Monday, May 4, 2009

Take a look at these pictures!

BEFORE

This picture shows Mt Hood Oregon, in August 1984

AFTER

This picture shows the same Mt Hood Oregon in late summer 2002

BEFORE

This picture shows a glacier in the Glacier National Park, USA in 1911.

AFTER

This picture shows the same glacier in 2000.

BEFORE

This picture shows Rhone glacier, Switzerland in 1859

AFTER

The same Rhome glacier, in 2001.

LASTLY!!!!!!!!

Pleas save this cute little polar bear!

Save the Earth! Reduce Global Warming(:

<$Tempracity>lived on1:05 AM

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Sunday, May 3, 2009

In summary, the best way to reduce global warming is by planting trees in massive quantities to reduce emissions. It may sound funny, but logically it's true. No one can stop global warming now. We must take responsible actions. Every small step starts a long journey.

We will continue our service in saving the earth and hope to influence others too.
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<$Tempracity>lived on5:30 AM

By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and increasing the efficiency of the cars we drive, we can take essential steps toward reducing our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels that cause global warming. There is a company dedicated to building engines and inventions that could save us from the effects of global warming. That company is Free Energy United. You can visit their website at www.freeenergyunited.com

Using energy more efficiently and moving to renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy) would significantly reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases. The United States currently produces 70 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil, but only two percent from renewable sources.

By creating new "free energy" sources like wind power or electric cars, we can slow down the effects of global warming. What we really need is a new engine for cars that would take no gasoline whatsoever or any other type of fuel that creates carbon dioxide. Many inventors in the past have created free energy machines; many of those were lost with time.

Another way to stop global warming is to plant more trees. We have cut down way too many trees in the past, and we are still doing it. Much of the tropical rainforest has been cut down; rainforests create a lot of oxygen for us to breathe. By cutting them down we lower our level of oxygen in the air. Many people are already planting more trees, but we need much more people getting into it around the world. The best solution to global warming is to plant more trees (a lot more) and we need to replace our current destructive technologies with more efficient technologies that don't pollute the air we breathe.

<$Tempracity>lived on3:51 AM

Global warming will have serious impacts on the environment and on society. Higher temperatures will cause a melting of ice in Greenland and Antarctica. This will accelerate the rise of sea level. The speed at which global warming is expected to occur in the 21st century is faster than most plant and animal species will be able to cope with. Some will adapt but others will suffer and may become extinct.

Global warming will affect agriculture. New crops will be able to be grown in areas that are currently too cold to support them. However, more pests and diseases may offset any benefits higher temperatures may have. Water resources will also be affected. Some reservoirs may dry up if temperature increases, especially if rainfall also decreases. Rising sea levels may pollute fresh groundwater supplies with salt water.

Global warming will also affect human health. There may be more heat-related illnesses in hotter summers, and increased breathing problems as higher temperatures increase air pollution in cities, reducing air quality. The malaria mosquito may also be able to spread to other regions of the world where it is currently too cold to survive and breed.

More extreme weather, for example storms, floods and droughts will have severe impacts on the environment and on society. The poorest people in society will unfortunately be those least able to cope with the impacts of global warming.

<$Tempracity>lived on3:24 AM

The impacts of global warming can be seen already. The IPCC's Third Assessment Report finds that in the last 40 years, the global average sea level has risen, ocean heat content has increased, and snow cover and ice extent have decreased, which threatens to inundate low-lying island nations and coastal regions throughout the world.

Moreover, the effects of global warming are already being felt by plants and animals worldwide. Global warming is having a significant impact on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world

"Birds are laying eggs earlier than usual, plants are flowering earlier and mammals are breaking hibernation sooner. Clearly, if such ecological changes are now being detected when the globe has warmed by an estimated average of only 1 degree F (0.6°C) over the past 100 years, then many more far-reaching effects on species and ecosystems will probably occur by 2100, when temperatures could increase as much as 11 F (6°C)."

<$Tempracity>lived on3:05 AM

Another major man-made cause of global warming is population.
↑ Population → more mode of transportation → more burning of fossil fuels → more methane → increase rate of global warming.

Nowadays, many people own cars. However, they do not own just on car but many own more than one. They would have to pump petrol and petrol is created by burning fossil fuels.

↑ Population → more food → more rearing of animals (e.g. cows) → more manure → more methane → increase rate of global warming.
Since the population is increasing, more animals are needed to feed the population. For example, cows are reared plentifully to create beef. Cows create more manure, which is a source of methane. Therefore it increases the rate of global warming.

Moreover, people need houses to stay in. Land is cleared in large scales. For example, Singapore was previously like a forest. Many trees were chopped down to create land for houses. On example is in Punggol. The forested land is cleared to build houses for the increasing population. Human naturally breathe in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide. The increasing population will lead to increased carbon dioxide in the air. Trees convert the carbon dioxide to oxygen. They act like natural air purifiers. Since these trees are being cut down, there are less natural air purifiers. Moreover, we are not replacing the trees and they are very important in our eco-system. We are constantly taking advantage of our natural resources and giving nothing back in return.

<$Tempracity>lived on1:57 AM

There are 2 types of causes of global warming; natural and man-made. Natural causes are created by the nature. One natural cause is a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas and a very dangerous gas to our environment. As said before, greenhouse gas is a gas that traps heat in the earth's atmosphere. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change. This climate change usually lasts about 40,000 years.

Man-made causes probably do the most damage to our planet. There are many man-made causes of global warming. Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. Pollution comes in many shapes and sizes. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil fuels are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. When fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called carbon dioxide. Also, mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does it escape? Methane is naturally in the ground. When coal or oil is mined you have to dig up the earth a little bit. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well letting it escape into the atmosphere.

<$Tempracity>lived on1:38 AM

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Saturday, May 2, 2009

When the greenhouse effect gets more and more enhanced, it leads to global warming. It is estimated that since the Industrial Revolution, the concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased by 30, 145, and 15 per cent respectively. If the accumulation continues, research suggests that the average global surface temperature could increase by almost 0.5°C each decade over the next century. Climatologists call this phenomenon of rising global temperatures global warming.

<$Tempracity>lived on8:38 AM

Have you ever heard of the greenhouse effect? Many might not know what is this effect. Let me explain. Everyone knows that the atmosphere is made up of small quantities of greenhouse gases such as water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, halocarbons (e..g chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) and nitrous oxide. Just like the glass in a greenhouse, these gases absorbs and trap solar energy, and warm the earth. This natural atmospheric process is called the greenhouse effect. without the greenhouse effect, it is believed that the Earth's average temperature would be about -18°C. Thus without greenhouse gases, the Earth would be inhabitable.

However, human activities can cause the quantities of the greenhouse gases to increase resulting in more heat being trapped. This effect is known as the enhanced greenhouse effect. Certain human activities include industrialisation, the burning if forests and cattle ranching have led to the increased accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

<$Tempracity>lived on8:13 AM

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