Fossil fuels and global warming
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Fossil fuels and global warming share a unique relationship. Fossil fuels and global warming go hand in hand. Global warming has resulted in an increase in world temperatures. The greenhouse effect is the primary reason for this temperature increase. Specific atmospheric gases function like glass in a greenhouse. They allow sunlight to penetrate the earth but it also traps the heat as it moves back toward space. With the steady build up of greenhouse gases, the atmosphere gets hotter.
Carbon dioxide or CO2 is the primary greenhouse gas. While trees grow, they consume CO2 occurring in the air. With the death of the woods, CO2 returns to the air. Rapid deforestation and burning of wood increase the levels of CO2. Burning of fossil fuels, too, have adverse impacts. Deforestation has spiraled out of control. For instance, in the year 1987 an area, which was the size of Britain, was burned. This added 500 million tons of CO2 to the world’s atmosphere. [...]

