (Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR],1999) which is also regarded as the most toxic form of…...

From ancient times, climatology is going on but the question is how far back in time it all started? As per the written history, it all dates back to 9600 B.C when the first-time climatology was done as per the record at least but from this at least now we know that climatology is not a new thing. In ancient times, agricultural records of fruits and vegetables were repeated every year to give the climatic records of the region. But…...

This assignment will help you to become familiar with smelting and the undergoing process it takes to extract metal from ore. Smelting is simply the production of metal, this process requires heat and chemical reducing agents to help break down the ore or helps it to decay. To get the appropriate high temperature for smelting a furnace is made with air-draft force, when the ore is decayed, it let other elements come off as gases or slags. Slags are stony…...

There is a great demand for customers who want sustainable and environment-friendly products, but the development of biopolymers is not easy due to important technological challenges to improve the pollution in the ecosystem and financial costs. Financial cost The biggest problem in the production of bioplastics was their high cost which could not compete with the plastics already developed even knowing that the oil is an expensive source. However, since more companies such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Danone, Tetra…...

Contemporary organization theory is entrenched in thoughts developed during the early period of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Of introduction during that old-fashioned was the inspection of German sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920). Weber believed that administrations, operated by administrators, characterized the ideal administrative form. Weber based his model bureaucracy on a legal and complete consultant, logic, and command. In Weber's flawless organizational assembly, tasks for workers are defined and presentation is strongly controlled by rubrics,…...

How do State efforts to allow medical marijuana impact the federal government’s interest keep marijuana a Schedule I drug? Historically, beneath the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) the national has classified marijuana as a Schedule I narcotic. Substances in Schedule I even have been determined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to own no medical use and can't lawfully be prescribed or oversubscribed to the public. Intermittent legislative tries to repeal this classification and to allow marijuana for medical…...

The following sample essay on "Sustainability concerning Water and Atmosphere": sustainability has been one of the main spoken and the most emphasized topics among the global political elites as it ensures the sustenance of the future generations be it clean air, freshwater, or food sustainability. The steps taken towards sustenance now will be for the greater good of the future of mankind. Sustenance in itself is the ability of a producing factor to be able to be used and re-used.…...

The following sample essay on "Health Care Issues in the Community": the world day by day deteriorates and is damaged more, to the degree of seeming an irreversible and irreparable situation. Since the beginning of time, human beings have been characterized by their great ingenuity, first elaborating tools for their survival, which according to the passage of time we're able to supply the immediate necessities. From the moment the human race recognized its capabilities, there have been significant but still…...

News Article 1 Today, it seems impossible to listen to a news broadcast or other media outlet without the topic of climate change being present. The general consensus of most scientists is that today's atmospheric conditions are changing, and unfortunately not for the best. Many current governing bodies and political figures have made political attempts for dialogue promoting awareness and change to help combat the many challenges that today's society plays on the Earth's atmosphere, most notably the amount of…...

Global Warming The average global temperature of the Earth has risen an astonishing 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880. This may not seem like a big increase, but it actually is. In fact, 14 of the hottest years on record have been in the past 15 years. So what is the cause of this global warming? The main cause of global warming is the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Some greenhouse gases consist of water vapor, CO2,…...

The Throne of Blood (Macbeth), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), My Own Private Idaho (Henry IV, V), and West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet) employ setting, lighting, and ambiance to convey subtle messages which clarify characterization, mood, and internal drama. The director of The Throne of Blood (1957) by Akira Kurosawa utilizes fog to stress mystery, wickedness, and deception. Quite aptly, the roughly translated version of the film is Kumonosu jõ, which is rendered Spider Web Castle. In the…...