Environment - November 2007

1.488,000,000,000 Kg of CO2, compared to the 5,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg of Earth's mass equals

How would i do a smaller version of this experment to predict if the continues to happen how long would it for the earth to melt its for my science fair project

2007-11-21 13:19:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Interesting story I read on line, about a MASSIVE number of jelly fish, that overwhelmed and killed 100 thousand farmed salmon.

Happened near Northern Ireland. The jellyfish are normally found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Here's the link to the story:
http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2007/11/21/Jellyfish.Attack/?cvqh=itn_jellyfish


Opinions?

2007-11-21 12:35:40 · 4 answers · asked by Bohemian_Garnet_Permaculturalist 7 in Global Warming

2007-11-21 10:56:18 · 19 answers · asked by joanna f 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

By removing oil from the earth, does this cause problems for the core, like not being able to stay on its magnetic axis, therefore, if the earth move about a fraction of a degree from its axis, will cause similarities such as global warming, ice melts at the poles and more imbalances through out the world

2007-11-21 10:46:22 · 10 answers · asked by WOODSAK 2 in Global Warming

2007-11-21 10:05:38 · 5 answers · asked by damienabbey 2 in Global Warming

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7106631.stm

REMEMBER THE STORY OF THE TITANIC, NATURE VERSUS TECHNOLOGY, THE LOOK OUT ON THE SHIP SPOTS AN ICEBERG, HE REPORTS IT, THE CAPTAIN SLOWS THE SHIP DOWN , THE RICH ON BOARD SAY THE TITANIC IS UNSINKABLE GO FULL STEAM AHEAD AND WALLOP.( NATURE WON AGAINST TECHNOLOGY.)
in reality the look out is the early warnings telling mankind to stop destroying the planet,the rich saying no, nature is a myth and they only think about making more money, nature on a collision course with humans and nature wins, no more humans left. i hope i made sense maybe i didn't put it in the way i liked but i hope you get what i mean.

2007-11-21 10:05:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

China will seek to increase cooperation with Asian nations on climate change and will try to freeze its key pollution emissions at 2005 levels, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said Wednesday.

Wen said he would propose an international climate change forum in China next year to improve the region's ability to address global warming.

"China in the next five years will be determined to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent (per unit of GDP) to reduce carbon emissions and will strive to keep carbon emissions at 2005 levels," Wen told journalists.

"China is earnestly addressing climate change because this is an issue facing mankind," the premier said on the sidelines of a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its six dialogue partners.

http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20071121/sc_afp/aseansummiteasiachinaenvironmentclimate.html

2007-11-21 09:04:58 · 9 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

I'm trying to gauge people's knowledge of some basic facts relating to global warming. Please answer true or false, and feel free to elaborate as much or as little as you want.

1) Greenhouse gases trap heat and warm the Earth.

2) Humans emit greenhouse gases, some of which accumulate in the atmosphere.

3) Humans contribute to global warming.

4) Humans emit approximately 150 times more greenhouse gases than volcanoes.

5) Total solar output has changed little over the past 30 years.

6) The Earth is continuing to warm.

7) There is strong evidence that galactic cosmic rays may be responsible for much of the recent global warming.

8) Warming on Mars proves that humans are not responsible for warming on Earth.

9) Past climate changes prove that humans are not responsible for warming on Earth.

10) A faulty surface temperature record makes us think that the planet has warmed more than it has in reality.

2007-11-21 08:32:48 · 15 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

I've commonly read that the recent global warming temperature increase has been a worldwide average increase of 1 degree Fahrenheit (+ - .32) over the past century.

However, I'm wondering what that average is? Is it a yearly mean increase? A daily mean increase? Some other measure?

If anyone knows I'd love to see a reference.

2007-11-21 08:05:43 · 13 answers · asked by Mojo 5 in Global Warming

2007-11-21 07:31:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Assuming you were in the market for a new car, would you consider one of these electric cars?

Available in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost $26,900 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge.

Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Available in early 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge.

Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles

Available in early 2009, the Miles Javlon cost $30,000 with have a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com

2007-11-21 07:25:37 · 20 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

I just want to make sure what "office paper" is...I was putting my old paper in my local recycling paper dumpster...On the front it says what can and can't go into the dumpster. On the can't list it said office paper. Is office paper the paper that printers and copiers use? I just wanted to make sure because I never heard office paper wasn't recyclable.

2007-11-21 07:07:52 · 5 answers · asked by julyismyfavmonth 2 in Green Living

so i can steer clear of them!
thanks<3

2007-11-21 06:23:22 · 7 answers · asked by alex 2 in Other - Environment

Financial, health, safety...

