Global warming

What is Global warming ?

Global warming refers to the long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature, primarily caused by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It is a significant environmental issue that affects our planet's climate patterns, ecosystems, and human activities. The primary driver of global warming is the enhanced greenhouse effect, resulting from human activities. Certain gases, known as greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and others), trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, preventing it from escaping into space. These gases act like a blanket, allowing sunlight to enter the atmosphere but trapping the outgoing heat, leading to a rise in global temperatures. The main contributors to the increased levels of greenhouse gases are human activities such as burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) for energy, deforestation, industrial processes, and agricultural practices. These activities release large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, intensifying the greenhouse effect and causing global temperatures to rise. The consequences of global warming include rising sea levels, melting polar ice caps and glaciers, shifts in weather patterns, more frequent and severe extreme weather events (such as hurricanes, droughts, and heatwaves), disruptions to ecosystems and biodiversity, and impacts on human health, agriculture, and water resources. Addressing global warming requires collective efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, transition to cleaner and renewable energy sources, promote energy efficiency, adopt sustainable land-use practices, and promote conservation and protection of natural resources. International cooperation and individual actions are crucial in mitigating the impacts of global warming and working towards a more sustainable and resilient future.