Thursday, November 8, 2007

HOW GLOBAL WARMING IS AFFECTING US

Global warming is severely affecting humans. Not only are sea levels rising but with temperature and heat increasing it seems our very existence is doomed. For example people who live in Manhattan and some parts of Brooklyn are going to have to move because its going to be submerged. In the near future Florida some parts of Europe will as well. Why?
Well, we know it's because of Global Warming however its more complicated then that. Antarctica the continent full of ice and Greenland contribute solely for their water and resources. Imagine the ice of these two areas melt our sea level will rise dramatically. As shown in Al Gore's film "The Inconvenient Truth" people are displayed as frogs when we touch heat we are going to react quickly to it. If this heat however gradually goes from a low temperature and speeds up we wouldn't notice it in time. We have to react quickly because its not just our existence that's in peril but all life forms as well.
The Boiling Frog

Heat waves will come more often and the lives of millions of people are going to be lost. Droughts and floods will occur at the same time and so will other weather diasters. Just like in the fictional film "The Day after Tomorrow" hurricanes,tsunamis, and typhoons will occur rapidly just like in that movie. We have to really approach this as a national matter and it should come first before any foolish instances like raising false flags and portraying an idealistic government who's only goal is total world conquest.

Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2023835.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CAPGG3kMKs

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Climate Changes affecting UK and Migratory Birds

Global Warming is causing birds to die especially those in UK. "Hundreds of thousands of Scottish seabirds have failed to breed this summer in a wildlife catastrophe which is being linked by scientists directly to global warming." Due to climate changes these birds didn't breed a single young for months. The rise in temperature has caused the sand eel-a fish in which many birds and animals depend to disappear. In Orkney the sandeels have shrank rapidly through the years causing mass starvation to birds and other animals alike that depend on this fish as a source of food.
One type of bird called the guillemots has in what seems to be unbelievable produced no young at all!!!!!. "More than 172,000 breeding pairs of guillemots were recorded in the islands in the last national census, Seabird 2000, whose results were published this year; this summer the birds have produced almost no young, according to Peter Ellis, Shetland area manager for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
(Commondreams.org)"These birds have a high of 72% extinction rate with other animals if we don't try to end such events from occurring". Places like Europe's Mediterranean coastal wetlands a critical habitat for migratory birds will be completely destroyed by the 2080s.

Resources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1788322.htm
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0730-05.htm

Monday, November 5, 2007

Fish Threatened

As global temperature rises cold water fish are dieing. Why? because of streams, flowing water that's clear and most importantly cold. However due to Global Warming these cold streams that contain trout and salmon are increasing in temperature threatening these helpless fish.
"Global warming is likely to spur the disappearance of trout and salmon from as much as 18 to 38 percent of their current habitat by the year 2090. The study also found that habitat loss for individual species could be as high as 17 percent by 2030, 34 percent by 2060 and 42 percent by 2090 -- if emissions of heat-trapping pollution such as carbon dioxide are not reduced." states http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/ntrout.asp.
All because these cold water fish need to stay in a environment that's between 50 to 65 degrees and warming of the earth is disrupting their environmental lifestyle. This is just another example of habitat loss and thus a possible extinction of species we all need. Not just humans but animals alike that depend on these fish for food.
Global Warming is destroying other ecosystems of fish as well such as those that are in the tropics and on the "Great Barrier Reef". These fish are starving because climate changes are killing their food supply.

Resources:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/global-warming-fears-for-reef-fish/2006/12/27/1166895339266.html
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/ntrout.asp

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Seals and sea turtles on the verge of extinction

Global warming is not just causing polar bears to die, but seals as well. According to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4313726.stm" many seals are losing their habitats because of global warming. While many species are able to adapt to the new climate changes, and easily migrate to a different and secure location, this is a whole different concept for seals. The option of moving to conditions away from the poles doesn't go well with seals because they need the ice to stay alive. Many seals are actually drowning swimming large distances to find ice.
Bearded seal on thin ice


"Sea turtles are also being dramatically affected by global warming. Some of their precious beach nesting sites will disappear because of global warming. Scientists think that nearly a third of beaches used by turtles in the Caribbean could be lost during this century."states http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/STO903.html.
Warmer seas caused by global warming could make many turtles become entierly female during breeding. Why? well water temperature for sea turtles strongly affects the sex ratio of there hatch lings. Only producing female turtles, will of course make no more offspring because they cant produce on there own.
Another problem is global warming is striking these poor animals so rapidly that they don't have the time to adapt and evolve new strategies for survival. We can help by speaking out to the president becoming activists and giving donations to trusted companies that will preserve their habitat and maintain their life cycle.

Resources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4313726.stm
http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/STO903.html.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7m5j6zh1jN0

Monday, October 22, 2007

What global warming is and how its affecting our enivornment.

"Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming)
Global warming is affecting everything in the environment. It increases sea level thus covering many islands. When this happens the water covers the plants and causes them to die. You can see that once one chain is broken everything around it is affected and this is what global warming is causing to Earth.
Oceans of course are also affected. Global warming is causing them to get warmer, which is killing the algae in the ocean. This algae is a producer(makes own food) and is used as food for many consumers. These consumers are fish crabs and many more, how does this affect us?
Well, humans and fishing markets depend on fish because its a valuable source of protein.
Global warming is doing as much catastrophic damage to people as it is to animals. Humans, trees,oceans,animals everything is part of our life cycle, but global warming is disturbing such cycle. Global warming is actually causing plants & trees to dry completely causing them to actually set on fire. Its effects right now are devastating just imagine later on how it will affect not just us but everything that coexists.
Resources:
http://www.livescience.com/environment/050621_warming_changes.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/global_warming.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming