What, in the main while, can the government and the ordinary people do to limit the release of gases into the atmosphere?
Human activities besides natural phenomena, like volcanic eruptions, over the past 50 years have contributed to global warming. Burning fossil fuels, like coal and oil, release gases that trap the heat in our atmosphere. This is melting the ice in the Arctic, Antractic and Greenland as well as glaciers in mountain regions worldwide and raising sea levels.
According to the UN Environment programme, a rise only 50 cm in the sea level would displace at least four million people and damage 1,800 sq.km of the Nile delta region .A rise of 1 m would displace at least six million Egyptians and damage more than double the amount of frame land.
Global warming is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance.
We can cut global warming pollution by reducing pollution from vehicles and power plants. Right away, we should put existing technologies for building cleaner cars and more modern electricity generators into widespread use. We can increase our reliance on renewable energy sources such as wind, sun and geothermal. And we can manufacture more efficient appliances and conserve energy.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Global Warming
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