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While we all look on in astonishment at the recent major disruption caused by the Iceland Volcano eruption bellowing its ash cloud high into our skies, there is believe it or not a benefit to be gained from this apparent catastrophe. In reference to Global Warming, volcanic eruptions actually create a cooling effect to the Earth that can reduce climate change, but is the Icelandic volcano eruption big enough? One such event that climate change gained from was when Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines back in 199. It is said it reduced the temperature of the Earths' surface by 0.5 degrees Celsius, which offset the greenhouse gases from 1991 to 1993 and a similar event was caused by the Mount St...

It seems obvious that any significant change in climate on a global scale should impact local agriculture, and therefore affect the world's food supply. Considerable study has gone into questions of just how farming might be affected in different regions, and by how much; and whether the net result may be harmful or beneficial, and to whom. Several uncertainties limit the accuracy of current projections. One relates to the degree of temperature increase and its geographic distribution. Another pertains to the concomitant changes likely to occur in the precipitation patterns that determine the water supply to crops, and to the evaporative demand imposed on crops by the warmer climate. There is a...

What follows probably shouldn't be called a "factoid." Factual events are involved, but the analysis of their significance as a cause of climate change, that part is my opinion. That said, what events conspired to make climate change happen? Were we simply ignorant of the science involved? I'm afraid not, the greenhouse effect was well understood as far back as the 1890's and has been discussed frequently since. Here's a headline from an article in the May 15, 1932, edition of the NY Times, entitled "Next Great Deluge Forecast by Science - Melting Polar Caps to Raise the Seas and Flood the Continents." Could that be made more clear? The article talks about CO2 and runs down the science pretty...

During the past 15 years a major world-wide controversy has arisen concerning the earth's climate: Is it getting warmer? - and if so the cause of this phenomena. Two different aspects of the same controversy, but rolled into one by many people. These people assume that acceptance of the global warming theory means accepting that mans' industrial activities are causing the problem. Such people fail to see that the two issues are separate. Belief in global warming does not mean belief in mans' culpability. The man-made global warming theory polarizes people like no other. Most of the average people who have some knowledge of this theory are divided into two camps: 1) Those who believe implicitly that...

Climate change legislation and cap-and-trade proposals have created significant concerns with respect to potential risks that companies are facing. We can call these "Carbon Liabilities." What many leading-edge companies are beginning to discover is the potential for opportunities in a cap-and-trade environment. We can call these "Carbon Assets." For companies with greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, identifying and evaluating Carbon Liabilities and Carbon Assets is a critical step in preparing for future climate change legislation. Federal law as soon as next year will require companies to measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions to EPA. The House has passed a climate change bill, and the...

If it's coming, everyone wants to know when. "It" couldn't mean climate change itself, because that's been here and growing for nearly five decades now. I think "it" must mean some sort of plateau in the development of climate change where everything starts to go to "hell in a handbasket." Whatever it means, no one really knows the answer because this is our first stroll down this surreal path but, some educated guesswork might just provide some useful insight. The "It" thing seems like it has a lot to do with how we have organized ourselves into a society. I say that because the interwoven connections of a globalized economy and culture makes it more susceptible to disruption from extreme weather...

Over the past years there has been lots of talk about Global Warming and Climate change. So much that Governments now have made vast efforts and invested lots of money to battle climate change so our futures are safer. The question that is always on my mind is this,are we really at danger levels? Or is it just another way of making money for our Governments? Now before everyone tells me that I am talking a load of rubbish,let me say that I have been writing about environmental issues for 2 years and I am all for saving the planet and all of its inhabitants. But I must also talk about other articles and television programs that have read or watched. So we are all aware that carbon emissions from...

While most people accept global warming as a fact, some still deny that humans play a significant role. Unfortunately politics are often involved, and while I don't intent to try to change anyone's mind, it's worthwhile to look at some statistical facts. These come from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2007 working group assessment report, which is available for free online. The IPCC is a scientific panel under the United Nations. The average surface temperature of the planet has increased 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit between 1905 and 2005. Over the last fifty years, the warming trend is almost twice that of the previous fifty years, so the rate of temperature rise is increasing...

> Climate change is impacting our earth in ways you couldn't imagine. So is climate change harming the environment or is it global warming we need to worry about? Are they the same thing? Pollution by cars is a major issue for most of modern-day societies. The pollution in air is comprised of many environmental attributes. It contains carbon monoxide, nitrates, sulfur dioxide, ozone, lead, secondhand tobacco smoke and particulate matter. Particulate matter, also known as particle pollution, is comprised of liquid and solid particles in the air. It is produced from road dust, tire fragmentation, vehicle emissions, power generation and industrial combustion, smelting and other metal processing...

