Plan backfire
- A plan by spraying sulfate particles into earths atmosphere was a proposed solution to reverse the effects of Global Warming but it could actually make matters worse.
- They said trying to cool off the planet by creating a kind of artificial sun block would delay the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole by 30 to 70 years and create a new loss of Earth’s protective ozone layer over the Arctic.
- This idea was intended to copy the effects of a volcanic eruption, which made the earth cooler from the sulfate that went into the upper layers of the atmosphere.
- But such cooling would come with unintended side effects. The sulfate injections could react with chlorine gasses in cold polar regions, triggering a chemical reaction that would further deplete atmospheric ozone.
- By doing this injection it could destroy between one-fourth to three-fourths of the ozone layer above the Arctic.
If we sprayed the sulfate if would destroy part of the earths atmosphere but if we didnt the earth would keep heating and the ice capcels would still melt. Either way something on the earth would get ruined. with the ice melting the water level is rising and we are loosing land.
The U.S. EPA has a fun website about global warming. The site has games, fun facts, a quiz and more. It is for kids and you can go to other links from this website. I think it is a good site to learn from and have fun.
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My name is Jenny R– and I’m from Parkway North High School. For English class we are doing a documentary on global warming and I was wondering if you can help. (if so) you would be in the documentary and when would be able to meet for an interview….
1) What are short and long term affects of global warming?
2) What kind of affects do you think global warming has on our generation?
3) How do we affect global warming?
4) How often do you think about climate change? Have you changed any of you habits because of it?
5) How has global warming had an influence on our daily lives? Our planet?
6) How do you think global warming will affect our children and future generations? How has global warming had an affect on your life?
solutions!
- Replacing 15 of your light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, you will avoid emitting over 1 ton of carbon dioxide every year.
- Buying energy efficient appliances, such as a new Energy Star refrigerator which also costs less to run
- the average American emits around 20 tons of CO2 per year, you would already reduce your emissions by at least 10%.
- there is also a chart that can show you how much you can save and how you can help by changing your actions.
I chose the above ideas because changing 15 light bulbs in your house is something easy that everyone can afford to accomplish. Even though planting a tree is easy most people don’t have the time to plant 6 trees or the money nor do they have time to take care of them. Not only would the trees cost more money they would also use up more water that is in a shortage. I think more people would be interested in knowing that if all they have to do is change a light bulb to help reduce carbon dioxide the average citizen would accomplish this goal. Not only would they save in carbon dioxide, but also in costs of energy, heat and money.
I have learned that in the past couple years we have had around 13 % more rain and that the heat from the sun is melting the ice. However, the Polar Bears use the ice for rest when they are not moving from location to location to hunt for their food. This is not good for the bears and other animals like penguins who also live on the ice. I also learned that the NASA satellites are looking at the ice situation and that is how they know the ice is melting. I thought that this was interesting cause what if we didn’t have the satellites how would we know that all this ice is melting out in the middle of no where?
The focus of my segment should be on how global warming is going to affect my generation if we don’t do anything to help stop it.
- tropical belt
- Computer model simulations in several recent studies found that jet streams and the associated wind and precipitation patterns tend to move poleward under global warming. Some observational studies have already found a widening of the tropics by several degrees latitude since 1979.
- precipitation patterns that would affect ecosystems, agriculture, and water resources, according to research by a NOAA scientist and colleagues.
- and basically there is not a lot of information in this website!
Since the tropics are widening this might have an effect on the oceans being warming because the oceans are warmer more ice is melting and this is causing a long line of problems. If the ice keeps melting the ocean level will rise witch will effect future generations. for example if Greenland melts o Part of Antarctica melts the sea level will rise 20 feet. It is said that if it does this that millions of people will have lost their homes and the map may even have to be redrawn because so much land will have been lost. I think that this has a major effect on future generations because they will maybe be the ones living during this time.
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