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Article #7: Time-tested Solutions for Global Warming

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Increased global temperature, a rise in of carbon dioxide) and properly storing
the sea levels, extreme conditions of the them for future use. We have a high
weather. These are all attributed to a concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere,
single factor - global warming. Global so to help in improving the climate, it
warming or greenhouse effect has been should be controlled. And when needed,
going on for centuries. For thousands of CO2 can also be used together with
years, the earth's temperature continues methane to make biogas. Aside from
to rise and it's not stopping. Although carbon capture, people have also set up
the catastrophic events are commonly the so-called Geoengineering where the
linked with this global problem, main goal of this form of science is to
scientists worldwide still have study the effects and solutions in
uncertainties as to the relation of atmospheric problems.
global warming to these events AND if In the adaptation response, people look
there's even a definite solution to for ways on reducing the effects of the
global warming. problem and addressing the issues on
There are two possible solution to the these problems one-step at a time. In
effects of global warming as proposed by mitigation, people are bent on stopping
experts. It could be in the form of or postponing the effects of global
mitigation or through adaptation. Under warming. In search for a better term,
the mitigation response, several actions adaptation is like 'playing it cool' for
are done to alleviate the effects of now then slowly doing some actions to
global warming, if not to totally lessen global warming effects. So in
eradicate it. The steps that could be adaptation, they have the thought that
undertaken in this response are to reduce glaciers are melting anyway even if we
the consumption of energy and to use stop our consumption of fossil fuels now
appliances that are energy efficient; you so why not go on with modern progress?
could also look for other possible energy All they have to concentrate on is how to
sources or alternatives that can be used 'cope' with the effects. Both mitigation
to replace the present source of fuel. and adaptation would mean people who
Possible 'other' sources of energy are would join hands in fighting a common
solar energy (with this, pollution is enemy.
decreased, thus, global warming could be Another way to defend ourselves from the
controlled), wind energy, hydropower, and ravages of global warming is for
geothermal power, to name a few. These concerned lawmakers to create
energy sources are reusable and highly legislations that would ensure the
available, not to add that they are clean responsible use of what's left of our
sources of fuel. fossil fuel resources. With this comes
Another solution for global warming is the equal responsibility of not using
the use of other sources of energy. Other products or taking part in activities
possible sources of energy that can be that would further ruin our planet's
used are nuclear energy and biofuels. balance.
These two can be used to replace fossil And, at the end of it all, the best
fuels that take a much longer time to person that could make a difference and
develop. Nuclear energy, though, is help in making the solution for global
still under much consideration because of warming possible would be you. You could
its negative effects to people and to the start with yourself, and within your
environment. There is no contestation as home, all the practices that would
to the power that nuclear energy would be provide solutions to the worsening
able to produce that would give condition of planet earth, which is
electrical power. But as to the safety greenhouse effect.
of this source of power, there is still Global warming solutions are not yet
much debate. Biofuel, on the other hand, thoroughly proven, let alone totally
is safe, economical and it is easy to administered. It is an ever-present
produce. Methane is the main biofuel problem. No matter what we do, it is
that can be produced from plant and there and there is no escaping it. And
animal wastes, and this proves to be a although it will take years, lots of it,
lot more environment-friendly than before global warming will even begin to
burning fossil fuels. become a terrifying threat, still, it
Another step that ingenious minds have wouldn't hurt if we lift a finger now.
created is capturing carbon (in the form






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