NEWS!

Staying informed about global warming is important. When staying updated you can learn what new and also learns new ways to help make the environment a healthier place to live.

Here are some sites that offer updated news:
http://www.newscientist.com/section/environment

http://globalwarmingnews.wordpress.com/

http://www.livescience.com/topics/global-warming/

Facts

Every single day, 70 million tons of carbon dioxide  are released into our world’s atmosphere. That’s 1.4 billion pounds.

The warmest years on record have been in the past 10 out of 12 years. Since record-keeping began in 1880, the planet’s 10 hottest years were all in your lifetime, between 1997 and 2008.

008 saw the second-lowest summer Arctic sea ice ever recorded since satellites began keeping track in 1979, at 1.74 million square miles.

82% of glaciers have disappeared in Glacier National Park, Montana. Today this beautiful park has only 27 glaciers, compared with 150 in 1910.

20 million tons of ice per day are lost

Natural Causes

Natural Causes:   A Natural cause that nature may have created for Global Warming is methane gas. The greenhouse gas is released from tundras and wetlands. What the green house gas can do is slowly erode the protection shield around the earth that blocks out UV rays. Allowing more and more rays to come through will cause an   increase in temperature.