Is Global Warming a Reality or Skepticism?

2 Is Global Warming Skepticism just Smoke and Mirrors?

Introduction The debate about the causes of global warming has been going for a long period of time and many nations have united to solve the problem. The causes of global warming have been said to be caused by human beings and scientists have done a lot of research to proof this. However, some organizations have doubted this and have blamed the expansive spread of the effects of global warming on natural systems which are out of man’s control (Cunningham & Cunningham, 2008). Despite the criticisms leveled against global warming by various individuals and institutions, it is a reality that global warming has adversely affected social, economic, political and cultural systems in the world and adequate measures should be taken to reduce or eliminate the effects of global warming. Human beings are the main cause of global warming and much blame should be placed on the activities of man which cause the emission of greenhouse gases.

Global warming is a reality The debate about global warming was minimal before 1980’s but after the great drought of 1988 happened, people started to link the drought to the changes in climate which had been caused by global warming. A lot of research has been done about the causes of global warming and most findings claim that increase in concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere might be the main cause.

However, other gases have been said to cause global warming through a process called greenhouse gases effect. Global warming occurs when greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere causing excess heat to accumulate on the earth surface. When the heat from the sun is released to the earth surface, it is later reflected back. Greenhouse gases form a shield and restrict the reflection of the