| Many scientifics predict huge natural disasters | | | | gases (or greenhouse), as carbon dioxide, |
| resulting from increased temperatures in our | | | | provoke that solar energy keep trapped in |
| planet: floods, famine, droughts, freeze, | | | | atmosphere. And it takes only a slight modification |
| epidemic...will be frequent in all countries. It is | | | | of temperature to break the nature equilibrium. |
| estimated that about 2100 the average | | | | Sea water will evaporate, in other parts will be |
| temperature of earth's surface will be between | | | | torrential rain, floods, hurricanes, droughts, heat |
| 1.5 and 6 grades higher than in 1980. | | | | waves and freeze...among other natural disasters. |
| Who are the responsibles and what can we do? | | | | An important concern According to different |
| Our planet is getting warmer: that's a reality. The | | | | scientific studies, supported by ONU, it is |
| last ten years have been the hottest; scientifics | | | | estimated that in 2100m average temperature of |
| have announced that in future it would be | | | | earth will be between 1,5 and 6 grades higher |
| warmer. And, as always, human beings are the | | | | than in 1980. Temperatures are increasing at |
| main responsibles: we exert a direct impact over | | | | global scale, and the recorded 15 hottest years |
| warming process, also known as "greenhouse | | | | have been since 1980. This is the main concern of |
| effect". Greenhouse effect is an increase of | | | | scientifics, because besides all the aforementioned |
| greenhouse gases concentration: carbon dioxide | | | | disasters it could be famine and epidemic, ice floes |
| (CO2), chlorineflourinecarbonate (CFC), methane | | | | melting, flora and fauna disappearing and |
| (CH4), nitrogen oxide (N2O) and troposphere | | | | Caribbean Island flooding. What is worse is that |
| ozone. In small concentrations these gases are | | | | we are "collaborating" with global warming by using |
| necessary for our survival. Solar energy come in | | | | fossil fuel (coal, oil and its derivates as paraffin, |
| through them, reaches the earth and return as | | | | liquefied gas and benzine), allowing industrial |
| infrared energy. | | | | contamination, among others, and forests and |
| At that moment greenhouse gases catch them | | | | wet lands destruction. |
| and keep the infrared radiation heat, as a | | | | It is believed that if temperature continues to |
| greenhouse. But in major quantities, the main | | | | elevate, global warming is going to uneven |
| consequence of greenhouse effect is the | | | | distributed. Continental zones are going to be |
| atmosphere global warming. ause contaminant | | | | hottest than sea zones. |