Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Help Recycle



A key part of global warming is recycling. You and your school or family Can start by just recycling paper. Once you recycle things like paper, cans and bottles try not using disposable plastic water bottles. Their are environmental bottles that do not Emmit carbon dioxide into the air when they are being made. Something that also reduces your amount of waste is using less packaging when shipping and less paper from day to day. Use the backs of your paper and refill your water bottles more than once. By just recycling household waste you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Agriculture is being effected



Global warming is critical to agriculture because of how farmland responds to wind, rain, sun, and temperature. We have already changed rainfall patterns and climate e control. By protecting our ozone layer pieces like how hot the sun rays are can still Be stopped. Heat may be good for certain food climates but it is hurting farmers crops. For agriculture it effects the soil condition and the rat at which certain plants/food can grow. the carbon dioxide released into the air restricts certain plants from growing at an average pace and kills plants in general. This is also affecting live stock which cannot function in extreme hot or extreme cold weather. One element of food this also affects greatly is the fiber content.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

What can your school do?



In science classes one simple way to create awareness about global warming is research carbon footprint quiz on Google search engine. This will give you a survey and ask you questions about your Daley routine. Once you answer these questions ti will tell you how large your carbon footprint is. You can also use the EPA's climate calculator online. By using this EPA program each student can figure out how much greenhouse gas their homes are producing and their school.Once the student shave taken these quizzes they can even upload them to their townships home page and compare their results with the surroundings school and places. Also, the elimination of using products like plastic water bottles at school limit the amount of waste you are putting into the air.

What are the health effects of global warming?


Many sicknesses and symptoms depend on the temperature of the earths climate. Things like parasites affect the sickness itself but things like extreme hot or cold weather can directly result on one humans death. The warm temperatures can increase air pollution and contamination of local water areas. The sickness and disease is also caused when being in large groups or around many people in the extreme hot weather. As of now humans are always affected by weather change, pollution in air and water, food quality and agriculture. The effects are proven to be small now but as time continues this will have a large impact on the human race.

Monday, March 3, 2008

What is the greenhouse effect?



The greenhouse effect deals with temperature regulation on our planet. It is considered an natural process of the earth. It is when the atmosphere absorbs heat by certain types of gases. They trap heat in the lower atmosphere and radiate heat downwards. Water vapor and carbon dioxide are the two most popular greenhouse gases. Without the greenhouse affect the earth would be about 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Greenhouse gases are not bad in themselves but the concern is if humanity is utilizing these gases to a productive point.

Is our sea level rising?



Sea level has been rising and 2mm per year over the last 100 years! Comparing this rate to the last thousand years the increasing sea level is progressing at a very fast and unusual speed. From 1990-2100 the rate is anywhere from 0.09-0.88 meters. This also depends on which greenhouse gases you are looking at and which greenhouses. The seal level has also been rising from frozen to unfrozen for a long period of time.

What about the future?



Climate models are used to gauge what will happen with global warming in the future. This test the climate behavior, its parts, And all of its different interactions. this of course is only an approximation of what can happen. Using these the first thing you have to do is compare the climate with your observations. See if they match up and if your data or hypothesis about the future was correct. The "IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios" can see how much greenhouse gas will be in our atmosphere in years to come. The IPCC bases their observations off of population growth, economic growth, and energy efficiency.

Monday, February 25, 2008

how global warming happens


Global warming occurs when greenhouse gases and fumes are put out into the earths atmosphere. Data has shown a higher release of carbon dioxide into the world as the years continue. Until the 1920's coal was the most popular fume to use. By 1968 liquid fuels became popular. Cement production and gas flaring also caused global warming. " Global Warming" by David E. Newton is a great source for information. It is filled with tables of data and shows you how the earths atmosphere has been greatly affected and changed by global warming. A study has also been shown that the increase in temperature in the earth has gone up when more carbon dioxide is used. As the earths internal and external temperature rises the more global warming is coming to an effect.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

How can we stop Global Warming?

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How do we stop global warming? One way to stop global warming is to use renewable energy. One renewable energy source would be solar power. Also the more products you use that are 1. made out of recycle-able materials or 2. can be recycled the better. The use of coal is HURTING! global warming. It is putting pollution and unwanted materials into the air which are causing global warming. When you go to your supermarket there are products like trash bags and plastic bags that YOU can buy to help reduce global warming and keep our earth healthy.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

What is global warming?

Global Warming

GLOBAL WARMING IS A PROBLEM! It is when the earths climate changes. So far scientists have figured out that the greenhouse gases make the earth warmer by trapping the gas in the atmosphere. If the earth gets warmer and goes through global warming some affects you might see could be warmer winters, more rain, and hotter summers. We actually began altering the earths climate as far back as in the Industrial Revolution. Some small things you can do around your house to eliminate global warming are turning off your lights, lowering the thermostat, and even just covering your pots and pans when you are cooking.