> Global warming and climate change have positive aspects and present opportunities. How must society adapt to rapid climate change to minimise severe upheaval? The question makes two explicit assumptions, both of which are controversial and disputed: that climate change is rapid and that it will result in severe upheaval. Similarly, it is not clear whether the best reaction to global warming should be societal, or individual (or, perhaps, global). That global warming is happening has now been established. Yet, such a forcing is likely to take centuries to induce any discernible climate change on the planetary level. Moreover: self-interested and well-paying hype aside...

Most people that are involved in the alternative energy sector will swear up and down that solar power does not contribute to global warming. However, this is totally not true. Did you know that the etching chemical that is used in the manufacturing process of solar panels, and is also used to manufacture such things as flat-panel displays, and iPads screens is a chemical that is actually 16,000 times more deadly as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide? It's not just solar panels when it comes to the contribution of greenhouse gases in the alternative energy sector, which I now call "the alternative energy bubble" industry because we are building the bubble in that sector right now just as we did...

Energy efficiency and renewable power sources get the lion's share of attention when people seek solutions to climate change. Everyone wants solar electricity, high tech computerized energy management systems, mini wind turbines, super insulated houses, gas-filled triple glazed smart windows, and plug-in hybrid cars. If everyone had all these things, we like to think, then maybe the climate would settle down again. But things are never that simple. Technical fixes for massive human problems are complicated and expensive. And yet, one of the most fundamental ways we have of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essentially at our fingertips right now through recycling -- both at work and at home. As...

Global warming is somewhat confusing not to say the least. Scientists don't agree on many things, we've had warming and cooling before, and although clearly humans are having a major impact on the earth and ecosystem, the topic seems as political as it is scientific and rational. What should be a straightforward discussion about facts is anything but that, with even scientists supposedly faking data now. Well, let's look at some pretty reliable facts and statistics from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2007 working group assessment report, a scientific panel under the United Nations. The average surface temperature of the earth has increased 1.33 degrees (Fahrenheit) from 1905...

About fifteen years ago there was a group of scientists claiming that the Ice Age was coming and many had bought bumper stickers to remind us of the whole ordeal that would kill 2/3 of all life on Earth. Today, Al Gore and a group of socialists and scientists claim we are all going to die from massive flooding due to too much CO2 in the atmosphere, that simply is not so. So who can you believe? After all if the atmosphere is thickened with particulate that will cause severe storms supposedly, which means more evaporation which means more water in the sky, which means it will block the sun's rays and then the regions will cool again? Ah ha, a self-sustaining system, by gosh I think you now understand...

The causes of global warming are many and effects are far more profound. What we have really witnessed in the last couple of decades is just the tip of the iceberg. CAUSES The main underlying cause of Global Warming is greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2). Every tree takes CO2 from the air during its growing process. When a tree dies or the wood decays then CO2 is again returned to the atmosphere. In the last couple of decades tropical forest have borne the brunt of major felling of trees and burning of wood, which has added more CO2 into the atmosphere. Today deforestation has reached a stage where it cannot be turned back. In 1987, a major chunk of the Amazon forest was burnt and it was of...

While much has been written about the hazards global warming poses on human health conditions, it is also noteworthy to explore its economic and social consequences. Developing countries are at a greater risk from the diverse effects of global warming since the more developed ones have adequate means to deal with its damaging effects. Take the recent case of excessive rains and flooding in the Philippine archipelago, for example. Although the country averages 21 typhoons each year, the amount of rainfall exceeded historical records with the region receiving the equivalent of more than a month's average rainfall in less than a day. That's 410 millimeters of rain in just 9 hours over an area that...

Whether you are an environmental activist, an at home green enthusiast, or simply looking for making money opportunities, then an interesting new way to do so is through climate change. This controversial topic creates quite a stir, both for those that believe it is important and for those that believe it is a farce. Therefore, some clever business people have come up with some ways of how to make money from climate change. There are various ways to capitalize on this opportunity, and those will be discussed here. Some require a small investment of money and time, and others require a little more of both. It is definitely possible to start out small and build up to bigger and better results later...

Republican presidential candidate, Ron Paul's stand on many issues deserves praise. There is his campaign against taxes; Paul stands for abolishing Income tax and doing away, completely, with the IRS and the federal reserve. Besides, he has always stood for a non-interventionist foreign policy. He opposed the war in Iraq, and has called for the total withdrawal of troops. Most important, he stands for the reducing the power of the government to control the lives of Americans. However, perplexing, the one crucial issue that Paul does not care to address at all is global warming. In fact, he has gone on record to say that he thinks the issue is "overblown". The issue of global warming and climate...

