It came to my attention that hardly anyone knows about Global Dimming. If you have heard about it, well, done, but if you haven't, pull your finger out and do some research.
Global Dimming is primarily caused by the formation of rain drops. They used to be formed by particles of dust or pollen which meant the rain drops were bigger. But now bigger particles of Carbon Monoxide and Sulphur Dioxide are forming the rain drops, which means they are smaller... and it's harder for the sun light to get through a lot of small drops that it is to get through fewer, bigger drops. And apparently, we have lost around 10% of our total sunlight on Earth in the past 30 years. It is actually holding the Global Warming back a little, however our planet is still heating up. And if it gets too hot, there's Ten Thousand Billion Tonnes of stabalised methane underneath the sea bed, which gets released when, you guessed it, the temperature rises.
Also, if we do not do anything about it, we will have irriversable damage within 25 years.
Now, am I crazy here, or does that sound a little bit scary?
Friday, May 20, 2005
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