Problem and Solution Heading

Language Arts (Enriched)
Mr.Wilson ( 7th grade )
Problem-Solution Essay
Daniel W
9-25-15

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Carbon Dioxide is a necessary ingredient for plants to perform photosynthesis, but too much carbon dioxide can be harmful to animals, plants and humans.Why is this? Carbon Dioxide traps the sun’s rays in the atmosphere causing higher temperature in both winter and summer months. In fact, the global average temperature increased by more than 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit  over the last century. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the decade from 2000 to 2010 was the warmest on record.

    The sun has natural periods of warming and cooling,but due to no increase in solar energy for the past 50 years the warming we are feeling is consistent with the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat trapping elements we are putting into the atmosphere. Warmer temperatures increases the amount of water vapor in the air. Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, along with carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone, meaning that it leads to even further warming. Water vapor magnifies the warming caused by the other greenhouse gases.

     A change of just one or two degrees may sound small,but it creates a huge impact on the way we and the living things around us act and survive. For about every 2 degrees Fahrenheit of warming 15% of the crops we grow will die, there will be a 10% increase in the amount of rain falling during the heaviest precipitation events, and a 400% increase in the amount of wildfires in parts of the western United States.

     Many people don’t care about climate change or just don’t think it is really happening, but there are ways you can help slow it down or even stop global warming.For example, Transportation causes about 25 per cent of the United State’s greenhouse gas emissions, so walk, cycle or take transit whenever you can. You'll save money and get into better shape! Another example of how to prevent climate change is, switching off lights,change light bulbs to compact fluorescents or LEDs, unplug computers, TVs and other electronics when not in use, and wash clothes in cold or warm (not hot) water.

        Climate change is affecting the way we live, how animals live, and even how plants live.Because of the sun’s consistency when it comes to the amount of heat it gives off, people are making our world warmer.A slight change in temperature can cause major problems like dying crops.There are many ways to stop or slow global warming and we are yet to find out more.