GLOBAL WARMING AND OCEAN

Did you know that ocean absorbs nearly half the volume of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) produced in the world? You might be happy to hear this! But friends it will cost dearly. First the marine life; scientists estimate that the marine life would vanish by 2100 (Really nearer than we think). This is because, as the amount of CO₂ in the water increases, oxygen dissolved in the water goes on decreasing. Oxygen is an essential component even for the marine life. Another impact – ‘The Coral Reefs’; one of the main tourist attractions known all around the world…… What will happen to these reefs? They’ll die too!! This is already occurring at an alarming rate. We need to check this immediately.

                                                                      

What should we do???

Do what we are supposed to do. You know it perfectly (For those who don’t know what to do it is wise to kill yourself rather than kill the already Burning Planet).

Some scientists and researchers are trying hard to save the dying coral reefs. What they do is: They take a fresh and living part from a dying coral and create a mini coral garden in the shallow waters of the sea. After a certain period they are ready to be transplanted in the seabed. This is a good venture; we should really be proud of them.

IT IS UP TO US TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING. IF ALL OF US CONTRIBUTE TO CHECK THE GALLOPING RISE IN GLOBAL WARMING; THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION WILL SURELY BE 100%.

START YOUR ROLE NOW!!!!!

Without Greenhouse Gasses??? Hey we need it!!!

Without the greenhouse effect, life on Earth would not exist. The Sun emits radiation to the Earth. If we could imagine a flat surface at the top of the atmosphere, that radiation is about 340 watts per square metre (340 W/m^-2). Just over 100 W/m^-2 is reflected out again by atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and the Earth’s surface, leaving some 240 W/m^-2 that heats up the surface of the Earth. The system must be in balance—energy “in” must equal energy “out”—so the Earth needs to re-radiate this amount back into the atmosphere. But the amount actually re-radiated depends on the Earth’s surface temperature: the hotter the surface is the more it will emit radiation. The outgoing radiation takes the form of “long wave” infrared thermal radiation. If the system balanced “naturally”, then the Earth’s surface would have a temperature of about –19° C (-66° F) since at this temperature 240 W/m^-2 would be emitted. Obviously, something else must be happening because at such low average temperatures life would not exist. The Earth’s surface is very much warmer than this “natural” level (around 15° C/59° F) and hence far more radiation is emitted than the 240 W/m^-2. What happens is that a lot of the Earth’s re-radiation bounces back to the Earth’s surface because it gets absorbed mainly by water vapour and carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere. Water vapour, CO₂, and a few other minor gases act like a “blanket”. The balance is secured as follows:
Incoming solar radiation: + 340 W m^-2 Reflected from clouds, the Earth’s surface, etc.: - 100 W m^-2 Net incoming radiation absorbed by the Earth = + 240 W m^-2

Outgoing radiation: - 420 W m^-2 Greenhouse effect: + 180 W m^-2 Net outgoing (thermal) radiation = - 240 W m^-2

LAST WEEK’S GOOD ARTICLES IN “THE HINDU”

(WITH REFERENCE TO TRIVANDRUM EDITION)

SUNDAY AUGUST 1

“Life can begin at 60; it is in your hands” (open page, by S. Ramachandran)

MONDAY AUGUST 2

“Climate Change In The U.K – India Partnership” (op-ed page, byPremila Nazereth Satyanand)

“Plan Progress Should not Suffer for Want of Funds” (Business Review page by P.A Seshan)

ALSO CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW WITH VISWANATHAN ANAND in the Op-Ed page

TUESDAY AUGUST 3

“General Kayani’s quiet coup” (Editorial Page by Praveen Swami)

“Defining Prosperity Down” (Paul Krugman,   page 11)

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4

“South East Asia and Health Related Millennium Development Goals” (op-ed page by Jai P Varain)

THURSDAY AUGUST 5

“A Green Ban” (by The Editor – Editorial Page)

“The west’s distorted view of Afghanistan” (op-ed page, by Priyamvada Gopal)

“Sponge Species Sheds Light on Animal Evolution” (Science and Technology Page, by R. Prasad)

FRIDAY AUGUST 6  

“Water Through Pakistani Eyes” (Editorial Page, by Ramaswamy Iyer)

“Waste – Pickers oppose U.N plan” (op-ed page, by John Vidal)

SATURDAY AUGUST 7

“US puts down roots in Iraq” (Editorial Page)

“Overcoming the Malthusian Scourge” (Editorial Page by Jeffrey Sachs)

A must watch video for teenage girls.......by Taylor Swift

This really brings out the true picture.... Also the lyrics are just awesome.

Watch the Video HERE
Lyrics: (from elyrics.net)

Fifteen lyrics
Songwriters: Swift, Taylor Alison;

You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
It's the morning of your very first day
And you say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while
Try and stay out of everybody's way

It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
For the next four years in this town
Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
"You know, I haven't seen you around before"

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen feeling like there's nothing to figure out
Well, count to ten, take it in
This is life before you know who you're gonna be
Fifteen

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
And soon enough you're best friends
Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
We'll be outta here as soon as we can

And then you're on your very first date and he's got a car
And you're feeling like flying
And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
And you're dancing 'round your room when the night ends
When the night ends

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
When you're fifteen and your first kiss
Makes your head spin 'round
But in your life you'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team
But I didn't know it at fifteen

When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now

Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy
Who changed his mind and we both cried

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fall
I've found time can heal most anything
And you just might find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be at fifteen

Your very first day
Take a deep breath girl
Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors

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