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Effects Of Global Warming
The Most Critical Effects of Global Warming Are We Running out of Time?
The most critical effects of global warming that we are seeing across the globe today have already begun to change the face of the earth and warm up the atmosphere.
The cause of global warming is linked directly to greenhouse gas emissions, and these deadly gases stay within the earth’s atmosphere like a blanket of heat. The trapped gases are unable to escape into space therefore heating the planet and wrecking havoc along the way.
The first and most compelling effects of global warming is related to the rapid speed in which the surface of the Artic is changing: polar ice caps are melting at rapid speed, glaciers found in the far North and even in areas as far as Glacier National Park in Montana, USA are disappearing from the face of this earth.
There are several dangers related to the melting ice, all of which will have critical effects of their own. We are talking about 5,773,000 cubic miles of additional water from ice and snow running into to our natural waterways. With more water, rising sea level and riverbank flooding is inevitable. Tsunamis and massive flooding will continue to destroy coastal homes and riverfront hotels killing millions of animals and people alike.
The effects of this massive meltdown will produce ecosystem anomalies. Ice and snow is a product of freshwater, and when this fresh water reaches the salty Atlantic Ocean it will change the chemical balance, the ocean and seas will become less salty. This will affect marine life and cause cooler temperatures in the North Eastern parts of America and the Western part of Europe.
These effects of global warming will also change the land mass of the Artic, causing starvation and extinction of the animal life present, only the strongest of the species will survive.
The ice caps also keep the earth cooler by reflecting the sunrays back into space, once gone, the earth will be warmer, with only the oceans to reflect the sun, the earth will warm up because the oceans will also absorb the heat from the sun.
Other effects of global warming will include a rise in droughts and heat waves such as we have never seen before. While some areas, will be flooded and generally experience wetter conditions, other areas, such as Africa, will experience severe droughts. The water shortage in African countries is critical now and will get worse. It is predicted the Europe will also see droughts.
The incredible heat will give rise to more hurricanes. The cost of injury, property damage, food shortages, and diseases will be astronomical plaguing governments, medical establishments, insurance companies, and individuals alike. It is time to take the effects of global warming seriously, the clock is ticking and we are running out of time.
News About Global Warming
More Americans say global warming exaggerated: poll (Reuters via Yahoo! News) 11 Mar 2010 at 4:08pm
A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated and more people doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.
Poll Finds More Americans Say Global Warming Exaggerated (Insurance Journal) 12 Mar 2010 at 9:11am
A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated and more people doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, ...
UN Says Man-Made Global Warming Indisputable ? Now Let?s Check The Facts (Ano... 12 Mar 2010 at 4:22pm
The UN will check the system to ensure that the "indisputable" narrative on man-made global warming is not undone by people finding out that the science is shoddy.
Fight splits backers of ballot initiative to suspend state's global warming l... 12 Mar 2010 at 2:04am
Ted Costa says his group, People's Advocate, has been shut out of efforts to suspend AB 32, which would force oil companies to slash emissions of greenhouse gases. A fight has split backers of a November ballot initiative to suspend California's 2006 global warming law.
Americans Show Less Concern About Global Warming (Update1) (BusinessWeek) 11 Mar 2010 at 2:58pm
Americans are less concerned about the threat of climate change than they were two years ago and almost half say the seriousness of global warming is overblown, a Gallup Organization Inc. poll shows.
Independent review of IPCC and its global warming reports: an answer to criti... 11 Mar 2010 at 3:27pm
Top international scientists will take part in an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its reports on global warming, which have been widely criticized recently for inaccuracies.
Is the global warming movement cooling? (USA Today) 11 Mar 2010 at 12:19am
The "climategate" controversy has contributed to a fundamental shift in efforts to stop global warming.
Scientists urge Senate action on global warming (The Christian Science Monitor) 11 Mar 2010 at 10:56am
In a move to shore up credibility for climate change science, American scientists and economists are asking the Senate to enact immediate legislation to reduce emissions related to global warming.
52% Of Americans Still Think Threat Of Global Warming Not Exaggerated (Anorak) 12 Mar 2010 at 5:52am
Nearly half of Americans ? 48 percent ? now believe the threat of global warming has been exaggerated. This is the highest level since polling began 13 years ago says a recent Gallup poll.
Aquatic 'dead zones' increasing global warming (New Kerala) 12 Mar 2010 at 2:01am
Washington, March 12 : In a new research, scientists have determined that the increased amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) produced in oxygen-deprived aquatic 'dead zones' can elevate concentrations in the atmosphere, further exacerbating the impacts of global warming and contributing to ozone 'holes' that cause an increase in our exposure to harmful UV radiation.
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