Understanding Global Warming
📌 Global warming is defined as an imbalance in the Earth's ecosystem, characterized by an increase in the average temperature of the sea, land, and atmosphere.
🌡️ Naturally occurring greenhouse gases (like water vapor and $\text{CO}_2$) regulate the Earth's temperature, but excess amounts (including methane, nitrogen oxides, and CFCs) trap more infrared radiation, causing surface temperature to rise.
📈 The average surface temperature has increased by $0.74 \pm 0.18$ degrees over the last 100 years.

Causes of Global Warming
🏭 Human activities are the primary cause of increased greenhouse gas concentrations, largely stemming from burning fossil fuels (contributing $\text{CO}_2$).
🗑️ Waste contributes 3% to greenhouse gas emissions; an estimated 1 ton of organic waste produces 50 kg of methane gas.
🌲 Deforestation accelerates global warming because forests are essential for absorbing $\text{CO}_2$, a key greenhouse gas.
🐄 Agriculture and animal husbandry contribute through methane from rice fields and livestock manure; the livestock sector's emissions include 37% methane and 9% $\text{CO}_2$.

Effects of Global Warming
🌪️ Climate instability will lead to stronger winds, potentially larger typhoons fueled by increased water evaporation, and more unpredictable weather patterns.
🌊 Sea levels are rising due to the thermal expansion of warming ocean water and the melting of polar ice, potentially submerging land masses.
🍎 Agriculture faces mixed impacts: some regions like Canada may benefit from longer growing seasons, while tropical farmlands, particularly in parts of Africa, risk becoming semi-dry or non-arable.
🩺 Human health is threatened by an increase in heat-related illnesses (stress, stroke) and the expansion of vector-borne diseases like DHF and malaria into subtropical areas due to higher temperatures enabling pathogen development.

Ways to Overcome Global Warming
🌳 Implement environmental restoration through reforestation, afforestation of critical land, and developing renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and bioenergy.
⛽ Reduce the use of fossil fuel energy sources to curb $\text{CO}_2$ emissions.
♻️ Promote recycling, energy efficiency, and widespread community education to prevent global warming.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Global warming is driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gases, leading to an average temperature rise of $0.74 \pm 0.18^\circ$C over the past century.
➡️ Significant contributors to emissions include fossil fuel use, waste (producing methane), and deforestation (loss of $\text{CO}_2$ absorption).
➡️ Actionable steps involve transitioning to renewable energy, rigorous recycling, and large-scale reforestation efforts.

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