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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yT h e r e m a y b e a f e w t h a t d o u b t t h e s e r i o u s n e s s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g , b u t t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e s c i e n t i f i c c o m m u n i t y v i e w i t a s a v e r y r e a l t h r e a t a n d a r e o f t h e o p i n i o n t h a t t h e c a u s e s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g a r e e m i s s i o n s o f c a r b o n d i o x i d e a s w e l l a s m a n y o t h e r g r e e n h o u s e g a s e s t h a t a r e t h e r e s u l t o f h o w w e h u m a n s g o a b o u t p r o d u c i n g g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s t h r o u g h o u r v a r i o u s i n d u s t r i a l p r o c e s s e s , b u r n i n g o f f o s s i l f u e l s a s w e l l a s t h r o u g h c h o p p i n g d o w n o f f o r e s t s .
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O n e t h i n g y o u c a n b e s u r e o f i s t h a t t h e n u m b e r o f c a u s e s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s m o r e t h a n o n e , a n d o n e o f t h e s e c a u s e s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c a n b e a t t r i b u t e d t o f o s s i l f u e l c o m b u s t i o n t h a t t a k e s p l a c e w h e n w e g e n e r a t e p o w e r f r o m o u r e l e c t r i c i t y g e n e r a t i o n p l a n t s . T h e m a i n c o m p o n e n t o f t h e s e e m i s s i o n s i s c o a l t h a t a c c o u n t s f o r , i t i s b e l i e v e d , a s m u s h a s n i n e t y - t h r e e p e r c e n t o f a l l e m i s s i o n s . I n f a c t , t h e c a r b o n e m i s s i o n f r o m c o a l i s b e l i e v e d t o b e 1 . 7 t i m e s t h a t o f n a t u r a l g a s a n d , i t i s b e l i e v e d 1 . 2 5 t i m e s t h a t o f o i l .
O n e m o r e c a u s e o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s t h a t c a r b o n d i o x i d e i s e x p e l l e d f r o m o u r a u t o m o b i l e s , m i n i v a n s a s w e l l a s o t h e r v e h i c l e s , a n d i f t h e s e v e h i c l e s g i v e o f f p o o r m i l e a g e y o u c a n b e s u r e t h a t t h e r e w i l l b e m o r e C O 2 b e i n g e m i t t e d i n t o t h e a t m o s p h e r e , w h i c h o n l y c o n t r i b u t e s f u r t h e r t o g l o b a l w a r m i n g .
Y o u c a n a l s o a t t r i b u t e a n o t h e r c a u s e o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g t o c a r b o n d i o x i d e e m i t t e d f r o m c o m m e r c i a l t r u c k s t h a t , i t i s b e l i e v e d , c o n t r i b u t e a s m u c h a s t h i r t e e n p e r c e n t o f a l l c a r b o n d i o x i d e e m i s s i o n s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . A n d , y o u c a n e a s i l y a d d a i r p l a n e c a r b o n d i o x i d e e m i s s i o n t o t h e l i s t o f c a u s e s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g , w h i c h a c c o u n t s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l P a n e l o n C l i m a t e C h a n g e f o r , i t i s b e l i e v e d , 3 . 5 p e r c e n t o f a l l g l o b a l w a r m i n g , a n d i t i s e x p e c t e d t h a t t h i s w i l l s h o o t u p t o a b o u t f i f t e e n p e r c e n t i n t h e n e x t f o u r t o f i v e d e c a d e s .
B e s i d e s , t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e e m i t t e d b y s t r u c t u r e o f b u i l d i n g s , a n o t h e r c a u s e o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s m e t h a n e , w h i c h i s n e x t i n r a n k t o c a r b o n d i o x i d e a s a g r e e n h o u s e g a s . T h e w o r s t p a r t o f m e t h a n e i s t h a t i t h a s t h e u n d e s i r a b l e p r o p e r t y o f b e i n g t w e n t y t i m e s m o r e e f f e c t i v e i n t r a p p i n g h e a t i n o u r a t m o s p h e r e , a n d a n o t h e r w o r r y i n g a s p e c t t o t h i s c a u s e o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s t h a t m e t h a n e l e v e l s h a v e r i s e n b y a s m u c h a s , i t i s b e l i e v e d , o n e h u n d r e d f o r t y - f i v e t i m e s i n t h e l a s t c e n t u r y .
Y o u c a n a l s o a d d n i t r o u s o x i d e t o t h e l i s t o f c a u s e s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g a n d s o t o o , i s d e f o r e s t a t i o n t h a t i s t h e s e c o n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t c a u s e a f t e r c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s i n m a k i n g t h e w o r l d w a r m e r t h a n i t s h o u l d b e . Y o u c a n a l s o a d d c i t y g r i d l o c k s , v o l u m e o f c a r b o n a l r e a d y p r e s e n t i n t h e a t m o s p h e r e t o t h e g r o w i n g l i s t o f c a u s e s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g . I t c e r t a i n l y d o e s n o t p a i n t a r o s y p i c t u r e b y a n y s t r e t c h o f i m a g i n a t i o n .
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Weather calms destructive California wildfires - The Associated Press
 Kansas City Star | Weather calms destructive California wildfires The Associated Press Weather aided firefighters Thursday as they cut containment lines to encircle two wildfires that have destroyed homes and other buildings in remote ... Cool, calm weather aids battle against Tehachapi fire Weather helping US firefighters Better weather helps fight against California wildfire |
'Glenn Beck': Faces of The Weather Underground - FOXNews
 News One | 'Glenn Beck': Faces of The Weather Underground FOXNews GLENN BECK, HOST: We're talking tonight about the Weather Underground manifesto written in 1969 by these guys. This is Bill Ayers. This is Bernadine Dohrn, ... WATCH: Glenn Beck on the Radical Weather Manifesto Beck still trying to prove "we" are "executing" the Weather Underground "plan" Beck denies being "responsible" for planned massacre at office of group he ... |
Houston Stewart weather - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
 KRTV Great Falls News | Houston Stewart weather Clarksville Leaf Chronicle TODAY - A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. ... Thursday's Weather Cape Cod weather: humid, thunderstorms likely DELMARVA WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible today; heat index 100 |
Wheat Rises to 13-Month High on Hot, Dry Weather in Russia; Corn, Soy Gain - Bloomberg
 Financial Times (blog) | Wheat Rises to 13-Month High on Hot, Dry Weather in Russia; Corn, Soy Gain Bloomberg “Weather rallies are fast and furious, and the adverse weather has generated new speculative-buying interest,” said Jim Gerlach, the president of A/C ... Wheat Rises to 13-Month High on Russian Drought; Corn, Soy Gain Evening markets: export hopes help Chicago wheat outperform Heat damage to Russia crop past worst, official says |
Retailers Use Weather To Anticipate Consumers' Behavior - Wall Street Journal
Retailers Use Weather To Anticipate Consumers' Behavior Wall Street Journal Retailers keep close watch on the weather to market must-have-now items in hopes that you'll wander in and pick up other things up along the way. ... |