i picked climate change because i never knew that it was so much behind it. its not just climate change its more to it like GLOBAL WARMING, GREEN HOUSE EFFECT, how things effect the earth.
i found that this topic was great and met mt standards. i think i learned alot from it. it tought me alot of things that i didnt know even could happen or happend. thats why i found this topic intresting and fun.
i will recomend this topic to others because if i found it so good and good to learned about others will also. they might find it more intresting then me thats good because they get that climate change is not jus about weather its more into it you just got to read and get into it like i did.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Debating "Global Warming"
The controversy over climate change has shifted focus over the years. The main debate now is one of interpretations of science. Frequently, the method of predicting future trends is based on computer modeling, and many scientists argue that there are too many variable factors to effectively see the big picture. While some scientists who believe human activity is to blame for global warming are ready to outline specific actions to prevent more damage, skeptics are looking for more evidence to warrant change.
Many sources mark the Industrial Revolution as the beginning of current global warming. But while many scientists agree that air pollution at that time started the current trend and that human activity is to blame, others believe that climate change is part of the natural global progression, and that human activity will neither worsen nor improve our situation. Some experts have argued that the use of fossil fuels, although it may be a significant cause of global warming, is unavoidable in modern society.
People can't directly sense global warming, the way they can see a clear-cut forest or feel the sting of urban smog in their throats.
Many sources mark the Industrial Revolution as the beginning of current global warming. But while many scientists agree that air pollution at that time started the current trend and that human activity is to blame, others believe that climate change is part of the natural global progression, and that human activity will neither worsen nor improve our situation. Some experts have argued that the use of fossil fuels, although it may be a significant cause of global warming, is unavoidable in modern society.
People can't directly sense global warming, the way they can see a clear-cut forest or feel the sting of urban smog in their throats.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Climate Change Capital cuts staff in U.S., Britain
climate change capital advises and invests in companies which finance energy projetcs. Climate change capital is reduceingstaff in response to the economic slowdown which had resulted in some projects being put on hold.
climate change capital said it was cutting half of its staff in Beijing, China. some quite large projects are facing delays due to lack of bank debt finance. the company was not as badly affected by the financial crisis as other project developers.
clean energy projects investment manager climate change capital. It was reducing the headcount at its office in the U.S. and Britain.
climate change capital said it was cutting half of its staff in Beijing, China. some quite large projects are facing delays due to lack of bank debt finance. the company was not as badly affected by the financial crisis as other project developers.
clean energy projects investment manager climate change capital. It was reducing the headcount at its office in the U.S. and Britain.
Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts, experts at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies who for the first time are taking a serious look at the national security implications of climate change.Recent war games and intelligence studies conclude that over the next 20 to 30 years, vulnerable regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia, will face the prospect of food shortages, water crises and catastrophic flooding driven by climate change that could demand an American humanitarian relief or military response. An educational institute that is overseen by the military, explored the potential impact of a destructive flood in Bangladesh that sent hundreds of thousands of refugees streaming into neighboring India, touching off religious conflict, the spread of contagious diseases and vast damage to infrastructure.
Obama's Greenhouse Gas Rules Survive Senate Vote
obama speech on climata change and lobal warmingIn a boost for the president on global warming, the Senate on Thursday rejected a challenge to Obama administration rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other big polluters.
The defeated resolution would have denied the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to move ahead with the rules, crafted under the federal Clean Air Act. With President Barack Obama's broader clean energy legislation struggling to gain a foothold in the Senate, the vote took on greater significance as a signal of where lawmakers stand on dealing with climate change. Obama said the vote was another reminder of the need to pass legislation to reduce the country's reliance on oil. The White House had issued a veto threat this week, saying the resolution would block efforts to cut pollution that could harm people's health and well-being.
The defeated resolution would have denied the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to move ahead with the rules, crafted under the federal Clean Air Act. With President Barack Obama's broader clean energy legislation struggling to gain a foothold in the Senate, the vote took on greater significance as a signal of where lawmakers stand on dealing with climate change. Obama said the vote was another reminder of the need to pass legislation to reduce the country's reliance on oil. The White House had issued a veto threat this week, saying the resolution would block efforts to cut pollution that could harm people's health and well-being.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific tasked Intergovernmental body with evaluating the risk of climate change caused by human activity. The panel was established in 1988 by the world Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), two organizations of the United Nations. The IPCC shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice president of the united states Al Gore.
The IPCC does not carry out its own original research, nor does it do the work of monitoring climate or related phenomena itself. A main activity of the IPCC is publishing special reports on topics relevant to the implementation of the UN Framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), an international treaty that acknowledges the possibility of harmful climate change. Implementation of the UNFCCC led eventually to the Kyoto Protocol.
The IPCC bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific literature. The IPCC is only open to member states of the WMO and UNEP. IPCC reports are widely cited in almost any debate related to climate change. National and international responses to climate change generally regard the UN climate panel as authoritative.
The IPCC does not carry out its own original research, nor does it do the work of monitoring climate or related phenomena itself. A main activity of the IPCC is publishing special reports on topics relevant to the implementation of the UN Framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), an international treaty that acknowledges the possibility of harmful climate change. Implementation of the UNFCCC led eventually to the Kyoto Protocol.
The IPCC bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific literature. The IPCC is only open to member states of the WMO and UNEP. IPCC reports are widely cited in almost any debate related to climate change. National and international responses to climate change generally regard the UN climate panel as authoritative.
How long has climate change been around?
It is an odd-sounding idea, because the problem is usually assumed to be a modern one, the product of a world created by the Industrial Revolution and powered by high-polluting fossil fuels. But a professor emeritus at the University of Virginia has suggested that people began altering the climate thousands of years ago, as primitive farmers burned forests and built methane-bubbling rice paddies. The practices produced enough greenhouse gases, he says, to warm the world by a degree or more.
Other scientists, however, have said the idea is deeply flawed and might be used to dampen modern alarms over climate change. Understanding the debate requires a tour through polar ice sheets, the inner workings of the carbon molecule, the farming habits of 5,000-year-old Europeans and trapped air bubbles more ancient than Rome.
“The greenhouse gases went up, and they should have gone down” many thousands of years ago, said William Ruddiman. “Why did that happen?” His answer is based on circumstantial evidence. Ruddiman said two events in world history—an apparent shift in the composition of the atmosphere and the first explosion of human agriculture—took place at nearly the same time.
Other scientists, however, have said the idea is deeply flawed and might be used to dampen modern alarms over climate change. Understanding the debate requires a tour through polar ice sheets, the inner workings of the carbon molecule, the farming habits of 5,000-year-old Europeans and trapped air bubbles more ancient than Rome.
“The greenhouse gases went up, and they should have gone down” many thousands of years ago, said William Ruddiman. “Why did that happen?” His answer is based on circumstantial evidence. Ruddiman said two events in world history—an apparent shift in the composition of the atmosphere and the first explosion of human agriculture—took place at nearly the same time.
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