Throughout its long history, Earth has warmed and cooled time and again. Climate has changed when the planet received more or less sunlight due to
subtle shifts in its orbit, as the atmosphere or surface changed, or when the Sun's energy varied. But in the past century, another force has started to
influence Earth's climate: humanity.Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released by people burning fossil fuels.
Find more information about the climate change, melting glaciers and rising global temperatures due to the environmental pollutions and industrial effluents. Know more about the recent measures taken by governments to address the global warming issue and steps taken to save our planet.
It's becoming increasingly clear that global warming may trigger many changes beyond the obvious change in temperature. Earlier this year I wrote about how rising carbon dioxide is driving down the pH of the oceans, with some potentially devastating consequences. Today in Yale Environment
360 I look at a potential change that's also starting to get scientists very worried: a drop in the oxygen dissolved in the world's oceans.
Global Warming is a dramatically urgent and serious problem. We don't need to wait for governments to find a solution for this problem: each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things.Here is a list of simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of these ideas are at no cost, some other require a little effort or investment but can help you save a lot of money
subtle shifts in its orbit, as the atmosphere or surface changed, or when the Sun's energy varied. But in the past century, another force has started to
influence Earth's climate: humanity.Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released by people burning fossil fuels.
Find more information about the climate change, melting glaciers and rising global temperatures due to the environmental pollutions and industrial effluents. Know more about the recent measures taken by governments to address the global warming issue and steps taken to save our planet.
It's becoming increasingly clear that global warming may trigger many changes beyond the obvious change in temperature. Earlier this year I wrote about how rising carbon dioxide is driving down the pH of the oceans, with some potentially devastating consequences. Today in Yale Environment
360 I look at a potential change that's also starting to get scientists very worried: a drop in the oxygen dissolved in the world's oceans.
Global Warming is a dramatically urgent and serious problem. We don't need to wait for governments to find a solution for this problem: each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things.Here is a list of simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of these ideas are at no cost, some other require a little effort or investment but can help you save a lot of money
1)Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl).
2)Install a programmable thermostat.
3) Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer.
4) Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner.
2)Install a programmable thermostat.
3) Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer.
4) Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner.
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