Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Cold fires, hot waters?

The recent rush of natural disasters in Russia and Pakistan are linked is a major wind that causes monsoons in the summer in Asia. The increased temperatures, due to global warming, in the ocean creates high levels of humidity which triggers monsoons.
When there is an area of low pressure, rain occurs. When there is an area of high pressure, heat waves occur. The air pumped from the low pressure system has to go somewhere and it usually goes to Russia from Pakistan. The increased humidity from global warming makes the monsoon in Pakistan linger and the resulting continuous low pressure creates longer heat waves in Russia.
With the rising sea levels natural disasters such as thunder storms, monsoons, hurricanes, and tropical storms will grow in power as they linger on land. These storms can stay continuous even on land. During the summer when monsoons and storms are most common, there will be more devastating effects on the people living inland. With the economy as it is now, more people will be homeless and there is nothing we can do.
The environment is always a pressing issue. Rising sea temperatures affect the delicate ocean ecosystems causing species to die out. And the species that live in the cold murky depths of the sea will experience warmer temperatures for the first time ever. Also because the ocean doesn't contain any big consumer of carbon dioxide, the fish will simply have to take in the carbon dioxide and lay to rest in the dark abyss.
You don't have to care about Pakistan or Russia, maybe your family hates those countries for their own reasons, okay, but why do we have the sacrifice the creatures that live in the depths of the ocean for something as petty as driving 2 blocks for a handful of groceries and back? The deep sea creatures may have something to offer us that we don't know yet.
Global warming effects more than the ocean and land life, but also the ability to farm certain products like cranberries. Cranberries can be farmed two ways , wet or dry. Most farms produce wet berries as opposed to dry berries. As seasonal rains become less common, cranberry prices will increase as well. And more GM, genetically engineered, products will become more common to resist heat, or live off of very little water, or have a natural pesticide.

Link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100812-russian-wildfires-pakistan-floods-global-warming-science-environment/

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