Global Warming

A lot of people I talk to are worried about global warming. Most of you will already know the background information, so bear with me as I skim through it.

Global warming is the heating of the earth's atmosphere due to 'greenhouse gases' such as CO2 and CFC's (found in some detergents and other products). The sunlight from the Sun normally comes to earth and then bounces off into space. However, greenhouse gases trap the light and the heat within the atmosphere, causing global warming.

Now, I don't believe this is more than a small part of the issue, but this is the official stance on the matter, according to scientists from that school of thought.

Global warming is an issue that is debated about by politicians and scientists today, so whether it's true or not, it is still a big issue in this modern world.

Environmental organisations such as Greenpeace are lobbying for restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions such as from factories and car exhausts. While this does increase the level of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, do you know what the single greatest cause of greenhouse gas emissions are? Here's a hint: we have millions of greenhouse gas generators, and we cultivate them. They never get any press even though they cause more emissions than most cars.

The answer is cows. Cows emit huge amounts of methane daily, which rise into our atmosphere to push emissions up. The problem here is that this has been happening for thousands of years.

Barely ten thousand years ago, the planet was mostly covered in snow and ice: the latest Ice Age in the history of our planet. The earth has been steadily warming since then, before the Industrial Revolution.

However, the scientists are correct in saying that harmful chemicals HAVE largely increased their concentration in the Earth's atmosphere. So you decide. What do you think? I personally agree with Ian Malcolm from the popular book (and more popular movie, which is nowhere near as good), Jurassic Park. The book isn't about dinosaurs eating people: it's a very deep novel with a lot of scientific novel, interspersed with dinosaurs eating people. That's Michael Crichton's style.

Either way, the quote is as follows. "We don't have the power to destroy this planet, or to save it. But we may have the power to save ourselves". I believe it is a very true quote: Nothing we can do will destroy the planet. All we can do is destroy ourselves: or save ourselves.

So what do you think? Post your opinions and let me know what you believe. I want to know what my readers are thinking, even if I don't have many readers yet. Don't forget to post a comment.

And another thing. In my research for blogs, I heard of something called an RSS feed where people can subscribe to a blog and recieve the latest posts as they are posted. Apparently it's very useful and convenient for blog readers. So if anyone knows how I can attach one to my blog, please tell me. I'd be very grateful to know.

Daily Quote: "Only humans could create a thing [math] that even they cannot understand" - Callanthae

Daily Website: www.kongregate.com. I've mentioned it before, and I'll mention it again. There are many games on this site to make you think. Some of the best of them are:

Strategy: Protector, Desktop Tower Defence, Sonny, Dungeon Defender, Vector TD

Puzzle: 3D Logic (and it's sequel, 3D Logic 2: Stronghold of Sage), Music Bounce, Shift, Shift 2, Chronotron

Until next time, may you take the time to state your opinion.

-Callanthae