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| Please also check out the links. There are articles about Global Warming and its effects on the Tropics.
USA Today - 5/30/06 Alaska is the poster state for Global Concerns. Since the 1970s the growing season has doubled. Temperatures have increased 6 degrees in winter and 3.5 for the year. The Arctic Sea Ice in summer has shrunk 15 to 20%. The permafrost is melting and the houses built on it sink. Alaska is having huge fires and dryer summers. It is only a question of time till changes like this reach the lower 48 and then the tropics New York Times in an article on coal as a fuel for generating electricity said basically the coal industrie is building plants now with old technology and not using the very clean coal to gas technology. See Peabody Coal - they have a gun to our children's head. Try Exxon Mobil who refuses to even acknowledge Global Warming. There are a few bright spots. Some companies are making a major effort to help preserve our environment such as GE and BP Petroleum. In the NY Times on 5/30, it also mentions Timberland, IBM, Dupont, 3M, and J&J as environmentally concerned companies. Closer to home a recent headline in the NY Times Said "Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Florida's Coral Reef" The EPA explains - According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth's surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases – primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The heat-trapping property of these gases is undisputed although uncertainties exist about exactly how earth’s climate responds to them. Go to the Emissions section for much more on greenhouse gases. See links for more. If you live in South Florida sit down before reading this from the EPA: The Everglades and other south Florida ecosystems already are stressed by the pressures of human development. Global warming will add additional stresses, such as higher water levels, increased salinity, and warmer water temperatures. The sea along the Florida coast is rising 6-10 times faster than the average rate for that area over the past 3,000 years. Sea level in south Florida is likely to rise 20 inches above its 1990 level by the year 2100. Higher seas will make inland areas more susceptible to damage from storm surges during hurricanes. The freshwater Everglades are separated from Florida Bay by a wide ring of mangroves that act as a natural dike against the sea. The future survival of the Everglades depends in part on whether the mangroves can continue to keep pace with sea level rise. Warmer water could damage Florida's temperature-sensitive coral reef communities through a phenomenon known as coral bleaching. I could quote many other sources, non of which are radical environmentalists. The fact is for you and me the reality of Global Warming is here. Our government chooses to do very little and our world is at danger. We must get involved and we must vote for people with a positive record on the environment. See Links for Active Groups and Organizations. |