Greenhouse gases have an exceptionally long lifespan in the atmosphere. David Archer, apparently the foremost scientist (a climatologist) addressing this issue, explains why the extra CO2 introduced to the atmosphere over the passed 200 years should be expected to remain aloft, trapping heat, for at least another 1,000 years. He is joined in that assessment by Susan Solomon of NOAA. This fact carries powerful and frightening implications. Heat has, generally speaking, been increasing from year to year, for the past two decades. During that same two decade period, scientific researchers have been steadily reporting a decline in the amount of ice on earth as the building heat continues to melt the...

Change is in the air - and in the sea and on the land. In fact, the entire planet is undergoing a transformation called climate change. Temperatures will rise, along with humidity and the level of the oceans. Storms will be more severe, along with droughts and floods. Animals and plants and microorganisms will have to adapt to survive. Some species will not make it. Others will evolve and adapt to the new, changing ecosystem conditions. However, despite all this change that is acknowledged and feared by governments throughout the world, there has been no change in the way we conserve our natural resources and protect endangered species. The goal of modern conservation goes beyond protection of...

Recent news of record level floods, worsening winter and even bigger hailstorms reported from all around the world have again reminded us of the climate change alarm bells that have been ringing all the while through the news media, documentaries and online media. Several prominent climate change experts have repeatedly told us that the earth future looks grim if we do not change our habits right now as our Mother Earth is starting to show many "flu" symptoms that we cannot choose to ignore. The ice coverage at the Arctic Ocean is reducing at an alarming rate over the past 30 years. Greenland will one day not be covered by any ice and that will definitely bring up the sea level around the world thus...

A new discovery has recently brought many questions to the future of climate change with the discovery of an ancient icecore that was drilled out in Greenland when a team of international scientists working on the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling (NEEM) project hit bedrock. The team achieved this monumental find after a full two summers of work, which involved drilling down more than 1.5 miles to try and assess the risks of abrupt future climate change. Some of the key implications and findings surrounding this find include the following: - The ice core originates from the Eemian interglacial period, which was from about 115,000 to 130,000 years ago. - The temperatures at this time were 3.6 to 5...

The Arctic and the Antarctic regions play very important roles. How? First, like the human eyes, they are the mirrors to the soul; they are the first to manifest adverse effects like global warming. We witness these changes rather most drastically in these polar regions. Another correspondingly direct effect of global warming is: any change in the polar conditions affects those of all the other regions. Once the polar ice melts, this flushes more freshwater from the region's rivers, consequently holding the ocean from circulating fast enough, thereby causing higher sea levels. With more ice melting, more land and bodies of liquid water are exposed to the heat of the sun. These two, which naturally...

There has been a lot of talk surrounding the recent G8 summits and the unwillingness of developing countries to join in on environmental programs. It may not seem that important to include these developing economies in a climate control plan. Given the current statistics about energy use and pollution creation in which the US and other developed countries top the list it stands to reason that what the developing world is doing isn't that important. However, there are several key factors that are not being considered that make the developing countries of the world a very important part of any global climate change discussion. First off, as we in the US are seeing now, once you have an established...

We know that energy-use is a major cause of global warming. We also hear about everything from Energy Star equipment, carbon offset investments, and lighting retrofits, but most business managers and executives don't focus enough on what can really allow them to fight global warming. Investing in new technology and consulting services is all well and good, but poor execution can kill any well-meaning project. Dropping the office thermostat to 68-degrees can rub people the wrong way if they're not all on board with the change. Creating a recycling program doesn't guarantee people will use it. And re-lamping with energy efficient lighting can sometimes create quite a stir. The keys to successful...

We no doubt have heard about global warming and how it is predicted to change the earth's atmosphere by the end of this century. This century has just begun, we have 92 years left to go, and all of us reading this article will be gone by then. Of course we want a better environment for the people yet to come. However the data suggests that abrupt climate change is more likely to occur. The changes in our global climate within the last ten years indicate that abrupt climate change has already occurred. It is time to open up our eyes and do something about global warming and climate change before it is too late. There are still some common myths and misunderstanding about abrupt climate change that...

The other day I listened to a presentation from the CEO of a company in the carbon game. Branching out from bio-energy, this company has developed smart technology to grow algae using the CO2 emitted from coal fired power stations. It was an impressive story. The algae do what algae do in high-tech plastic bags and convert carbon dioxide to plant material at a claimed rate of up to 800 t per hectare (for comparison average wheat yield in Australia hovers around 1.5 t per hectare). A quarter of the algal biomass harvested is extractable as vegetable oil and the rest as vegetable protein (dry pellets). The potable water byproduct is recycled back into the bags for the next batch of algae. The list of...

