Is Global Warming a Real Phenomenon or Just Hype?
May 28th, 2009 | by myarticlenetwork |As scientists log increments in the average temperature of the earth, debate marches on about whether or not this warming is natural or caused by the activities of people. Some people who have studied global issues would say there was no such thing as global warming and it is all a big hoax. However, there are those who would say that humans have been negatively impacting the environment ever since the industrial revolution.
The best place to start is to look at what we have already been led to believe.
The Greenhouse effect is the relationship between the earth and the sun. The sun provides the earth with the heat and energy it needs and the earth releases back that energy into space.
The greenhouse effect comes into play as the gases in the earth trap that energy so that it cannot be released back into space therefore, warming the earths environment.
The greenhouse effect is not only natural but also critical to our existence. Without it, the earth would be too cold to sustain life.
Energy from the sun is captured by gases like methane, carbon dioxide and water vapor to enable the warming of the earth.
It is commonly known that plants provide Carbon dioxide (C02), but not so commonly known that plants also remove carbon dioxide.
The reason is because when a plant dies and is buried into the earth, these plants turn into the fossil fuels coal and oil.
The carbon dioxide is removed from the air around it when coal and oil is burned.
200 years ago, before machinery was invented and cars filled our streets, global warming wasn’t an issue.
The natural gases which came from the earth would trap energy to warm the earth, however, since the industrial revolution, more gases are being produced, which means more energy is trapped and result is global warming.
Although activists and researcher argue over whether or not humans are responsible for global warming, I am confident we all agree that when something unnatural happens, it disrupts the natural way things work.
If we are producing more gases than what is known as natural, then you would expect that this would have an affect on our environment, but whether or not this affect is causing global warming, well, we will have to leave that down to the scientists.
In the last century, it has been said that the average global temperature has risen by one percent. While this is not a large jump, it may still be unnaturaly enough to have an impact on the earth’s climate.
The truth of the matter is, the earth works in a certain way that even the best scientists in the world cannot fathom it. It’s not possible to say 100% that we know all the issues because the future may reveal factors that are currently unknown.
It is easy to conclude that humans are having some kind of impact on the environment in comparison to 200 years ago, but is this the cause of global warming? I don’t believe it is possible to say either way. But what we do know is that we need to do what we can to help the environment.
Whatever the real truth is, you can definitely make a difference by turning your home into a green house (pun intended) and build a renewable energy generator. We can help the earth this way, one household at a time.
Ralph Somers
Moderator of Ralph’s Green Energy Guide
Tags: C02, environmental, global warming, greenhouse effect