Welcome to Global Warming Causes
What Can We Do About Global Warming Article
This is a selection made from among articles on What Can We Do About Global Warming. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
˙ūD e f i n i t i o n O f G l o b a l W a r m i n g T h e T r u e M e a n i n g
from: A n c i e n t H i p p yT h e d e f i n i t i o n o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c a n b e d e s c r i b e d a s a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e a i r t e m p e r a t u r e n e a r t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e e a r t h a n d a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e w a t e r t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e o c e a n s . T h i s i n c r e a s e o f t e m p e r a t u r e h a s b e e n s t e a d i l y o n t h e r i s e a n d s t u d i e s s h o w t h a t t h e r e i s n o t a n e n d i n s i g h t .
G l o b a l w a r m i n g i s o f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e g r e e n h o u s e e f f e c t . I t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t g r e e n h o u s e g a s s e s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e w a r m i n g t r e n d t h e e a r t h i s c u r r e n t l y e x p e r i e n c i n g . M u c h o f t h i s g r e e n h o u s e g a s i s a t t r i b u t e d t o a n i n c r e a s e i n c o m m e r c i a l i n d u s t r y w h i c h r e l e a s e s p o l l u t a n t s i n t o t h e a i r . T h e r e a r e m a n y s c i e n t i s t s w h o a g r e e w i t h t h i s d e f i n i t i o n o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g .
W i t h i n t h i s s c o p e o f t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d e f i n i t i o n y o u w i l l f i n d t h e r e a r e c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r p a t t e r n s a n d t h e l e v e l s o f p r e c i p i t a t i o n . T h e l e v e l s o f p r e c i p i t a t i o n h a v e a d i r e c t i m p a c t o n a g r i c u l t u r e a n d t h e e x p e c t e d a g r i c u l t u r a l y i e l d . T h e r e a r e m o r e o c c u r r e n c e s o f e x t r e m e w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s s u c h a s t o r n a d o s a n d t s u n a m i s . T h e r e h a s a l s o b e e n a r i s e i n h u r r i c a n e s a n d t h e s e h u r r i c a n e s h a v e i n c r e a s e d i n t h e i r i n t e n s i t y . T h e e f f e c t s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g a r e s l o w l y b e g i n n i n g t o e m e r g e o n a w o r l d w i d e b a s i s .
D e f i n i t i o n O f G l o b a l W a r m i n g A n d E x p e c t e d E f f e c t s
T h e r e a r e c u r r e n t l y m a n y e v e n t s t h a t a r e b e i n g b l a m e d o n g l o b a l w a r m i n g . M a n y a r e a s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g w a r m e r t e m p e r a t u r e s a n d f o r a l o n g e r p e r i o d o f t i m e . A r e a s w h e r e s p r i n g w a s u s u a l l y a m i l d w a r m i n g t r e n d w h i c h l e d i n t o s u m m e r n o w a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g m u c h h i g h e r t e m p e r a t u r e s d u r i n g t h e s p r i n g m o n t h s . T h e s a m e h o l d s t r u e f o r t h e f a l l ; t e m p e r a t u r e s a r e s t a y i n g h o t t e r d u r i n g t h e l a t e r m o n t h s o f t h e y e a r . T h e s e w e a t h e r e x t r e m e s w i l l a f f e c t b o t h h u m a n a n d a n i m a l l i f e a s w e l l a s t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a r o u n d u s . D e c r e a s e s i n r a i n f a l l h a v e a d i r e c t i m p a c t o f v e g e t a t i o n w h i c h i s a f o o d s o u r c e f o r b o t h h u m a n s a n d a n i m a l s .
W h e n y o u e x p e r i e n c e a d e c r e a s e i n r a i n f a l l y o u a l s o e x p e r i e n c e a d e c r e a s e i n t h e q u a l i t y o f a v a i l a b l e d r i n k i n g w a t e r . S i n c e m a n k i n d i s d e p e n d e n t o n w a t e r , t h i s w i l l o f t e n l e a d t o t h e s p r e a d i n g o f d i s e a s e s . D i s e a s e s a n d g e r m s u s u a l l y t h r i v e m u c h b e t t e r i n a w a r m e r c l i m a t e a s d o i n s e c t s . Y o u w i l l n o t i c e a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e i n s e c t p o p u l a t i o n i f y o u h a v e h a d a m i l d w i n t e r .
T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c a n a l s o r e f e r t o t h e d e p l e t i o n o f t h e o z o n e l a y e r w h i c h p r e v e n t s m a n y o f t h e h a r m f u l r a y s f r o m t h e s u n . M a n y s c i e n t i s t s b e l i e v e t h e o z o n e l a y e r i s b e i n g d a m a g e d a s a r e s u l t o f t h e m a n y g a s s e s a n d p o l l u t a n t s w e a r e p u t t i n g i n t h e a i r . N o t e v e r y b o d y c a n a g r e e t o t h e c a u s e s b u t e v e r y b o d y c a n a g r e e t h a t w e a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a l c h a n g e s i n o u r w o r l d a r o u n d u s .
What Can We Do About Global Warming News
Weather service expects heavy rain all weekend - Poughkeepsie Journal
 Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Weather service expects heavy rain all weekend Poughkeepsie Journal More rain is likely at night, the weather service said. Friday's high should be around 50 dropping down to 39 at night. On Saturday there is a 100 percent ... National Weather Service warns of flooding threat Redding weather: Sunshine today, rain Friday In our view: Weather warnings |
Latest flood forecast: Wharf parking imperiled tomorrow - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
 KOMU-TV | Latest flood forecast: Wharf parking imperiled tomorrow Pittsburgh Post Gazette The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Ohio and Monongahela rivers at the Point in ... Warmer, more humid and stormy weather arrives in south Florida Flood warning issued for Savage, watch in effect here Early melt lowers flood risk |
Weather: Tornado watch in effect until 6 pm - Florida Today
Weather: Tornado watch in effect until 6 pm Florida Today According to the National Weather Service in Melbourne, there's a 90 percent chance of rain this afternoon, and a 60 percent overnight. ... Weather: rain possible through weekend Columbus weather: Occassional showers and a high near 63 San Angelo-area weather, 03/11 |
Commissioners Issue Proclamation For Flood Awareness Week - WMFD.com
 USA Today | Commissioners Issue Proclamation For Flood Awareness Week WMFD.com The Ohio Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and other agencies are working together to promote National Flood Awareness Week. ... Severe Weather Awareness Week The Hays Daily News Severe Weather Rolls Through the Ozarks |
One Death Confirmed in Arkansas Tornadoes - Ozarks First
 CNN International | One Death Confirmed in Arkansas Tornadoes Ozarks First The National Weather Service says the victim was an elderly man. The twister, one of three reported in the state Wednesday night, came down from the clouds ... VIDEOS: Severe weather hits Arkansas Tornadoes Touch Down In Arkansas, Injuring Two National Weather Highlight for 3 / 10 / 10: Tornado, baseball size hail strike ... |