(Sources of CO2 Emissions, 2013).
Purpose: to analyze the build-up of CO2 over the years, particularly from 1990 to 2010, and predict the changes in the level in the future.
Introduction
The Earth’s environment and naturally occurring cycles enable the climate to be of a certain temperature; sulfur dioxide is one of the agents that are involved in the reflection of the solar radiation from the incoming sun rays back into space. Volcanoes that are active, along with snow and ice, also help reflect the harmful rays. This process lowers the surface temperature and cools the planet (Sources of CO2 Emissions, 2013).
The human activity of industrial plants and vehicle and other machinery emissions have been linked with the changes in temperatures. The warming of the atmospheric air causes changes in animal migrations and living conditions. The life of plants and humans is affected as well.
Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome
With the increase in the CO2 emissions, it is possible to predict that the temperature will be increasing, thus causing the melting of ice and the change of global temperatures.
Methods
6 locations in the world were analyzed to see the changes in the CO2 build-up. The data from the years 1990 to 2010 was examined, and the levels were set.
Results/Outcome
The results have shown that there has been an increase in CO2 in all six locations. This means that the gases trapped on the Earth’s surface have had a warming effect on the environment.
Discussion/Analysis
The expected results were obtained, and the outcome was expected. With the global warming of the climate, it is possible to see the effects that humans have had on the surrounding conditions. There is some speculation that this climate change is a natural process, and humans had little effect on the changes.
Reference
Sources of CO2 Emissions. (2013). Web.