2007-11-21 06:22:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

One fact that we never hear is that Mars' polar ice caps are melting at the same rate Earths are. I wounder if the sun just MIGHT have something to do with it! And what about the fact that a single volcano can spew more greenhouse gasses into the air during one eruption than the history of all humanity combined.

2007-11-21 06:20:19 · 17 answers · asked by Kingler 5 in Global Warming

I'm really interested in hearing some credible evidence on global climate change sceptisicm Dr. Jello. I will always welcome your warm insights. Whoops. Is this a violation? Was meant to be a challenge.

2007-11-21 06:15:44 · 6 answers · asked by Pink Panther 4 in Global Warming

C'mon Jello. Any of you. Show me CREDIBLE proof backing up your claims.. or am I going to get no response to this one too? Uh huh.

2007-11-21 05:33:47 · 12 answers · asked by Pink Panther 4 in Global Warming

Which airline emits the most? how much is this?

2007-11-21 05:04:09 · 2 answers · asked by Yvanfm 1 in Global Warming

by walking alittle more, less driving an everything, IF AMERICA WOULD STOP FOR ATLEAST SOME TIME FOR ALITTLE SO CAN GET ALOT OF THE CARBON DIOXIDE..

AND YOU CHRISTIANS, THAT DONT BELIEVE IN GLOBAL WARMING..... YOU BETTER START BELEIVING IN SOMETHING,

2007-11-21 05:03:18 · 19 answers · asked by Ronnie E 1 in Global Warming

how's the weather where you are today?
It was 67 here yesterday, but the temps have plummeted a lot to around 40.
Also it started raining with strong winds to boot.
Hope you're all having a nice day.

2007-11-21 04:54:03 · 6 answers · asked by sugarbee 7 in Other - Environment

I'm not accusing anyone with this question, but it's quite easy to get away with lying on Y!A. You just say 'James Hansen is a known liar and psychopath who was admitted to an insane asylum for 10 years.' A person who knows little about James Hansen reads this, and how is he to know whether it's a truth or lie?

Certainly it's possible to make a stronger argument by providing links to evidence to support one's argument, but sometimes it's hard to tell who's telling the truth and who's lying. Frequently we see questions asking "how do I know who to listen to?" or "how do I know which graph is correct?".

Y!A has very little moderation. As long as you don't break their rules, they don't care what you say, and lying is not against their rules.

However, this is supposed to be a place where people learn by asking questions. By not moderating lies (by having an expert patrol each section, for example), Y!A is allowing misinformation to spread.

Is this an appropriate format?

2007-11-21 04:29:39 · 19 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

let me know if anyone has any research or article on it.

2007-11-21 02:05:51 · 23 answers · asked by Reena J 1 in Global Warming

Every few days a news item tells us that climate change is "worse than previously thought".

http://news.google.co.uk/archivesearch?hl=en&ned=uk&ie=UTF-8&q=climate+change+%22previously+thought%22

2007-11-21 00:47:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

In an interview, Al Gore said "I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it (global warming) is..."
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/05/09/roberts/index.html

Now we learn the UN has been practicing the same thing regarding HIV research.
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/05/09/roberts/index.html

We have seen a great deal of alarmism coming out of the UN's IPCC panel recently. Do you think the UN is exaggerating global warming facts also?

2007-11-21 00:09:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

do you think government will ever make changes to help against global warming ??
do you thik doomsday december 2012 is the point of no return

2007-11-20 19:44:51 · 22 answers · asked by toolmanpei06 2 in Global Warming

Ok, I will be having to stay at the hospital all day tomorrow and there calling for some stormy weather with some isolated tornadoes. I just wanted to know if ill be safe in the hospital? Just curious, please don't think this is a weird question. Also if you want to know I do think it haves a basement of some type. Maybe share some thoughts? Please no guesses. Thanks alot! =)

2007-11-20 18:26:19 · 3 answers · asked by Rodney G 2 in Other - Environment

Using eco-friendly energy can be expensive.In what way can we go green without ending up in the red(financially)?

2007-11-20 17:44:16 · 13 answers · asked by Nerdy Guy 3 in Global Warming

For the global warming sceptics here. Do you honestly believe Al Gore is a climate scientist? I see here a lot of Al Gore said this and Al Gore said that, but come on we know he isn't a climate scientist, he's just the messenger. Why do you doubt the scientists behind Gore's message?

2007-11-20 16:56:57 · 9 answers · asked by Author Unknown 6 in Global Warming

Do you think it is going to happen? What are some of the signs?

2007-11-20 16:05:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

My brother and I are having an argument and I said that there is some things that don't have water. Who is Right?

2007-11-20 15:35:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment