What do you know about Global Warming?

Answer 1

I have been reading extensively about global warming, so I won't attempt to write down everything I want to tell you about it. All I will say is that this is a global crisis, and everyone has a duty, at the very least, to educate themselves about it. Check out http://www.climatecrisis.com and just google around, there are some great websites out there. Go see Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, or read the book. This is, in my mind, the greatest problem facing humanity right now, and it seems hopeless sometimes, but there are a lot of little things you can do that make a big difference. For instance, go to http://www.therainforestsite.com and all you have to do is click a button to save some rainforest, and help take CO2 out of the atmosphere.

Answer 2

The most important thing to realize about Global Warming is that all of earths systems are connected - very much like the human body. When one of these systems breaks down, it has catastrophic affects on the others. This is the same reason why it is so important to protect our endangered species, because when one species is knocked out, it affects EVERYONE.

So when the earths atmosphere warms up it changes the currents of the wind - and the winds are so important to our ecosystem. They drive the ocean currents, which distributes nutrients, which feed the plankton, which feed the fish, which feed the larger mammals (including humans). A combination of the change in winds and the change in currents will change weather patterns - this is why El Nino is such a big deal - areas like the Pacific NW turn dry while SoCal suffers rain, a couple years ago in SoCal people died and lost homes because of these horrific mudslides - all of this from a little shift in wind direction.

Flora and fauna are so specialized to their specific environment - its amazing to travel across the US and just see the change in vegetation and species. Most of these areas are only separated by a few degrees in temperature change - so when our overal climate changes it will shift everything! And it will affect us, the changes to agriculture could (prob will) be catastrophic - oranges will be grown in Washington and Maine instead of Florida and California.

Ok, I think I am rambling now, but the main point is, one small change (even in a remote location) will affect the entire globe. Most likely we will be able to adjust to the changes (thankfully humans are incredibly adaptable), but its going to be costly and difficult. We can (and should) take care of our environment, but the climate change is also a natural cycle, so there really isn't much we can do about it.

Answer 3

it is a process of gradual change in the temperature and environment of earth. when there is increase in the rate of carbon diohide or methne, it causes global warming.
but due to this many polar caps are melting and it is said that about 2050 our global temperature will rise by 2degree celcius. which is major concern.

Answer 4

greenhouse gases are takin the o3 out of the atmosphere!! infared rays from earth are radiated toward space but dont easily pass through the earth's lower atmosphere therefore trapping it here and heating up our environment.. greenhouse gases such as methane carbon dioxide and water vapor contribute to this "heating up" and human activity such as deforistation and the burning of coal and petroleum products... the atmospheric temperature has risen 1.1°F and the sea level has risen several inches...

Answer 5

I know it follows solar trends much more closely than human trends.