Picture: Show the past and predicted future world carbon dioxide emmissions from 1990 to 2035 in billions of metric tons.
Summary: The EIA ( Energy Information Administration) recent prediction that the worlds carbon emmission to rise 40% by the year 2035.
If this prediction is correct the EIA says that the world should expect dramatic climate change and widespread dustbowlification due to carbons impact on our atmosphere. The climate change; scientists say, will cause the polar ice caps to melt and cause a multi foot ocean level increase. This will also cause incresed acidic levels in saltwater which would lead to a massive loss of fish. The seafood loss would greatly threaten the extinction of many land bound organisms as well. Scientists say that the global warming will also lead to much more powerful hurricanes and eventually another ice age. The EIA also stated that the expected increased carbon out will come mainly from the burning of coal, and mainly from areas such as China and India.
If this prediction is correct the EIA says that the world should expect dramatic climate change and widespread dustbowlification due to carbons impact on our atmosphere. The climate change; scientists say, will cause the polar ice caps to melt and cause a multi foot ocean level increase. This will also cause incresed acidic levels in saltwater which would lead to a massive loss of fish. The seafood loss would greatly threaten the extinction of many land bound organisms as well. Scientists say that the global warming will also lead to much more powerful hurricanes and eventually another ice age. The EIA also stated that the expected increased carbon out will come mainly from the burning of coal, and mainly from areas such as China and India.
Opinion/Reflection: Global Warming has been made so obvious to us throught this and a countless number of other activist reports. Despite this it still seems to me that everyone either doesn't believe that what they are being told will actually happen or feel to insignificant to do anything about it. I personally feel very strongly about this issue and think that it should be a top priority to stop. I've seen a countless number on telivision documentaries depicting disasters due to this in the future. I'm still such a young person and have so much more life to look forward to on this planet and I DON'T want Global Warming to make things worse as time passes by.
Questions:
1: Make some suggestions on how we could reduce carbon emmission and explain them.
2: Do you think that our government and other governments around the world are doing enough to prevent global warming? Explain.
3: Do you really belive that Global Warming could lead to a second ice age? Explain.
Link to article: http://www.grist.org/fossil-fuels/2011-09-22-eia-predicts-a-grim-future-for-carbon-emissions
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Link to article: http://www.grist.org/fossil-fuels/2011-09-22-eia-predicts-a-grim-future-for-carbon-emissions
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Question 2. A: No, I do not think that our government or any over government around the world for that matter is doing enough to stop global warming. ALthough to be fair I don't think that there is enough that can be done.
ReplyDeleteWhat is most disturbing to me is that some people still refuse to acknowledge global warming at all. With the fact the we have so many countless studies and experiments proving that global warming is absolutely and undoubtedly an issue there is no excuse in my mind to not acknowledge it. I fact, I believe that global warming is the number one problem in the world today. More than the economy and war and everything else. I mean we are talking about something that could literally one day end our survival as a species. It's pretty frightening to think about.
This is Liv. It still won't let me post on my account. This article was so shocking and scary to read. It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, and I couldn't believe that this could actually happen during my lifetime. To answer question number 1, we could prevent global warming by reducing the combustion of fossil fuels, and also by planting new trees and stopping deforestation. I hope something can be done about this before it is too late, because I want to have a future.
ReplyDeletequestion 1. A- I think one of the biggest ways for us to slow down carbon emissions will be through not driving as much. if we can all just simply carpool or just not drive as much, the carbon emissions will go down immensely. and also if we start to rely on more green sources of energy such as solar and wind then we will certainly be able to get this down to at least something that isnt threatening to wipe us out entirely.
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