Look at this satellite image of the Calif fires. The smoke from it is much whiter than the sea.which is obviouskly blocking and reradiating solar heat from striking the earth.Now the 100 trillion dollar question.
Could much of our global warming be coming from worldwide fire suppression for the past 100 years???? Would more fires SLOW global warming? Should we let wildfires burn naturally and without suppression?
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2007-10-23 10:39:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
The origin of oxygen is what? PLANTS. If fires burn unchecked, what happens? Work with me here...they burn OXYGEN. If you burn up plants and oxygen, you are left with what? CARBON DIOXIDE. And carbon dioxide is called what? A GREENHOUSE GAS. This means it contributes to the greenhouse effect, which causes what? GLOBAL WARMING. And if you inhale a bunch of carbon dioxide, what happens? You DIE. Did you get to wear the dunce cap a lot in school?
2007-10-23 10:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I really appreciate another viewpoint on global warming, your idea makes sense and is pretty unique, as I've never heard of it before.
Hmm, well perhaps more smoke would tend to reflect more light back into space, and if we're preventing forest fires, then we're decreasing the amount of smoke, hence more sunlight reaches the surface correct?
The problem I see here is that lots of areas of the world have huge forest fires raging constantly, say Brazil, and Indonesia, where clearing of forests by slashing and burning covers entire countries in smoke. but I think you have a point.
One more problem remains however, and this concerns cloud cover. The warmer the planet gets, the greater the moisture in the atmosphere and the more clouds appear (this isn't debated, it's accepted by all sides) hence more sunlight is reflected back into space -- it's called "negative feedback". BUT, perhaps the other "positive feedback" mechanisms such as ice caps disappearing (no more white, so more sunlight is absorbed) will more than compensate.
This is what makes the global warming issue so incredibly hard to predict, as it's just so inherently complex,
2007-10-23 11:25:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where wild fires may slow the warming they also destroy trees that make oxygen. The denuded land also run off that hurts our lake rivers and seas. No it is our cars and factories doing the damage. Instead of posting look up what you are asking and find out the truth. Yes some of the wild fires should be left alone to a point the fire in yellowstone proved that but therre is need for control also. I have been at this for a long time. Why not worry more about them cutting down tress instead of worrying if we should let them burn.
2016-05-25 05:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by lanell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer said it well, considering plants and plant material consume carbon dioxide out of the air (you know, the gas that CAUSES the greenhouse effect, which CAUSES global warming) and their "byproduct" or waste matter from that consumption is oxygen, I think it's a pretty piss poor idea to allow wildfires to continue.
I think the more effective solution would be to plant more trees... considering there has been a severe amount of excess logging in the last century or two, this MIGHT be a reason global warming has been wreaking havoc on our environment...More plants means more oxygen production, more carbon dioxide consumption. Less CO2, less holes in the ozone, less greenhouse effect, less golabl warming! More oxygen, means cleaner air. Viola, perfect solution.
Just an educated guess though...
2007-10-23 11:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kristin B © 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I personally think that they are making a big deal out of a simple natural change. In 1985 they were worrying that the world was going to freeze over and they blamed it on the automobiles then to.
Now, not even thirty years later, they think that the world is going to melt! They have not even mentioned that fact since this 'global warming' thing came up.
2007-10-23 13:25:17 · answer #5 · answered by Ringer Dog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally...LOVE your thought provoking questions...but ask something PET related in the pet section!!!
2007-10-23 10:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You're posting this in the wrong area.
2007-10-23 10:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
wrong section....this is the dog section
2007-10-23 10:42:24 · answer #8 · answered by Jess. 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