May
12th 2010
Back to the Basics – National Geographic’s Global Warming 101
Posted under Global Warming Awareness
It’s been some time since my last blog post due to hosting issues and this site has been suspended, on hold for some time, which I feel has broken much of the traffic momentum this site once had. To get started again blogging, I am posting the video above from National Geographic which is a good overview of Global Warming, on what causes it. An introduction to the Greenhouse Effect, and all about Greenhouse Gases and how this can be reduced. I noticed the language was carefully written using the words:
…scientist believe it is human activity driving the temperatures up…National Geographic – Global Warming 101
Stating it like an opinion and not a fact. But the rest of the video are said in a factual tone on what are greenhouse gases, what creates them, what are the effects on global temperature and what man-made activities create greenhouse gases. They talk about ice core data in this video but mentions the highest recorded temperature in 1998 and 2005 and does not dive into historical temperature data before recording data was made. And if you are watching this video because you are not aware of Global Warming yet, I suggest you do keep an open mind since there is this story that most people learn in school. And there is also the story that says this is all false. And there are those that tell the people that claim it is false, that they are the ones that does not have their facts straight.
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CJ on 12 May 2010 at 9:31 am #
I agree with you that there is alot of debate around the global warming issue. There is however one documentary that tries to educate people that the global warming issue is falsified by the evidence because as long as there is an problem, money will flow in. Here is a short summary of the documentary: “The Great Global Warming Swindle”
I dont believe that man made CO2 is the cause for global warming, the sun is the single most important factor that drives climate change, in addition the most important greenhouse gas is water vapour (99%), the rest is other gasses, CO2 is munite in the percentage of greenhouse gas, I’m talking about in the 0.000- single digits. On top of that, if you look at the ice core surveys done, you will see that the earth’s climate has been alot warmer than it is today.
But i do agree that money the cause that our children must live in polluted areas and neigborhoods and have respatory diseases like asthma.
Did you know that the green movement is the single biggest factor in the world today that prevents third- world countries from developing? The developed countries wont invest in coal and oil projects in developing countries like Angola, they say that the developing world should use wind and solar power.
Another question i would like to ask is, if we, Americans living in a first- world country find it expensive to use solar and wind power, how will poor africans be able to afford it?
I dont see a solar panel powering a steel factory or a railway line! It might be good to power a small radio…
Terry on 03 Sep 2010 at 10:48 am #
Hi,
I watched NG about the glaciers melting and the meme through the whole show was fear about the sea level rising, millions would have to move from the coast, but their biggest fear was, they were not sure what to do about the calving and ice sheets melting.
Of course governments answer is to create carbon taxes.
Then i went to the epa.gov site and found where they said that plants and trees also put out dangerous gases and contribute to pollution. That blew me away.
Anyway, I have devised a plan that would stop sea levels from rising and at the same time create more arable land, and permit people the remain on the coast line, and I am not even a college graduate.
If they cannot stop the glaciers from melting, why not take advantage of it. There is no more or less water on the earth from the beginning. The water just moves around the globe and into the earth.
But alas, is it not such that any scientific findings that need action, take funding, and the only funding being done is that which progresses political/corporate agendas?
My plan would never be taken seriously as expensive as it would be, and besides, it would provide many solutions and not just a band aid.
thank you
Keshav Saini on 25 Nov 2010 at 2:35 am #
Although not every scientist worldwide may look at global warming in the same way, they do overwhelmingly agree that the Earth’s atmosphere is getting warmer. Worldwide temperatures have risen more than 1°F (0.6°C) over the past century, and 17 of the past 20 years have been the hottest ever recorded.
dog8mybag on 23 Jan 2011 at 1:41 am #
I just finished watching last days on earth on the history channel. Thought I would search out some global warming blogs. Either people are just ignorant or in denial. I see the changes and the obvious signs. Why can’t others? Maybe they are too young and haven’t been around long enough to be able to tell. I hope they come to their senses.
But on the other hand people smoke cigarettes and it tells you on the pack they are deadly. Go figure.
Ken Lowe on 27 Jan 2011 at 2:31 pm #
I’m concerned about my impact on the environment. I heat my home with heating oil but am worried about what this is doing to the environment. I live in a rural area of lincolnshire so there’s not much alternative to heating my home with oil except wood and LPG… but I don’t know if this is even more harmful.
I have just found a heating oil website who offer Group Buying Days, this seems like a great way to help the environment because you can order with others which helps to keep tankers off the roads more, reducing CO2 emissions.
I would like to see more information on the internet about the effects of heating oil on the environment. On most climate change sites I go on there are articles on gas and electric heating but little on the effects of heating oil.
Does anyone have any figures about heating oil and ways to minimize my impact on the environment?
agente immobiliare roma on 02 Feb 2011 at 2:40 pm #
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