Global Warming

Global warming is a popular term used to describe the increase in average global temperatures of the earth due to the greenhouse gases effect, resulting in an increase in the volume of water which contributes to sea-level rise. Greenhouse gases occur by increasing of gas emissions. Increasing of gas emissions is caused by human activities such as burning coal, oil and natural gas. This releases CO2, Methane and other greenhouse gasses to atmosphere.

As we know more than 200 leading climate scientists have warned the United Nations Climate Conference (In Bali) of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-15 years for global emissions to peak and decline, and a goal of at least a 50 per cent reduction by 2050. The side effect of global warming are increasing sea-levels caused by increasing the volume of water as mentioned before, causing by temperature heat make glacier retreat, arctic shrinkage, and altered patterns of agriculture are cited as direct consequences.

As predicted by scientist for secondary and regional effects include extreme weather events, an expansion of tropical diseases, changes in the timing of seasonal patterns in ecosystems, and drastic economic impact.

As this problem caused by human activities so to prevent this things to be worse is start from our self. Begin from reducing the level of certain gases that enter our atmosphere and caused devastating changes to our world, watch how much fuel that we use in vehicles and other fuel powered machines. Encourage to stop illegal logging and give some education to people to plants for reforestation. The critical reductions in global emissions of greenhouse gases and the atmospheric stabilization target highlighted in the Bali Declaration places a tremendous responsibility on the Bali United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Negotiations at Bali must start the process of reaching a new global agreement that sets strong and binding targets and includes the vast majority of the nations of the world. Now let us fight together to stop global warming for better life.

Global Warming? Pah!

So global warming, eh? It's coming and it's coming fast. Lock up your daughters and put out the cat for that one last night. Global warming, and the end of the earth, is nigh and we are all to blame.

But, hold for one moment. Yes, there are eminent scientists telling us that we are the cause of this global catastrophe and that, whatever we do, it will happen and will devastate the earth and all that live on it.

But there are conflicting views too, and they hold equal import. Some extremely eminent people (scientists no less) have put forward opposing views on the subject of global warming, the greenhouse effect and man's contribution to it all.

The argument goes something like this: the earth has warmed and cooled several times in its long history. Even before man arrived on the scene there were times that the earth was very hot and other times when it was very cold.

The life that was around at that time (the distant relatives of plankton) had no use for cars, televisions or other energy-guzzling accoutrements. They were simple creatures without arms, legs or a brain. Yet the earth still warmed up.

And the fuss about carbon dioxide emissions is all bunkum, according to some clever scientists. It can be argued, for example, that warming causes carbon retention in the atmosphere rather than the other way round. So there. All the fuss is about nothing and, whatever happens to the earth, there is precious little that you, I or anyone else can do about it.

It is an interesting side to the hackneyed argument concerning global warming. My opinion? - well it hardly counts in the grand scheme of things. Yet, man IS now on the earth and man IS contributing to pollution and man IS important for the longevity of the world.

So I say, play safe and do something before it is too late.



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