The green house effect speech

My greenhouse effect speech

INTRO
The greenhouse effect is an enviromental issue. I am supporting that the green house effect is a bad thing and we should do something about it. Without the greenhouse effect the earth would be
60 degrees colder. The green house effect is the main souce of the extra heating on the earth. We humans caused this with our man- made cars and factories and we can reduce it by putting less
harmful polutants in the air.

The Cause Of The Green House Effect

The cause of the green house effect is in fact just to much carbon dioxide in the air. Carbon dioxide is the cause of the greenhouse effect because carbon dioxide grabs on to the heat in the air
and that keeps us warm. With too much carbon dioxide it will keep us too warm. We let gases into the air from cars, busses, and factories. Those gases are also containing the gas carbon
dioxide(CO2). This is a topic and theory that scientist still fight about. There are scientist that agree that the green house effect is a good thing. But on the other hand, there are still scientist
that disagree.

What could happen

Many years from now humans might become extinct. If we do not do anything about this, this theory might come true. We could keep using the same things that cause this horrible issue but
nothing will change. It will be steaming hot in the summer and we will have temperatures like 70 and 80 degrees in the winter. This will become a disaster if we do not do anything about it. This is
caused by our cars and factories and we need to resolve this.

What we can do
We created this monster and we can destroy it. Even though carbon dioxde caused this menace, we could still die from not having carbon dioxde. You see, we need carbon dioxide and without it
lots of bad things would happen. Plants need to breath in carbon dioxide and they breath out oxygen which we need. Carbon dioxide also keeps us warm so we do not freeze to death. We can
make vehicles that run with less fuel. Our factories could burn less coal.

Conclusion
The green house effect is not the only enviromental issue. There is also air polution, water polution and even land polution. Our earth needs a new beginning. A very long time ago, our land on
earth was nice and green. Our water was nice and blue. Now our land is brown and waters are black. Cars and factories are putting harmful polutants in the air. Our forests are being burned
down. We are putting harmful chemicals in our water ways . We need to stop the way we are living the way we are now and start appreciating what we have and what the earth provides us. If we
keep living this way, "Bye, Bye Earth".

The greenhouse effect occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere (the air around the Earth) entrap infrared
radiation. This effect makes the planet warmer, in the same way a greenhouse keeps its inside temperature warmer.
The greenhouse effect is caused by greenhouse gases; the most important greenhouse gases in Earth's
atmosphere are: water vapor,carbon dioxide, and methane. When there is more greenhouse gas in the air, the air
holds more heat. This is why more greenhouse gases cause global warming.
The greenhouse effect is natural. It is important for life on Earth. Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth's average
temperature would be around -18 or -19 degrees Celsius (0 or 1 degree Fahrenheit). Because of the greenhouse
effect, the Earth's actual average temperature is 14 degrees Celsius (57 degrees Fahrenheit).
The problem is that recently, the greenhouse effect has become stronger. Scientists believe this is because humans
have been using large amounts of fossil fuels, which release carbon dioxide when they are burned. Since carbon
dioxide is a greenhouse gas, it hascaused the planet to warm over the past 150 years.
About ten thousand years ago, before people started burning large amounts of fossil fuels, there was 260 to 280 parts
per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. In September 2011, the figure was 389 ppm. Most
scientists say that having 350 ppm or less is safe for the environment and that species on the planet can adapt to this
level. Higher levels can make severe problems for animal and marine life that are already being seen today, such
as ocean acidification.
The greenhouse effect was first proposed by Joseph Fourier in 1824. Mars, Venus and other planets with
atmospheres also have greenhouse effects. The effect on Venus is especially strong because Venus has so much
CO2. This is why Venus is hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer to the sun. The first person to predict
that carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels (and other combustion processes) could cause global warming
was Svante Arrhenius.