GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming is a rise in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere.
Average temperature have increased by 0.8 degree C around the world since 1880.
How it Happens?
The inside of a car parked with all its window rolled up, will be hot even if its a cool, windy day. whereas the same car parked with its window down will not be as hot, Why?
Its because the glass windows allow sunlight to enter but do not allow the heat to escape, thereby trapping heat by its interiors.
A simple phenomenon with earth too. A few gases in our atmosphere called greenhouse gases act like a car's window i.e., they allows the energy from sun to enter but do not allow it to escape. this phenomenon known as greenhouse effect, Keeps earth at the right temperature for all living things to survive but excess greenhouse gases trap too much heat, making warmer than necessary,over time , this results in Global Warming. A few green house gases are Carbon Dioxide, Water vapours, Nitrous oxide and Methane.
"...The Earth is the only place in the Universe where there is life. Its continued survive now rests in our hands." - David Attenborough
Everyone knows how much earth have helped us but now earth need our help.
Large scale burning of fossil fuel like coal and petroleum for transportation and electricity generation has led to huge quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
This effects to the mountain glaciers across the planet and polar ice are melting rapidly. As melt water flows down into oceans and seas, the sea levels are rising. This in turn will flood coastal areas and contaminate fresh water resources.
Rapidly melting mountain glaciers will initially cause rivers fed by them to flood. Later when all the glaciers and mountain ice shrinks or disappears due to melting, the rivers, which are our main source of freshwater will dry up causing severe water shortage. these are the few most immediate impacts of global warming.
Please post here other impacts of global warming which you know.
Electricity is chiefly produced by burning fossil fuels. Transportation also requires burning of fossil fuels. therefore, every time you travel by a fuel-powered vehicle or use electricity you add greenhouse gases to our atmosphere.
I know, we cant stop use of vehicles and electricity in our day to day life but we can reduce use of them.
We can reduce Global Warming by choosing to wake up with a traditional wind-up alarm clock rather than the beep of an electric one, in one year you can prevent the release of 18Kg of CO2 into atmosphere. If you take the bus or train instead of a car for commuting as little as 8Km everyday 620Kg of CO2 can be prevented from releasing into the atmosphere annually. Reducing the time you use a microwave, by an hour a day can stop the release of 474Kg of CO2 into the atmosphere per year. Besides saving 10 liter of water per minute, a water saving shower head will also slash CO2 emission resulting from a 3 minute hot shower by half. If you reduce the usage of your geyser by just one hour a day, you can stop the release of 1205Kg of Co2 into atmosphere per year. Replacing a regular 60-watt bulb with more energy efficient ones will reduce your CO2 emission by one fourth. If you use a clothesline to dry your clothes instead of using the dryer in your washing machine, 840Kg of CO2 can be prevented from releasing into the atmosphere annually. Heating bread rolls in a toaster versus an oven for 15 minutes, will prevent 62Kg of Co2 from being released into atmosphere annually. If you decide to go without AC for two hours a day, you can stop the release of 2190Kg of CO2 into the atmosphere per year. If you maintain a tight seal on your refrigerator door and keep the appliances coils clean, 317Kg of CO2 can be prevented from releasing into the atmosphere annually. Choosing to jog in a nearby park instead of a 45 minute work out on a treadmill, will prevent 365Kg of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere annually.
If you have ideas to control global warming please post in this thread.
We need to take quick actions for global warming. I have started a campaign for this, I am trying to alert people for global warming by banners, palmplates and through organising shows. It was hard for me b'coz I love car racing and its my income source. Now I have reduced my practice time and I am planting much plants to control Co2. I have invested my every thing for this campaign. Please make some donations here in teenhut at my profile account as much as you can. Its not compelsary for everyone, but who really wants to help us for reducing global warming. Donate as much as possible.
I want to invest more for a alertive campaign of Global warming.
Please have a campaign in your schools, colleges for alert of global warming. and request your teachers to co-operate you.
I request to the members of teenhut to add reputation points to the members who have given us good ideas and suggestion here to control global warming.
And readers who are not members of teenhut please signup at free of cost and post important suggestions here
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