All Entries in the "Global Warming" Category
Head NASA Scientist Makes Climate Change Plea To Obamas
James Hansen, one of NASA’s top ranking climate experts, has written a new year’s plea to the newly elected Presidential couple, the Obama’s. In his letter, James Hansen has pointed out the public’s lack of awareness on climate change and the [...]
Australia Has Pledged To Decrease Emissions By 15%
Australia, highly criticized by environmentalists for not signing the Kyoto Protocol, has vowed to try to cut emissions by 5%-15% by the year 2020. Kevin Rudd, the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP), says that this plan will not affect a previous commitment to slash [...]
Alaskan Coast Line Eroding Before Our Eyes
The Alaskan Coast Line is eroding rapidly. Climate change is believed to be at fault since Arctic Sea Ice recedes seasonally. The water warms up and transfers the heat energy to the shoreline, melting the frigid soil, allowing it to break off and dissipate in the water. The ice has always receded seasonally, however the amount of time the [...]
Greenhouse: The 411 On The Effect!
In case anyone is wondering what the Greenhouse Effect is here you go. The Greenhouse Effect refers to the change in the thermal equilibrium temperature of a planet or moon, by the presence of an atmosphere containing gas, that absorbs and emits infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases, which include water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane, warm [...]
Watch This Video Or The Planet Gets It!
This video is about the Global Climate Changes and what we can do right now to help stop this impending disaster to all of us. You really get a clear picture of the urgency. Check it out now!
Hurricanes And Global Warming
Hurricanes are intense low pressure areas that form over warm ocean waters in the summer and early fall. Their source of energy is water vapor which is evaporated from the ocean surface. Water vapor is the “fuel” for the hurricanes because it releases the “latent heat of condensation” when it condenses to form clouds and [...]
Barack Obama Renews Promises To Break Bush Environmental Policies
Barack Obama, using a summit convened by Governor Schwarzenegger, has vowed to make a decisive break from George Bush’s environmental policies and promises a new chapter in American leadership on climate change. Obama made a video appearance at the summit making Gov. Schwarzenegger one of the world leaders against global warming and for the environment. Only hours before the summit, Gov. [...]
Everything You Ever Needed To Know About The Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
