Global Warming???

You know I have been reading a lot of articles lately about global warming. I got up yesterday and I was going to write about how true this was. I mean, it was -4 outside and we had freezing rain and a light snow falling. -4 at this time of year is unheard of. The normals for this time of year for us are lows of -29 and highs of -18 so -4 is unbelievably warm. It must be global warming.

I read that carbon dioxide levels (greenhouse gas) are at the highest levels ever. The new data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also suggests that the rate of increase of the gas may have accelerated in the last two years. Carbon dioxide emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, are thought to be a principle cause of global warming. The increase in 2003 from 2002 was 2.5ppm (parts per million) where the average over the last 10 years has been 1.5ppm yearly increase. According to scientists, if we continue to increase at this rate then by the time the year 2100 comes about the average temperature will have risen by 6 degrees. That kind of increase is going to cut into the polar ice caps and decrease their size dramatically. It will also be enough to take already dry areas of the world and make them deserts. It will seriously hamper our ability to grow the food required to sustain life.

African-based scientists are calling for governments in the region and around the world to do more to prepare for the effects of global warming, in a bid to minimise the potentially devastating results. African countries are expected to be the hardest hit by climate change because they have the least resources to adapt. The difference between impacts on developing and industrialized countries is clear-cut. In industrialized countries one speaks of loss of property and income, whereas in developing countries one speaks of loss of life and livelihood. The more I read the more it starts to worry me. Do I want to leave this earth kinowing that I didn't do my part to help and that my great granchildren might not be able to survive as I have?

Then I got up this morning and it was -32 again, and it didn't warm up much during the day either. Global warming? Maybe somewhere else but not here today. Give me yout thoughts. To leave your comment visit my friend at EclecticBlogs.