Part one of term paper
In recent years, the term has been associated with such phrases as “impending environmental disaster”, the “greenhouse effect” and “the most serious environmental threat of the 21st century” (Newton xi; Newton 87). is defined as an increase in the average temperature on Earth. The increase was first detected in the 1980’s. ...

Part two of term paper
... effects, the majority of the general public does not view as a definite and imminent danger. Robert T. Watson supports this in his comment about society’s failure to recognize the severity of a potential environmental disaster as a result of . It is important that society treat human-induced as a serious global-scale environmental threat. The overwhelming majority of scientific experts believe human-induced climate change is inevitable. The question is not whether climate will change in res ...