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No, the greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm enough for life, and has for millions of years.
The enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effectwhich we have now is causing global warming and climate change. Climate change will give extra energy to storms and other weather events, but will do nothing to earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
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∙ 14y agoThe greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon. The earth needs a greenhouse effect to keep some of the heat from the sun, so that the earth is at a comfortable temperature for life to continue.
However, human activity has been contributing to the natural greenhouse condition to a critical extent. Since we started to seriously burn coal and other fossil fuels about 200 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased. As the population of the world increases there is huge demand for meat, so more and more cattle and sheep are bred. Methane is a serious greenhouse gas, much more dangerous than carbon dioxide, and animals that ruminate (chew the cud), like cattle and sheep, belch out vast amounts of methane.
Most climate scientists now think it is too late to prevent a global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius, and are forecasting a rise of between 3 and 5 degrees. This will be catastrophic for our planet.
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∙ 12y agoSome natural disasters could be caused by global warming, but others are totally unrelated events.
So, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis are natural disasters entirely unrelated to global warming.
Although no one weather event can be attributed directly to global warming, prolonged droughts, more frequent severe floods and intense storm activity are consistent with predictions about global warming. Similarly, beach erosion and coastal inundation can be the result of rising sea levels and increased storm surges that result from global warming.
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∙ 7y agoMost natural disasters like hurricanes, flood, drought, etc are linked to global warming and they get frequent every year. With warmer oceans, more and strong hurricanes can form. Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis aren't linked to global warming because they aren't atmospheric activity, they are linked to plate tectonics.
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∙ 12y agoyes it does!
That's why we need to recycle and do things to help nature!
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∙ 11y agomakes them more horrid than ever
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What damages the earth?
Global warming, deforestation, acid rain, waste gases and natural disasters.
Burning which fossil fuel - coal oil and natural gas - contributes least to global warming?
Burning natural gas contributes least to Global Warming.
Does global warming affect food land or the economy?
Global warming can affect the supply of food and the quality of the land. Global warming can increase the frequency of disasters such as hurricanes and drought. The economy eventually goes into recess if the country relied on agriculture for a great percentage of the income.
What is climate change global warming causing?
"Climate Change" and "Global Warming" are not the same, though related. Global Warming causes Climate Change. With Global Warming we understand the warming of the earth's global temperature. That warming has in turn an effect on the earth's global climate and on more localized climates (like the climate of England or Western US).
How old is global warming?
The theory of global warming became popular in the early 70's. As for how old actual global warming is, is debatable. Some argue that global warming is a natural cycle the earth goes through every so many centuries.
What are reasons that caused people to be unprepared prior natural disasters?
global warming
What damages the earth?
Global warming, deforestation, acid rain, waste gases and natural disasters.
Is global warming a chemical change?
yes is a chimical change cause by both man and natural disasters
What are cause to natural disasters and global warming?
Some natural disasters that have been attributed to climate change are: Floods, bushfires, severe storms, drought, cyclones, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Why is the water cycle currently out of balance?
Because of a lot of water consumption, acid rain, global warming natural disasters etc.
How do natural gases affect global warming?
How is global warming happening
Why are so many natural disasters occurring in 2010?
Some of the natural disasters are occurring due to global warming, when the temperature rises it is more likely to get tropical storms and tornadoes, the others are just natural occurrences due to movement in the earths crust.
Can Neptune get global warming?
Global warming is not natural, it is caused by people. Since there aren't people on Neptune, it cannot have global warming.
How do natural disasters contribute to global warming?
More water goes in the ocean, and the earth isn't as cold. So hurricanes happen more often, like Hurricane Sandy for example. Extra warmth in the atmosphere is extra energy which has to go somewhere!
What are the R's related to global warming?
There are 3 R's of global warming. These are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Why is livestock agriculture thought to be more vulnerable to disasters now than in?
Livestock agriculture is more vulnerable to disasters now than in past generations because of global warming. Due to global warming, some disasters like floods or famine occur in higher frequency than they used to.
Changes in the cycle are implicated in global warming?
The idea that Global Warming is a natural cycle is well understood from paleo.
