Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Studies, grade: B, , language: English, abstract: "Global warming is a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the Earth."(Jarman, 2007, p.5) The following essay will cover the cause and effects of global warming. Indeed, it is still an underestimated problem all over the world.