2006-07-12 03:39:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
ex·as·per·ate (ĭg-zăs'pə-rāt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
To increase the gravity or intensity of: “a scene . . . that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze” (Samuel Beckett).
[Latin exasperāre, exasperāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex– + asperāre, to make rough (from asper, rough).]
2006-07-12 03:58:23 · update #1
One could argue that wildfires spew a significant amount of aerosols into the atmosphere, which actually have a cooling effect (mostly, although much research is still needed in this arena)....but, burning trees also releases the carbon that was being stored by the plants into the atmosphere in the form of CO2 which tends to reduce the amount of heat energy lost to space.....and fire will change the albedo of the surface which will change the local energy budget and in turn could possibly change the local weather patterns for a period of time...
So which forcing mechanism will win.....or is "our contribution" even significant compared to the natural climate cycle......or can we even measure the magnitude of change which is predicted given it is less than the actual measured range of our system, or blah blah blah
The fact is that there are many complex feedback which occur in the climate system, and scientists have hardly begun to even identify these processes let alone develop predictions. To conclude one way or the other what the result of wildfires are to the climate system is futile, yet it is important to always brainstorm and question everything!!!
2006-07-12 16:35:16 · answer #1 · answered by melissa 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure Global Warming is very irritated by the wildfires. I think you mean exacerbate, rather than exasperate.
I don't know anything about the relationship between the wildfires and the so-called global warming.
2006-07-12 03:44:45 · answer #2 · answered by Fully armed in the battle of wits 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they have an impact! Many things in nature do. I think I read somewhere that 1 volcanic eruption can do more damage to the environment than alot of man-made issues ever could. That being said, I am sure all of our nuclear weapons testing in past decade didn't do us any favors either!
2006-07-12 13:12:00 · answer #3 · answered by todvango 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word you want is "exacerbate."
No, wildfires are a part of the natural order.
2006-07-12 03:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jack430 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exacerbate: ex·ac·er·bate
: to make more violent, bitter, or severe
2006-07-12 10:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by Moon Maiden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