2006-11-08 09:36:25 · 15 answers · asked by Ali 1 in Environment
The equation that shows fossil fuel as a greenhouse gas contributor is an easy one. The equation for Agricultural use is a bit more complicated. Although the growth of the bananas is taking up carbon dioxide, the issue is about what the land was prior to being a banana plantation. If rain forest is cleared to make way for increased banana production, then there is a net loss of carbon uptake activity. If the plantation has been in operation for a long time, then we move on to the effect of the farming practices. If the harvested field is burned, then all of that carbon & soot is released into the atmosphere, but if most of the surplus material is fermented to make ethanol to run farm equipment, than you are reducing fossil fuel emmissions of CO2.
Simply put, If the banana plantation is well established and run well with modern technology, than I do not believe it is a substatial contributor to global warming, but if virgin land is still being cleared and by-products are not being used, than yes bananas are part of the global warming problem.
2006-11-08 09:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having increased temperatures due to global warming, banana plants will be able to produce fruit in northern areas of the world, where banana fruit had never been able to form in the past.
Although banana plants existed in mild climates they weren't able to produce fruit because the climate was not "tropical" enough. Global Warming is changing all that, and now it will probably be possible to see bananas growing on the the northern part of the hemisphere.
Makes one wonder........What kind of "apes" will be climbing up those banana trees.
2006-11-09 02:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ylia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they do.
Any product that is farmed requires arable land to do so. Crops like bananas tend to do better in tropical climates, which means replacing rain forest with banana plantations. But, it doesn't stop there, you have to ship them to the customers and most modern methods of shipping use fossil fuels and produce greenhouse gasses.
2006-11-08 17:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Putting a banana in your ear keeps bears away.
You have to put goldfish in your ears to keep global warming away.
2006-11-08 18:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, why would bananas have anything to do with global warming?
2006-11-08 17:37:37 · answer #5 · answered by Cody C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a very wrong misconseption of these bananas, they're harmless.... at first site.. it is only with their leaders, the bananas in pajamas that they get their global warmimg plans. with out them pajama wearing, peanut butter accompanying, yellow faced jerks they would be pwerless. my suggestion eat as many as u can, if its a war they want it'll be a delicious high in potasium war they get!
2006-11-08 17:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they cause people to fart, which causes global warming! not really.. they are actually a factor against it, since their trees eats carbon dioxide.. so they are actually a positive thing for it.
2006-11-08 17:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is my banana in your mouth
2006-11-08 17:37:32 · answer #8 · answered by Privatize 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do - what with all their polluting little yellow factories and oozing bye-products.
We should go to war with Banan to put an end to it.
2006-11-08 17:39:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I think monkey's like them alot..Are you a monkey?
2006-11-08 17:45:19 · answer #10 · answered by kristina w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