Techniques pioneered by the European Space Agency (ESA) for use on Mars, are set to have a very down to earth use here on planet Earth and beyond to the Icy moon Europa circling the Gas Giant Planet, Jupiter. As well as Europa, another Ice moon "Titan", the biggest of Saturn's Moons, is also a target for study. ESA's Mars Express has aboard some pioneering radar experiment currently investigating the Red Planet and searching for any evidence of sub-surface reservoirs of water and ice. This technology holds great promise for subsurface oceans under the icy crusts of Europa and Titan as well. In our experience to date, liquid water = Life! However the technology used by Mars express cannot be used...

What has been happening around the world? Glaciers are melting, the sea level is rising, rainfall patterns are changing and that there have been increases in the number of droughts, floods, mudslides, and heat waves. This is CLIMATE CHANGE, the biggest issue we are all facing right now, and the said effects are inevitable. They are affecting everyone. Now the question each of us must face is, "What can each of us do about this?" The youth must play a special part in their communities, their country, and their region, for they are the next generation who will be seriously affected by the impacts now and into the future. All of these effects are already getting worse as each minute passes by. For this...

Climate change is having a serious impact on our environment and must be faced and dealt with now. Any further procrastination will result in the destruction of our atmosphere. We must reduce the amount of carbon emissions currently being thrust into the atmosphere in order to curtail global warming. One of the answers to this ever increasing problem is to place focus on sustainable renewable energy sources. The development of renewable energy sources not only has an impact on reduction of greenhouse gases it also has major favorable economic results as well. Things such as tax incentives and energy targets are enticing industrial companies to invest more into the cause. The greenhouse effect is...

The earth's climate has been in a constant state of fluctuation throughout its history. Of course there was the ice age but our planet has also gone through long periods of warmth. However, over the last 200 years the earth's average temperature has been on a steady rise. This is the undeniable fact that our globe is getting warmer. Causes This change, known as global warming, is directly correlated with the Industrial Revolution. Ever since the Industrial Revolution humans have depended on the burning of fossil fuels as their primary source of energy. Burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, causes the emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases, predominantly CO2, into our atmosphere. Then these...

Instead of joining ranks with the parties engaged in the current cold war over climate change I would like to do something refreshing and new. This article is going to present you with a series of indisputable facts on the global climate and then ask you to decide for yourself what your opinion on the matter is. Here I sit at my desk on a typical summer day in Tennessee. It gets in the 90F temperature range during the first part of the day and then there are thundershowers in the afternoon. It could be any summer day picked at random from the 50 odd summers of my life. The first true fact: in over 100 years the temperature has not increased even 1degree. 2 opposing forces One group of people with a...

These days we hear the term "Climate Change" more than ever before. This issue is a world wide phenomenon and the term "Climate Change" is indeed a uncomplicated phrase for such a complex subject. These words are more complex than we can understand and that is why we have to define these words in today's context to understand it. In the dictionary of researchers and scientists, climate modification as a term is no longer in use. The reason for this is that we have come to understand the result of the changes we make to our environment will ultimately rise the temperature in many places around the world, and at the same time will also decrease the temperature in a few parts of the world. This creates...

Arguments are raging around the world as to the reality or otherwise of climate change. Is it really happening and more significantly, is man causing it? Now I'm no scientist and so cannot weigh in to the debate from that angle. But I can provide a view from the Bible as one who reads and believes what it says. Climate change is real. There is no doubt about it and regardless of the sceptics; this is not just a natural cycle of events. The world is baffled at the events taking place in the weather, and yet it was foretold two thousand years ago that this would happen. Jesus said, "...there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and pestilences..." (Luke 21:11) In the recent past...

Climate change is currently one of the most talked about issues of modern times. One can read about it almost everywhere. Climate change can be considered synonymous with global warming as it can be defined as a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. Most people couldn't care less about climate change because they think it is just a simple change of sometimes the weather's too hot and sometime the weather's too cold than usual. But climate change isn't as simple as this, for climate change has the potential to...

Climate change is currently one of the most talked about issues of modern times. One can read about it almost everywhere. Climate change can be considered synonymous with global warming as it can be defined as a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods.   Most people couldn't care less about climate change because they think it is just a simple change of sometimes the weather's too hot and sometime the weather's too cold than usual. But climate change isn't as simple as this, for climate change has the potential to...