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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yT h e r e a r e m a n y f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g w h i c h a r e d i s c u s s e d a n d d e b a t e d a m o n g t h e e x p e r t s . M o s t s c i e n t i s t s c a n a g r e e o n g e n e r a l e v i d e n c e s u p p o r t i n g t h e b a s i c f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g , b u t a s s o m e a r g u e t h a t t h e s e c h a n g e s h a v e c o m e a b o u t d u e h u m a n c a u s e s , s o m e a r g u e t h a t t h i s i s a n a t u r a l c o u r s e o f t h e e a r t h s e v o l u t i o n .
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T h e r e a r e s o m e f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g t h a t c a n b e m e a s u r e d . T h i s e v i d e n c e i n c l u d e s t h e f a c t t h a t t h e l e v e l o f c a r b o n d i o x i d e a n d m e t h a n e i n t h e e a r t h s a t m o s p h e r e h a s i n c r e a s e d t o t h e h i g h e s t p o i n t i n s i x h u n d r e d f i f t y t h o u s a n d y e a r s . A n o t h e r f a c t a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s t h e i n c r e a s e d r a t e o f g l a c i e r s a n d s e a i c e m e l t i n g . W a r m i n g t h a t i s b l e a c h i n g c o r a l i s c a u s i n g d e s t r u c t i o n o f o u r o c e a n s a n d t r o p i c a l d i s e a s e s a r e s p r e a d i n g a t f a s t e r r a t e s .
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A m o n g t h e f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s t h e c a u s e o f t h e w a r m i n g . G r e e n h o u s e g a s e s c o v e r t h e a t m o s p h e r e a n d t r a p t h e s u n s h e a t . C a r b o n d i o x i d e , m e t h a n e a n d n i t r o u s o x i d e a r e e m i s s i o n s t h a t c a u s e g r e e n h o u s e g a s e s . B u r n i n g f o s s i l f u e l s i s a f a c t a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g t h a t i s t h e c a u s e o f m o s t c a r b o n d i o x i d e e m i s s i o n s . W e b u r n f o s s i l f u e l s w h e n w e d r i v e o u r c a r s a n d g e n e r a t e e l e c t r i c i t y i n p o w e r p l a n t s . R e d u c i n g t h e s e e m i s s i o n s i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t r e a s o n e v e r y o n e n e e d s t o k n o w t h e f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g .
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E v e r y o n e s h o u l d r e s e a r c h a n d t h e f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g f o r t h e m s e l v e s . U s e t h e I n t e r n e t f o r r e s e a r c h a n d t r y t o s t a r t c o n v e r s a t i o n s a t h o m e a n d a t w o r k . T h e m o r e w e a r e a l l a w a r e o f t h e f a c t s a b o u t g l o b a l w a r m i n g t h e b e t t e r p r e p a r e d w e c a n b e t o m a k e b e t t e r c h o i c e s f o r o u r e n e r g y n e e d s .
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W e c a n a l l h e l p r e d u c e d t h e p o l l u t a n t s r e l e a s e d e v e r y d a y b y c h a n g i n g o u r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c h o i c e s , c h a n g i n g o u r l i g h t b u l b s , u s e r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y s o u r c e s a n d c o n s e r v i n g p a p e r p r o d u c t s .
A u t o m o b i l e s c a u s e t w e n t y p e r c e n t o f U n i t e d S t a t e s c a r b o n d i o x i d e e m i s s i o n s . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i s t h e w o r l d s l a r g e s c o n s u m e r o f o i l . W e c o u l d r e d u c e o u r d e p e n d e n c e o n o i l b y c a r p o o l i n g , u s i n g p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , b u i l d i n g b i k e p a t h s a n d j u s t d r i v i n g l e s s .
U s i n g a l t e r n a t e r e n e w a b l e s o u r c e s o f e n e r g y w o u l d r e d u c e t h e n e e d f o r t r a d i t i o n a l c o a l b u r n i n g p o w e r p l a n t s . R e n e w a b l e s o u r c e s o f e n e r g y i n c l u d e w i n d a n d s o l a r p o w e r . A f t e r c o n v e r t i n g t h i s p o w e r t o e l e c t r i c i t y i t c o u l d t h e n b e u s e d t o p o w e r o u r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , s u c h a s c a r s a n d b u s e s , a l s o .
A n o t h e r t h i n g w e c a n a l l d o i s v o t e f o r g o v e r n m e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w h o w i l l p r o m o t e c l e a n r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y a l t e r n a t i v e s .
Industrial Revolution Effects On Global Warming News
Today's weather: Rain, thunderstorms, highs in the upper 70s - Belleville News Democrat
 The Associated Press | Today's weather: Rain, thunderstorms, highs in the upper 70s Belleville News Democrat, USA - Showers and thunderstorms are expected around the metro-east today. Highs will reach 77, but will feel more like 85 with the heavy humidity hanging around ... Thunderstorms possible today Rain to continue into Friday; high of 75 today, NWS says Sunny today, rains coming |
Rainy weather in the forecast - The Capital Times
Rainy weather in the forecast The Capital Times, WI - Wet weather is a strong possibility over the next few days, but rainfall amounts should remain relatively minimal in the Madison area. ... Today's high temperature expected to reach 91 WEATHER: Partly cloudy after fog in the Salinas-Monterey area Weather update for Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 |
Expect rain to linger beyond Friday - Gainesville Sun
 Jackson County Floridan | Expect rain to linger beyond Friday Gainesville Sun, FL - But rain would still be falling into Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Letro cautioned. Alachua County officials and representatives ... Fay turns; Volusia braces for bad weather Which way will Fay go? Updated: Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall this morning just south ... |
Agency eyes funding for weather sats - The Daily Yomiuri
Agency eyes funding for weather sats The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - The government has been operating the two Himawari satellites, hoping to prevent a glitch in one from hampering its satellite weather forecasting system. ... |
Races cancelled after bad weather - BBC News
 BBC News | Races cancelled after bad weather BBC News, UK - An annual harness racing festival, which attracts thousands of people from all over the UK to Ceredigion has been cancelled because of bad weather. ... |