global warming

Details:
Write a 500-750 word essay about global warming that addresses the following points:

What is global warming?
Describe how human activities impact global warming
Explain what an individual can do to minimize his/her contribution to global warming.
Remember to support your data and information with appropriate citations. A minimum of two references must be included.

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Global warming is the increased rise in the temperature of the atmosphere as a result of increased carbon dioxide absorption into the atmosphere. This is as a result of human activities or what is commonly referred to as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect can be described as the process in which too much of the sun’s heat or warmth is trapped in the earth’s lower atmosphere region as a result of radiation, (Harvey, 2015). With that much warmth reaching the earth’s surface, there is so much heat that is trapped leading to high temperatures. This is a great problem because the carbon dioxide that is released from the various human activities acts as blanket thereby trapping so much heat……………………………..

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