For many years now, the subject of global warming has been the cause of heated debates throughout the world. The theory is based on the idea that greenhouse gasses are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise. Debates have covered its causes and effects, and whether or not it actually exists and is a true threat to the planet. I, for one, do not believe that global warming is a real issue, but one created by environmentalists and scientists with a need for funding for additional and continuing research. I believe that research shows while there may be cyclical changes in temperature and weather on our planet, they occur naturally and not affected by man in any real way.
One of the most popular theories being debated is the "greenhouse effect- which is caused by greenhouse gasses - naturally occurring gasses such as water vapor, methane, oxygen and carbon dioxide. As the Earth is a living planet, it is constantly undergoing change. Plate tectonics continue to change the face of the planet. The sea floor is still spreading, and we still have earthquakes and volcanoes. Convection currents created by the tremendous heat and pressure at the core of the Earth move the plates. These processes release tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide and water vapor (greenhouse gasses). We know that these processes have been taking place since the beginning of time and, according to the geologic record, there have been numerous greenhouse and icehouse ages. Additionally, we know that the motion of the Earth, known as the Milankovitch cycles, also affect the Earth's atmosphere. These cycles - the Earth's elliptical orbit, the tilt of the Earth's axis, and the procession of the equinoxes - all have an effect on the Earth in various ways. The Earth's orbit brings the planet closer to the Sun at one point in its 100,000 year trip.
Global Warming: Fact or Fiction What is global warming? ... This is more common sense than scientific fact, and has nothing to do with global warming. ... Until recently very few, if any global warming models included these effects. ... Global warming is nothing but a lie, hoax and myth. ... The only thing that comes from the myth of global warming is fear, and paranoia. ...
The differences of the facts were caused by this intriguing global warming that alarmed all the people in the world. ... Fact or Fiction An Inconvenient Truth presents ex vice- president Al Gore and his passion to help save our planet. ... Gore distinguishes between fact and fiction. ... Gore focuses on the main issues that affects us as a whole by concentrating on the facts and setting politics aside.. ... Gore presents horrifying facts, yet hope is still visible. ...
As I continue to research, interview, and collect information pertaining to the history of Grindstone Island, its places, people, and memories, I continually have to discriminate between facts and opinions presented. ... Through detail I am able to relate many experiences where fact verses opinion are important. ... An informed, contributing, United States and global citizen must understand the structure and function of government at all levels. ... Performance after performance we witness the tears and feel the warm embraces of complete strangers, who at that moment, feel closer to us, tha...
We are, in fact, the fastest advancing species on this planet. ... That would hold a tremendous global impact, especially since its clean energy. ... Now will a global solar power infrastructure we would save countless hours for people in undeveloped parts of the world, giving them time to use that saved time to advance culturally, technologically and commercials, wiping out poverty allowing them to be part of the global corporate pie. ... But the fact still remains, our sun cannot burn forever, its lifespan, however long it may be it is still not infinite. ... This all sounds like science...
The Comet and Aye and Gomorrah are two science fiction short stories that discuss racism and sexuality in post-apocalypses, respectively. In The Comet, W.E.B. Du Bois describes the relationship between a black man, Jim, and a white woman, Julia, after a comet hits New York City and kills everyone ex...
These Atlantis writers fall into four main categories: 1) Those who accept Plato's story as perfectly true. 2) Those who believe that Atlantis did exist, but not in the Atlantic Ocean, and suggest various other locations. 3) Those who claim that the Atlantis story is a compilation of legends and historical facts relating to various peoples and different ages. 4) Those who believe that the story is fictitious and an invention of Plato's imagination. ... Atlanteans ran their water supply with expert efficiency: "The springs they made use of, one being of cold, another of warm water,...
There are many misconceptions about wetlands that the public has due to the fact that there is not much public interest to save the wetlands. ... In fact a wetland produces just as much life as a rain forest of the same size, and they are both being destroyed at about the same rate (Mitchell, J. (1992, October). ... Lets say for a moment that there is a utilitarian who doesn't eat fish, cares not for bird watching or bio-diversity, and never listens to the reports on global warming. ...
What Shamanism Is By the Silver Circle Shaman (pronounced SHAH-maan) is a word from the language of the Tungus people of Siberia. A Shaman is a man or woman who enters an altered state of consciousness at will. The Shaman does this to contact and utilize an ordinarily hidden reality to acquire knowledge, power and to help others. The Shaman usually has at least one or more spirits in his or her personal service. The trance or "ecstatic" state of consciousness the Shaman enters can be termed as the Shamanistic State of Consciousness (SSC). ...