What are some solutions for the global warming in Alaska ?

Question

Alaska is getting more rainfall and temperature is increasing

Answer 1

Alas global warming is a global problem... Sure, doing your part in AK will help overall but to get any relief, the rest of the planet will have to help too - can't just isolate a single part of the globe and say "No Climate Change here!"

Answer 2

Yes. What it does not have are quick fixes. Which means it is going to be with us for many decades no matter what we do. How bad it gets, and how soon things startt o improve are the things we can very much do something--a lot--to control. The basic solution is very straightforward: quit usigfossil fuels. Now, obviously that's going to take years to do. But one thing you should be aware of is that switching from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources will be a big economic plus. It will be expensive, of coursse--but in the sense of investment that pays off, not in costs that drain economic resources. There's a long list of technologies, but I'll mention 2 jsut to illustrate what's involved: #1falls intot eh category of "energy efficiency"--the "compact flourescent lights" (CFLs). These cost a bit more--but also last much longer. They cut the electricy use for lighting by over 75%--which also saves consumers money. Less money spent on utilities means more spent on other goods and services--helping the economy. #2 Solar eenrgy. This technology is already far cheaper to oberate--though it is still fairly expensive to install. However, there is a LOTof money going into new research to bring thatt cost down (and it's alredady dropped by half since 2000). This is already creating thousands o fnew jobs and giving birth to new businesses. The more it takes hold, the more it will not only help the environment, the more it will help the economy and reduce consumer costs in the long run. My point in going on about this is to stress a key point: stopping global warming, however long it takes, isn't jsut good for the environment, its good for the consumer and for the economy. Or we can keep on making EXXON rich until we're all broke AND the Earth is wrecked. Take your choice.

Answer 3

There are no local solutions for global problems. The earth needs to be treated as a closed system, or a spaceship where the air and water are being recirculated.

Answer 4

We're coming out of an ice age, so of course the earth is warming up. There's not much we can really do except stop using gasoline and aerosols, which I doubt will happen anytime soon.

Answer 5

It's already too late. By 2013 the summer ice will all be water.