What's happening to the land around us.........

Do you care now?  Do you care about your children's well-being? What about your children's children? Well, as American's, many of us think about now.....us....me.....and now.

Sure, many of us think about our families. About God and or religion. About work and and our image. But what about the future of the only human existence known to man, as records can show for now. Does anyone realize that as quickly as 100 years from now, that the earth as we know it, could lose a continent. It's called Global warming. The problem with this is that there are so many factors relating to global warming and the earth becoming extinct. And this is not a scare tactic, just scientific studies proving that this can happen if we don't do something about it. What does this have to do with you and I in the real estate industry?  Unless we all have boats that have solar panels and can grow our food on these boats, you won't have to worry about selling houses in the future. Define future....  sometime after tomorrow, but not happening that quickly.

What is global warming?
Global warming is the rise in temperature of the earth's atmosphere. -- It's said that by the time a baby born today is 80 years old, the world will be 6 and a half degrees warmer than it is now. David A. King, Chief Scientific Advisor to the British Government said, "In my view, climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today -- more serious even than the threat of terrorism."  

Due to rapid climate change, Global warming is real and it is accelerating across the globe. As the effects of this change combine with overpopulation and weather crises, climate disruptions will affect more people than does war.

It becomes a cycle and what starts this cycle is Carbon Dioxide. From Wikipedia, Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. It is often referred to by its formula CO₂. It is present in the Earth's atmosphere at a low concentration and acts as a greenhouse gas. In its solid state, it is called dry ice. It is a major component of the carbon cycle.

Wikipedia also defines Greenhouse gases (GHGs) as gaseous components of the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect. Some greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result from human activities. Naturally occurring greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. Certain human activities, however, add to the levels of most of these naturally occurring gases.

What does all of this mean still? It means that during this cycle, creating more heat, it will effect the polar areas. These are places that we have major Glaciers and Icefields.  Glaciers are rivers of ice that move very slowly. They can take a year to move as far as you can walk in a few minutes. When a piece of a glacier breaks off and floats in the water, it's called an iceberg. But here lies the problem. As the temperature rises, these glaciers and icebergs melt and sometimes creating more water than we could handle. That is just part of the problem. You also start to lose animal life. First goes the polar bears and ceratin migrating birds. Then the cycle starts for the worse. Here is where you, as a concerned person, needs to truly think about this and possibly do something about it. Why is this not discussed more often than it should. There are scientists paid by certain parts of the government to deny that this is a severe problem. This has been known to happen in many areas of our lives, someone always countering a professional opinion and even a scientist's study.  Many contribute it to it being just that, science, not fact. Fact? Fact is that there are patterns, which can be the proof needed. It's talked about in here: 'There is no proof that CO2 is causing global warming'

Don't believe some of these commonly heard statements found here: See Actions page

•   It isn't really happening  (documented science overwhelmingly shows temperatures   rising rapidly)

•   It's natural   (temperature increases, especially since the 1970's, are far above natural variations)

•   It does not affect the U.S.  (the U.S. is experiencing rising sea levels, more severe storms and droughts, die-off of forests, altered animal migrations, and loss of glaciers such as those in Glacier National Park)

•   Technology will solve the problem for us   (Massive "fixes" like burying greenhouse gases are very unlikely, but many smaller changes can make a difference AND are available now)

Very Important Things to Do about Global Warming...from the individual to the national: See Actions page

•   Learn about it -- start with many web sites listed below.

•   We all know about cars and such. But use efficient appliances, replace light bulbs with low-voltage compact fluorescents, check your home insulation. Buy renewable energy, like wind and solar, from your power company.

•   Shop smart: Look for products made from recycled materials, created with renewable energy, and which help you save money and reduce pollution.

•   Use your vote and influence as a citizen to elect responsive leaders; help them organize the neighborhood and town for energy efficiency.

•   Suburban sprawl makes for lots of global warming pollution; plan for walkable communities, lots of trees, open spaces, and public transportation in and between cities.

Here are some more related links: 

How Much More Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

Global warming claims tropical island

Global warming 'may impact' bluefin tuna

A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GLOBAL WARMING HYSTERIA

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