Galloping Climate Change!
Do people realise how fast this is happening now? The changes are speeding up. Any doubts about whether the changes are caused by carbon dioxide or not are nonsense. If climate change was caused by changes in solar radiation, we would expect the outer atmosphere to be heating faster than the inner atmosphere. This is NOT the case. The outer atmosphere is much cooler because there is a thick insulating blanket of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen oxides (mainly carbon dioxide) that does not allow the heat on earth to leave so we are getting hotter.
Venus is surrounded by an atmosphere of carbon dioxide which makes it VERY hot. We do not want this as our model.. Venus is the second planet from the sun. When viewed from a telescope Venus exhibits phases similar to that of the moon. Venus rotates on an axis like earth but slower and in a direction opposite Earth’s. The atmosphere on Venus is comprised mostly of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a small percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen. Venus has many clouds, which are made up of high concentrations of sulphuric acid.
Water and water vapour are extremely rare on Venus due to its high surface temperature that can approach 758 K (900 °F). This extreme temperature is caused by the greenhouse effect. As sunlight heats Venus’ surface, the surface radiates infrared energy that is kept from escaping the planet by dense carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Now what is happening here? The artic ice is melting – 20% has gone already and as more goes the dark coloured surface of the sea absorbs solar radiation heating the water faster. Where there is ice, the while surface reflects the solar radiation so there is less warming.
What I find scary, is that at the current predicted rate, in 23 years, all the artic ice will be gone. What is even scarier is that the predicted dates have been consistently too conservative and things are actually happening faster. STOP and THINK – where will your family be in 20 years. What problems will your children and grandchildren be facing. This is the source of my passion for my life’s work. That passion together with my deep understanding of how management systems can help business to save money while they manage their problems is why I set up Enviro Action and my Easy to be Green training system.
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