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February 20th, 2006, 08:34 AM
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I believe in the end a multitude of technologies will make a difference, nuclear, ethanol, wind, solar etc.
The coal deposits in the US will also make a huge difference in my opinion. The FutureGen Project comes to mind. Check it out:
Department of Energy - FutureGen
Freethinker
I believe in the end a multitude of technologies will make a difference, nuclear, ethanol, wind, solar etc.
The coal deposits in the US will also make a huge difference in my opinion. The FutureGen Project comes to mind. Check it out:
Department of Energy - FutureGen
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March 10th, 2006, 11:06 AM
I'll try to answer 'Jersays' questions as best I can:
Also, the back and forth nature of El Nino and La Nina in the Pacific create thier own set of unique weather phenomenon. In time we'll learn more about how the warming of the Pacific affects these, but more likely it will produce more intense El Ninos when they occur.
I'll try to answer 'Jersays' questions as best I can:
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If you can believe it the Earth is entering an interglacial period, which means it is warming naturally and is the main reason for glaciers shrinking and the reduced snow pack on north and south extremes of the planet.
So why is the world getting warmer?
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As the Earth warms, its' oceans warm up also, which provides most of the energy for tropical weather like hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones. Interesting to note that as the Atlantic Ocean warms up the east coast, this means hurricanes can travel further north, as did hurricane Juan which was a category 2 when it reach Atlantic Canada.
Why are we having more natural disasters?
Also, the back and forth nature of El Nino and La Nina in the Pacific create thier own set of unique weather phenomenon. In time we'll learn more about how the warming of the Pacific affects these, but more likely it will produce more intense El Ninos when they occur.
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Not entirely, Earth has cooled and warmed many times on it's very own. Mankind is just speeding up this process this time around, so we'll have to see how our fair planet reacts. Be prepared!!
Global warming, because of pollution, known fact.
