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2006-07-07 20:39:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Rising global temperatures are expected to raise sea level, and change precipitation and other local climate conditions. Changing regional climate could alter forests, crop yields, and water supplies. It could also affect human health, animals, and many types of ecosystems. Deserts may expand into existing rangelands, and features of some of our National Parks may be permanently altered.

Most of the United States is expected to warm, although sulfates may limit warming in some areas. Scientists currently are unable to determine which parts of the United States will become wetter or drier, but there is likely to be an overall trend toward increased precipitation and evaporation, more intense rainstorms, and drier soils.

Unfortunately, many of the potentially most important impacts depend upon whether rainfall increases or decreases, which can not be reliably projected for specific areas.

2006-07-07 20:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jigar 2 · 1 1

Global warming is real and its real bad. Eventually there may be no more natural ice on the planet. Places that are dry will get drier. Places that are wet will get wetter. The coastline of the United States, where most people live, will disappear. As many as 100,000,000 people will be displaced when the ocean rises due to the melting of the polar ice caps. Hurricanes like Katrina will occur yearly. Insurance companies will go bankrupt as billions of dollars in damages from these storms will put a large strain on our economy. All the while oil companies will continue to post large profits as the last of these fossil fuels are burned up and placed into the atmosphere. The population of the earth could plummet for the first time since the Black Plague and we could be living in the Middle Ages once again. Any way we'll all be dead by this time no need to worry.

2006-07-08 13:01:12 · answer #2 · answered by cancerman 3 · 0 0

Global warming is just another part of the cycle the earth goes through. The temperature of the earth has been up and down over millions of years.

The scaremongers in the media would like us to think it's our fault, but even if every country worked together to end it, the temperature would only fall less than a degree.

They say the increase in hurricanes is proof of global warming, but they don't mention that for about 20 years, we had a lot fewer hurricanes than normal.

2006-07-08 03:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by Pens 6 · 0 0

I think it could be a real problem. As the frozen tundras melt they reveal old fossels of animals and trees. Which release carbon dioxide into the air. The carbon dioxide gets trapped in the atmosphere and the planet warms up. Who knows what micro organism we will see in the future.
I have had the thought that maybe cutting down the rain forests and the fact that the ice is melting maybe are related. The earth needs more trees so it is making more land available. Or it needs more carbon dioxide so it is releasing some. I do believe the earth will fix itself whether we survive will be our choice. I hope we choose well.

2006-07-08 04:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by Sammy 4 · 0 0

I think it may be part of the natural cycle of warming and cooling that Earth is constantly undergoing. I don't think it will spiral out of control to the extent that humans and all life on Earth will die.

2006-07-08 04:57:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I'm really worried about it and I think that we should all be careful in order to not harm out environment.

2006-07-08 03:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa&Michael U 3 · 0 0

I think its a complex process but still interesting

2006-07-08 03:43:03 · answer #7 · answered by Lion at heart 2 · 0 0

Better beach weather!

2006-07-08 03:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by martin b 4 · 0 0

Im seriously concerned and I think we all should be and DO something about it

2006-07-08 03:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think it's OK, specially when you live in Canada

2006-07-08 06:03:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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