| Over the past years there has been lots of talk | | | | helpful changes in place. |
| about Global Warming and Climate change. | | | | As I stated earlier there are lots of websites and |
| So much that Governments now have made vast | | | | television programs supporting this big venture,help |
| efforts and invested lots of money to battle climate | | | | our environment right? |
| change so our futures are safer. | | | | Let us look at some other facts about climate |
| The question that is always on my mind is this,are | | | | change: |
| we really at danger levels? Or is it just another way | | | | 1.Not only is water vapor the planet’s most |
| of making money for our Governments? | | | | abundant greenhouse gas, it also is known to amplify |
| Now before everyone tells me that I am talking a | | | | the warming effect of other such gases, including |
| load of rubbish,let me say that I have been writing | | | | carbon dioxide. Scientists refer to the process as a |
| about environmental issues for 2 years and I am all | | | | positive feedback loop: Higher temperatures lead to |
| for saving the planet and all of its inhabitants. | | | | higher concentrations of water vapor, which then |
| But I must also talk about other articles and television | | | | absorbs more thermal energy radiated from the |
| programs that have read or watched. | | | | Earth, which further warms the atmosphere. |
| So we are all aware that carbon emissions from | | | | 2.The earth gets heat from the sun we all know |
| factories, car emissions, and other usages by humans | | | | this,but what is not a known fact is that the sun |
| all add to putting a hole in our ozone layer and | | | | gives off flares,when the flare is big the earth heats |
| therefore contributes to Climate Change and Global | | | | up when it is small it cools down,and over history we |
| Warming,this is a fact that has been drilled into our | | | | have had heat waves and ice ages because of these. |
| minds for a decade or more.Fine we can all accept | | | | 3.If a volcano erupts the ash goes into the |
| that and we act on it by changing our lifestyles, we | | | | atmosphere and blocks out some of our sunlight,this |
| buy new cars with lower emissions we throw up | | | | can cause temperature change also. |
| new wind turbines to lower emissions on electricity | | | | These are just some facts that effect climate |
| and energy costs that also help the environment.The | | | | change and have done since the earth was formed. |
| list can go on forever the changes we make to help | | | | I also read a article stating that humans are only |
| control climate change,all these have one thing in | | | | responsible for 3 % of emissions and the Sea and |
| common it all costs money which in turn means more | | | | other natural factors are responsible for the rest. |
| taxes from our Governments to to put all these | | | | |