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CLIMATE CHANGE


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As an emerging issue, climate change mostly triggered by human activities is presumed to have far reaching impact on human beings and environment as a whole. Climate change refers to the alteration in statistical distribution of weather patterns, usually 25-30 years.
The climate is changing as a repercussion of industrial gases released into the atmosphere. The gases allow sun’s radiation to reach to the earth’s surface but these gases trap the heat reflected into the atmosphere. The heat tends to increase around the earth, global warming as an outcome of trapped heat is called global warming. Green house gases in the atmosphere act like a mirror: reflecting back to earth part of heat radiation, which would otherwise be lost to the space.
The causes of global warming and eventually climate change include;
·         Carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust gases after burning fossil fuels
·         Methane gas produced by decaying organic matter
·         Chlorofluorocarbons(CFC’s) used in refrigerators and spray cans
·         Water vapour
The mitigation to climate change is to lower the rate of release of green house gases into the atmosphere. This can be done by;
·         Promoting afforestation since trees act as carbon absorbers
·         Banning production and use of chlorofluorocarbons
·         Promoting efficient use of energy in homes and industries
·         Slowing population growth rate by prompting family planning-This reduces the number of people likely to cause climate change
·         Creating awareness of activities that cause global warming and suggest possible solutions
The predictable effects of global warming and climate change are warmer earth. The warmer temperatures may cause;
·         Increase in the evaporation rate
·         More areas will encounter forest and bush fires
·         Some areas will become drier while others will become wetter
·         Heating the sea water will cause it to expand thus raising sea level
·         Food production will fluctuate, increasing in some areas and declining in others
·         Loss of bio-diversity as a result of change in habitats
·         Extinction of certain species




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