What are Natural resources

 

Natural resources

Global warming and depletion of resources are two global trends that have contributed significantly to the rise in global sea levels and the poor environmental condition worldwide. Global warming has led to ocean pollution, such as acid rain, methane, and high temperatures. The Industrial Revolution contributed in many ways to global warming.

From the 16th to the 18th centuries, numerous industrial technologies were invented. The Industrial Revolution had many significant effects on the ecosystem, such as the widespread use of fossil fuels, plastic materials, and pesticides. They also contributed significantly to the greenhouse effect, which increased global temperatures.

The burning of fossil fuels and land releases carbon dioxide and methane, which raises the surface temperatures of the atmosphere. When temperatures rise, more carbon dioxide and methane are released into the atmosphere from the greenhouse effect. In this case, the climate changes. Therefore, in addition to global temperatures, global temperatures are also monitored by the atmosphere.

According to the United States of America, Global Change is a term used for referring to an increase in the average earth surface temperature, indicating a gradual change over time in global and regional conditions. There are three types of global change, which include a global increase in temperature, the global release of greenhouse gases, and global changes in the amount of precipitation.

The increase in temperature increases the distribution of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor, which may contribute to the increase of global temperatures (Cohen et al., 2014).

Global warming is the slow warming of the earth's surface compared to global mean temperatures that exist over time. The average global temperature of a century ago (in 2005) was between 0.12 and 0.04°C (F), but it increased to 1.22°C in 2013 (heated by greenhouse gases). The major cause of global warming in the last century is the release of carbon dioxide and methane from the burning of fossil fuels and land-use changes (Cohen et al., 2014).

Global warming increased the global sea level, which in turn caused the melting of ice caps (Errido-Kahn, 2007). An increase in global surface temperatures is the accumulation of greenhouse gases. In this case, carbon dioxide and methane are released into the atmosphere and act as greenhouse gases. This phenomenon of global warming may have several effects. An increase in global temperatures affects the movement of floodwaters by creating a funnel (thereby increasing the global depth of the sea). These water volumes have an effect on the precipitation, as it increases global rainfall (Hall et al., 2011).

For instance, an increase in global sea levels increases the jet stream. This trend ensures the movement of precipitation at a faster rate than the natural processes in an environment that has some absorbers. The earth may experience severe global warming, especially during the summer season. An increase in global water surface pressure leads to the climate becoming warmer and the water vapor transferring to the atmosphere and changing the wind speed (Hodgson et al., 2013).

An increase in atmospheric temperatures leads to the formation of clouds that have a characteristic that is significant in measuring the atmosphere’s temperature. Global warming as an effect of environmental releases in fossil fuels and land-use changes may affect the climate and change its state of behavior. Therefore, global warming that is not beneficial may be more favorable due to improved rainfall patterns that keep the world protected from the prevailing severe weather systems.

Global warming can affect people’s water supply. It may increase sea level, as land is combined with water that forms underground lakes. Due to ocean warming, groundwater covers the ground surface that is underground, whereas the marine layer covers the surface of the water. An increase in sea level brings an increase in the groundwater. Consequently, the surface water near the underground surface suddenly increases in size and evaporates, which results in a lowering of the water surface (Panicci & Resseguin, 2013). In addition, Arctic icecaps, which are large ice blocks that protect the earth from a lot of anthropogenic climate change, decrease due to global warming. This will eventually affect the ice extent above the ice ceiling, which provides a source of water runoff in dry and semi-dry areas. This brings about an alteration in the global circulation system. Additionally, an increase in global mean annual precipitation, which is carried by the jet stream, raises the atmosphere temperature. An increase in surface temperatures decreases the reduction of surface temperatures below the sea surface (Hall et al., 2011). Therefore, the average seawater salinity decreases. Such changes lead to the production of less oxygen in the ocean, which impacts the living organisms in the ocean.