case studies in the extrodinary

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Case Study in the Extraordinary : Global Warming

Is global warming really caused by man , or it is caused by some natural changes to ocean circulation patterns ' as one scientist claims (Verdon ? Global warming has become a popular household terminology to most of us since the media started to report about a number of natural catastrophes like tsunamis , hurricanes , and heat waves and concluded that humans are the ones causing global climate change

Certainly there are two clashing groups that bear and offer conflicting scientific evidence

, explanations or opinions regarding the real cause of global warming . The first group , which has gained tremendous popularity and media support , is composed of scientists , policy-makers environmental advocates , academics , and corporate people , among others This group believes that global warming is very likely ' caused by human activities (Roach . The other group - comprised of scientists climate experts , policy-makers , and politicians - claims that climate change is not to be blamed on human activities since it is caused by some natural occurrences beyond the control of man

To support its claim that global warming really exists , albeit caused by human activities , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC produced a scientific report detailing some human activities like massive emission of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and greenhouse gases (GHG ) that cause climate change . In its 2007 synthesis report , the scientific environmental body refers climate change to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and /or the...