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Essay on Global Warming and Climate Change

The Ozone layer is a layer that covers the Earth and acts as a protective cover from
the harmful UltraViolet rays or UV rays of the sun. This layer also helps to maintain
the temperature on the planet to let life sustain on the planet. Recently, the world has
changed the balance of the Ozone layer and the planet.

Over the last few decades, planet Earth has heated up a lot. This is called the
phenomena of global warming, which means the warming up of the Earth. Since we
now live in the age of development and capitalism, there are factories all over the
world that emit harmful fumes. These fumes are an example of the kind of substances
that create the holes in the Ozone layer. These holes allow in harmful UV rays and
heat the planet.

There are several reasons for global warming and climate change. The primary reason
for global warming and climate change is the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse
effect refers to the entrapment of heat by greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide,
nitrous oxide, etc. between the Ozone layer and the surface of the Earth, creating
more and more heat as it remains trapped. This causes the temperature on the Earth
to rise increasingly.

Greenhouse gases come into the air in several ways, which are all human-made. The
fumes emitted by factories, smoke released by vehicles and factories, and other
instances of the burning of fossil fuels are causes of global warming and climate
change. Deforestation is one more reason for the same, as cutting down trees means
more carbon dioxide in the air than there was before they were cut down.

As a result of global warming and climate change, the icecaps and glaciers around the
world are melting, thereby increasing the sea level. Many islands have even become
fully submerged due to the rising water levels. Extreme climatic conditions cause
many people to die due to heat strokes caused by heat waves, droughts, etc. Global
warming and climate change have also caused many natural disasters, such as forest
wildfires, tsunamis, floods, etc.

Global warming and climate change have now reached a point where it is almost
irreversible. There are a few things that we can do personally to help contain global
warming and climate change. Since vehicle emissions play a large contributing role,
we can consider using modes of transport other than cars, such as walking, cycling,
and public transport. Spreading awareness about global warming and climate change
is one of the most important things.

All in all, global warming and climate change is a terrible human-made phenomenon.
We must acknowledge the damage that we, as a species, have done to our planet. It is
important to understand what global warming and climate change are and to do our
best to stop it from increasing more and more

- Swati Prasad
- 8th B

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