Global warming is a universal concern that has captured the attention of the whole world. As members of Congress, we have heard and learned new and different facts about the Earth's process. Some causes and effects of global warming are easy to understand, with substantial evidence, but there are still unanswered questions and reasoning as to why global warming is occurring. This essay aims to describe the background of global warming and display opposing views. Since there is not enough conclusive research to link global warming to natural factors, human activity and its impacts, we could benefit from its beneficial benefits for our environment, our economic and social system. Facts and fictions about global warming will convince members of Congress that there are opposing views on global warming and its effects. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming is the increase in the Earth's average temperature. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing climate change. It was created by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a clear scientific view of the current state of knowledge on climate change and its environmental and environmental impacts. socio-economic potential (IPCC). » The IPCC has identified "an increase of 0.74 degrees Fahrenheit in global temperature since 1979" and continues with a specific increase in the Northern Hemisphere. “Because the oceans tend to warm and cool more slowly than the land surface, the continents have warmed the most (about 1.26°F or 0.7ºC since 1979), particularly in the Northern Hemisphere” (IPCC). The increase in temperature has been observed since the end of the 7...... middle of paper ......temperatures are increasing, amplifying the use of greenhouse gases and human activity. Opposing views on global warming have limited evidence, but questions arise about why global warming is occurring at an alarming rate and how it is linked to certain contributors. Although the weather changes, as does the environment and climate, it is not a negative thing, but an advantage for further changes and growth. online.com/Classroom/Pages/multimediacoursetext.aspx?classid=286664&tid=196&uid=199004&HeaderText=Course Materials: BUSN300-1102A-08: Lower Division CapstoneEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) retrieved materials from http://www.epa. gov/climate change/Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) taken from the website http://www.ipcc.ch/