Keep Our Earth

There is little doubt that the planet is warming. Over the last century, the planets temperature has risen by around 1 degree fahrenheit (0.6 of a degree celsius). The warmest since the mid 1800’s was the 1990s. The hottest years recorded were 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003.

The United Nations panel on climate change projects that the global temperatures will rise 3-10 degrees fahrenheit by the century’s end - enough to have the polar caps all but melted. If the ice caps melt, a vast majority of our countries borders will be under water. Monuments and great buildings, as well as homes and lives will be under water, including New York City.

So now we know what some of the causes are for global warming, how can we as individuals do our part to help save the planet?
The answer is simpler than you may think. You don’t have to go miles away from home to protest, or spend masses of money. If you try to follow the few simple steps that I shall now give you, you will have started to help us all.

Firstly, plant a tree. This could be easier than it sounds. Join or help out a local wildlife group and ask to plant a tree. Trees, when fully grown, will help keep the planet cooler. On the same point, you could protest against the demolition of the rainforests. This is the same principle, we need the trees to cool our planet and yet they are chopping them down to create roads or homes.

Something as simple as walking instead of taking the car will help reduce pollution. As well as stopping pollution, you are giving yourself exercise, something important for our bodies. So the next time you get into your car, or your motorbike, think - do I have to make this journey by vehicle or can I walk?

When you are at home, and your getting a little cold. Put a jumper on and do not adjust the heating. The extra heat produced by our homes also affects the planet. So try wearing an extra layer in winter.

If possible, buy your fruit and vegetables from local suppliers. And try to avoid imported goods. The more foreign food that we import the more pollution from aeroplanes and boats it will create.

Keeping to the speed limit can also help the environment. The more you speed the more petrol you are going to use, making the pollution higher. Also, SUV’s make about six times their own weight in CO2 each year. A small efficient diesel car covering the same distance not only uses much less fuel; it makes two thirds less.

If possible use solar energy, after all it is free; all you need to buy is the equipment. You can get much of your hot water and heating from the sun and even generate electricity.

Reduce, reuse and recycle. Only buy what you need; don’t stock the cupboards with things you may or may not use. Reuse whatever you can, like containers and paper, and recycle what you cannot reuse. It really is as simple as that.

Finally turning off unused sources of power such as televisions and heaters will help the environment, as well as save you money.

If everybody stuck to these rules, we would be doing a great thing by protecting the earth. So please take into consideration what I have said, and try to do your part. After all, it will be our next generation that will feel the effects.

Can Pollution Stop Global Warming?

The Earth is a bright planet. From space, we see why. More than half our world is covered with clouds at any one time. Those clouds reflect a lot of sunlight back to space, helping keep our planet relatively cool. But a NASA satellite instrument called MODIS is showing us that humans can change our planet’s brightness. The pollution we put into the atmosphere actually alters clouds. The best way to see this is to look for signs of pollution in areas that have otherwise clean air, like the North Pacific , near the Aleutian islands. In clean ocean air, water vapor condenses around salt particles and marine sulfate particles, creating clouds. To the naked eye, the clouds in the North Pacific all look about the same. But MODIS’ sensor reveals a different story long skinny trails of brighter clouds hidden within. As ships travel across the ocean, sulfate particles in their exhaust create more cloud drops that are smaller in size resulting in even brighter clouds. And, on clear days, ships can actually create new clouds. Water vapor condenses around particles of pollution, forming streamers of clouds as the ships travel on. Could air pollution actually curb Global warming by making our planet brighter and more reflective? Scientists are studying the phenomenon, but scientists say it’s not likely to significantly slow global warming. The heat-trapping effect of greenhouse gases, many of which lurk in the same pollution will most likely keep temperatures on the rise.

I Care About Global Warming.

“It’s scorching hot today!” Do you find yourself, or other people around you, making this kind of statement frequently? If you do, well, you’re quite correct. Existing data shows that the earth’s average temperature has been rising year after year. Besides the weather getting hotter, surely you are also aware that there have been more occurrences of natural disasters and other uncontrollable natural phenomena lately, such as floods, hurricanes, gas explosions, and unpredictable rainfall.
These are all nature’s way of
telling us that our planet is being damaged and heading towards destruction. They are directly related to the issue that has caught the world by storm, global warming.
What is global warming? Briefly, it is the increase in the average temperature of the earth’s surface. The question is: why is it increasing?

What must we do ??

GLOBAL WARMING
“One Of The Biggest Problem In The World"


“Stop Global Warming” this is not slogan, but you must know about the effect of global warming. Do you know, global warming is one of the biggest problem in the world. What your opinion about global warming ?? What can you do to stop global warming ??

Let’s discuss one by one . . . . .

I. What’s the meaning of global warming ?
Global warming (Pemanasan Global) adalah meningkatnya suhu rata-rata permukaan bumi akibat peningkatan jumlah emisi gas rumah kaca diatmosfer. Pemanasan global akan diikuti dengan perubahan iklim, seperti meningkatnya curah hujan dibeberapa belahan dunia sehingga menimbulkan banjir dan erosi. Sedangkan, dibelahan dunia lain akan mengalami musim kering yang berkepanjangan akibat kenaikan suhu.

II. Akankah Indonesia tenggelam akibat dampak Global Warming ?
Indonesia ditahun 2070. Puluhan pulau-pulau kecil tenggelam. Sedikitnya 800 ribu rumah terendam dan ratusan ribu penduduk mengungsi. Banyak kota besar mengalami krisis air bersih. Teriknya matahari begitu menyengat ketika musim panas datang dengan kemarau panjangnya. Dan saat musim hujan, puluhan kota kebanjiran. Ini memang belum sepenuhnya terjadi. Sampai saat ini Indonesia masih jauh dari gambaran-gambaran itu. Namun, kondisi demikian bisa saja terwujud jika pemanasan global dengan efek rumah kacanya dibiarkan terus terjadi. Kenaikan suhu permukaan bumi akan menyebabkan kondisi yang seperti itu.

Wah, ngeri banget mbayangin the future of Indonesia. Mungkin nggak sampe tahun 2070, kita udah ngrasain efek dari pemanasan global itu sendiri. Dengan kesadaran akan masa depan yang seperti ini, maka seharusnya kita bisa bekerja optimal melakukan perbaikan untuk masa sekarang, selagi masih ada kesempatan, sebelum datang saat dimana penyesalan kita tidak bernilai lagi.
III. Beberapa dampak Global Warming bagi kehidupan di bumi:
a) Meningkatnya level permukaan air laut
Mencairnya es di kutub utara dan selatan berdampak langsung pada naiknya level permukaan air laut. Para ahli memperkirakan apabila seluruh Greenland mencair level permukaan laut akan naik sampai dengan 7 meter! Cukup untuk menenggelamkan seluruh pantai, pelabuhan, dan dataran rendah diseluruh dunia.

b) Pencairan gletser
Mencairnya gletser-gletser dunia mengancam ketersediaan air bersih, dan pada jangka panjang akan turut menyumbang peningkatan level air laut dunia.

c) Penyebaran penyakit
Di dunia yang hangat, para ilmuwan memprediksi bahwa lebih banyak orang yang terkena penyakit atau meninggal karena stres panas. Wabah penyakit yang biasa ditemukan di daerah tropis, seperti penyakit yang diakibatkan nyamuk dan hewan pembawa penyakit lainnya, akan semakin meluas karena mereka dapat berpindah ke daerah yang sebelumnya terlalu dingin bagi mereka.

d) Perubahan iklim/cuaca yang semakin ekstrem
Dulu orang tua kita berkata bahwa musim hujan akan mengalami puncak pada Juni. Yang terjadi, bukannya kemarau, malah banjir bandang dihampir semua belahan dunia. Pola curah hujan berubah-ubah tanpa dapat diprediksi sehingga menyebabkan banjir disuatu tempat, tetapi kekeringan ditempat yang lain. Pola curah hujan yang tidak dapat diprediksi mengakibatkan kerugian bagi petani karena musim tanam yang seharusnya dilakukan pada musim kemarau ternyata malah hujan.

IV. Flora dan Fauna
Hewan dan tumbuhan menjadi makhluk hidup yang sulit menghindar dari efek pemanasan ini karena sebagian besar lahan telah dikuasai manusia. Dalam pemanasan global, hewan cenderung untuk bermigrasi kearah kutub atau keatas pegunungan. Tumbuhan akan mengubah arah pertumbuhannya, mencari daerah baru karena habitat lamanya terlalu hangat. Spesies-spesies yang bermigrasi keutara atau keselatan yang terhalangi oleh kota-kota atau lahan-lahan pertanian munkin akan mati. Beberapa tipe spesies yang tidak mampu secara cepat berpindah menuju kutub mungkin akan musnah.


REMAJA Vs. GLOBAL WARMING
Kita khususnya para remaja juga memiliki peran penting dalam mengatasi pemanasan global. Remaja bisa menyuarakan aspirasinya dan mengumumkan kepada dunia untuk membantu mengatasi pemanasan global. Sehingga dengan adanya remaja dapat mengurangi pemanasan global di dunia.

Can you help to stop Global Warming ?? Let’s do something of our future. Start from little something, start from your self and start from now.

STOP GLOBAL WARMING FOR BETTER TOMORROW
One small step is a big leap., satu langkah kecil yang dilakukan sejak dini adalah lompatan besar dimasa yang akan datang. Jangan ragu untuk berbuat hal kecil demi kebaikan dimasa depan. Begitulah harapan untuk menggugah setiap orang untuk bisa ikut andil dalam usaha peduli GLOBAL WARMING. Ingat! Ini demi masa depan anak cucu kita.

Let’s fight global warming . . .

What your opinion ??

LET'S FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING FROM NOW !!!

"Global Warming . ."
This not slogan but you must know about global warming .
Global Warming is one of the biggest problem in the world . .

Ngrasa nggak sih cuaca sekarang sudah sering berubah-ubah ??
Kadang panas, kadang hujan, nggak menentu deh . .
Nah itu cuman contoh kecil dari efek global warming . .

Trus, What can we do to stop global warming ??

A. Start from your self
Mulai dari diri sendiri dulu, tumbuhkan niat didalam hati buat ikut berpartisipasi untuk mengurangi efek global warming. For example, jika kamu seorang pelajar kamu bisa berangkat sekolah dengan naik sepedah. Kurangi pemakaian kendaraan bermotor, karena itu dapat menyebabkan polusi. Daur ulang apa yang dapat didaur ulang.