This year’s ozone hole over the South Pole is one of the worst‚ despite scientists only a year ago saying it had shrunk to its smallest size. By September 12 the hole above Antarctica was 26 million square kilometres‚ Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The hole – which grows each spring and then shrinks again each year – was among the 10 worst since records began 26 years ago. Colder-than-average temperatures in the stratosphere had caused the larger-than-average
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This article was of particular interest to me as this is the second time in this week that I have read about the effects of climate change on crops. Also‚ this article reminds me of what I have experienced in my hometown. I come from a small town in India where the agriculture is a predominant industry. Growing up‚ I have seen the changes in farming as well as in the farmers. Any change in the agriculture has a major effect on the country’s economy. The following are the changes that I have
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN USING ELECTRICITY:- 1. Avoid water at all times when working with electricity. Never touch or try repairing any electrical equipment or circuits with wet hands. It increases the conductivity of electric current. 2. Never use equipment with frayed cords‚ damaged insulation or broken plugs. 3. If you are working on any receptacle at your home then always turn off the mains. It is also a good idea to put up a sign on the service panel so that nobody turns the main switch ON
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http://www.gov.ph/2014/04/29/document-enhanced-defense-cooperation-agreement/From the Department of Foreign Affairs 1. What is the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)? The EDCA is an agreement between the Philippines and the United States which is envisioned to advance the implementation of the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). 2. What purpose does EDCA serve? The EDCA is designed to promote between the Philippines and its defense treaty ally the United States the following: Interoperability
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Global warming is the warming of earth’s land‚ water and atmosphere. Global warming has happened throughout history‚ but has recently become more of an issue. Every year since 2001 has made it on the warmest year record list. There is much debate whether this is a natural phenomenon or if the human population is causing global warming. There is no denying that the earth is getting warmer. As shown in the graph to the right global temperatures have risen from -.4 C to .6 C over a four year period
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Is Global Warming a Myth? “Global warming is a fact‚ and human activity is the cause”‚ were the words of Bill Clinton on his views concerning global warming. A biased statement that lacks scientific proof‚ but is partially true. Yes‚ global warming is a fact‚ but it is not only a cause of human activity; it is also occurring due to nature. I believe that Global warming is not a myth. People have many misconceptions in their minds regarding global warming. So what does global warming really mean
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man-made global warming period. Anyone who tells you that scientific research shows warming trends – be they teachers‚ newscasters‚ Congressmen‚ Senators‚ Vice Presidents or Presidents – is wrong. In fact‚ scientific research through U.S. government satellite shows that the earth’s atmospheric temperature is actually cooling – very slightly by 0.037 °C. Generally carbon dioxide is considered to be a principle greenhouse gas. From 1998 until 2009 the Earth has cooled about 25 °C despite the fact that
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Global Warnings Controversy over global warming exists as a dispute regarding the nature and consequences of global warming. The theory of global warning as presented in the mainstream media currently assumes that carbon dioxide is an atmospheric greenhouse gas and since humans are producing more carbon dioxide than previously‚ the temperature must therefore rise. The cause of global warming is not actually known‚ but in it ’s simplest terms the debate boils down to whether or not global warming
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Global warming: A critique Mihir Kulkarni 12D020007 ES 200 Great movies‚ they say‚ make you think. And the two movies I’ve seen in the past week certainly have. While Al Gore’s multi-million grossing and revolutionary documentary An Inconvenient Truth seemed have to strongly entrenched pre-existing beliefs about the massive role of humans in global warming‚ the movie I saw just a couple of days later in LCH seemed to challenge all of them. Was almost everything we’d been hearing about our in global
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of ecosystems to threats to human health. Experts in fields from forestry to economics‚ even national security experts‚ pitched in to assess the range of possible consequences. It was impossible to make solid predictions given the complexity of the global system‚ the differences from one region to another‚ and the ways human society itself might try to adapt to the changes. But by the start of the 21st century‚ it was clear that climate change would bring serious harm to many regions — some more than
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