Estonia taxes emissions from farm cows.-15 May 2008 | |
Popularized Australian diet deemed harmful to the environment. Many thanks, Ms. Ferrie and Mr. Russell, for this compelling reminder. We pray that more people turn toward meat-free options for both personal and planet-cooling health. Estonia taxes emissions from farm cows. Bravo, Estonia, for your pioneering efforts in taking into account the livestock effects of global warming! We pray that all your citizens replace meat and dairy products with the many environmentally-friendly plant-based foods. Narwhal population may be at risk from climate change. Our sincere gratitude, researchers, for this alert to the potential endangerment of narwhals. Blessed be an eco-friendly world where our beloved animal co-inhabitants can continue to grace our planet with their magnificent uniqueness and beauty. Carbon dioxide and methane levels rose sharply in 2007.
One reason for this steep climb in greenhouse gases is that the capacity of the Earth’s trees, ponds and oceans to act as carbon sinks have been maximized. Dr. Kon-Kee Liu, of Formosa’s (Taiwan) National Oceanic Science Research Center, explains about the ocean’s limited ability to absorb carbon dioxide gas. (Interview in Chinese) Dr. Kon-Kee Liu, Director of National Oceanic Science Research Center: As the carbon dioxide increases in the air it will dissolve in the water and make the water higher in acidity. The more the ocean becomes acidic, the more difficult it is to absorb the carbon dioxide. So the carbon dioxide will increase faster and faster. And in turn the greenhouse effect will be worsened.
VOICE: Acidifying waters could lead to the extinction of entire marine ecosystems. Yet another major concern of oceanographers are the volumes of methane gas beneath the ocean floor. Warming waters could cause currently frozen sea bed methane hydrates to become volatile, so much so that they may be released due to temperature instability.
Dr. Kon-Kee Liu: Unleashing all the natural gas is a very severe problem, not only as a result of the methane released but also since it creates sea bed landslides. It's like a balloon that suddenly explodes and a big chunk of deposited sediment gets loosened. The sea-bed landslide would also cause tsunamis. Chronologically speaking, it seemed to have occurred already in geological history. Our understanding is very limited, but we know it’s possible!
VOICE: We thank Dr. Liu and express our gratitude to all climate scientists for their contributions to global warming research. May we all take the bold steps needed to stop the increase of greenhouse gas emissions. |
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