First of all i just want to say thankyou for reading. I don't normally make journals like this, however after watching 'An Inconvenient Truth' in a lesson today it really made this issue alot clearer and made me realise just how important it is to act. Now apparantly science within 'An Inconvenient Truth' is questionable, i'd like to point out that the effects of Global Warming are still really apparant everywhere. Truth be told i myself have never been overly bothered by the issue myself, in my house we do recycle and we rarely use our car but still ~ we can always do more. I have decided to write about this on DA because art can be a very powerful form of media, a person can express themselves and their views via art and DA also has alot of very community based members. I just want to raise some awareness in hopes that people pass the word on. I don't want to hear any 'As if one person can make a differance' with that attitude; nothing changes. If we all think 'I CAN make a differance' then thats alot of people.

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Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.


Well im sure its to be expected that Global Warming would mean that the planet would get warmer. That assumption would be correct, however its not JUST a matter of the planet getting warmer, this 'warming' has an effect on other things.

Weather Changes - as temperatures increase weather patterns change. It's actually noticable places see more floods as more rain falls, more Hurricains and Tornados, these weather changes also seem to get bigger and worse.

Melting Glaciers

Would you believe that, this beautiful setting


In 1941 actually looked like this..


Does it not seem strange that, in just over 50 years ALL that glacier has dissapeared. When before it had been there for so long?

And here


Rising Sea Levels - As a consequence of ice and glaciers melting sea levels will rise. Some coastal areas will dissapear underwater because of this.

Economical Costs - With an increase in harsher weather conditions there would be alot of costs envolved with the 'clean up' jobs needed to repair their aftermath.

Health Issues - People with heart problems are vulnerable because the cardiovascular system must work harder to keep the body cool during hot weather, heat exhaustion, and some respiratory problems increase. Higher air temperature also increase the concentration of ozone at ground level. In the lower atmosphere, ozone is a harmful pollutant. It damages lung tissues and causes problems for people with asthma and other lung... ]]> =Sharkfold http://Sharkfold.deviantart.com/journal/16733508/ http://Sharkfold.deviantart.com/journal/16733508/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:17:28 PST Journal of Adam Sharkey