REAL Draft 1 - Global Warming...Myths vs. Facts

This topic submitted by Mark Dalman & Katherine Kostopoulos ( pre8lude@hotmail.com ) on 1/23/02 .

Project Question:
Is global warming an environmental disaster or a natural phenomenon that affects our world or is it a mythical aspect that gets confused with other factors affecting our world?

Prediction:
Our prediction is that we have scientifically realized that there is a global change, however as to whether or not humans are the only cause for the disturbance...the blame as of now is still muddy.

Preliminary Research Design:
Our discussion will be about global warming. Is there such a thing or is it just a relative matter. If so, what are the causes of global warming and what effects have resulted from it. Also what are the concerns of global warming. Is it an event that continually cycles or is this a one time occurence. And finally, what can we to minimize this effect, if we truly are responsible for it?

Lib/Journal References:
Tilman, David & Lehman, Clarence. Human-caused environmental change: Impacts on plant diversity and evolution. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, May 8, 2001.
Erwin, Douglas. Lessons from the past: Biotic recoveries from mass extinctions. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, May 8, 2001.
Western, David. Human-modified ecosystems and future evolution. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, May 8, 2001.
Hughes, Lesley. Biological consequences of global warming: is the signal already. Tree, February 2, 2000.
Kellogg, W. Response to skeptics of global warming. American Meteorological Society, April 1991.

Websites
Global warming increases UK malaria risk
EPA website
Early Warning Signs
Focus on the Future

These websites provide additional information on what global warming is, the affects of it, and what can be done about it. Also it enables us to see different perspectives on how global warming is affecting our planet and to what extent.

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