Monday, May 19, 2008

The Life of the Bear Part 5

Three days after the article on fish becoming extinct, a new article came out that was far worse than the last one.
I read the article.
"As I am sure you know already, the heat wave seems to be hotter than it ever has been and lasting longer than any other we have had. Some bears are saying that it is just another hot summer, but some have a different answer to the heat wave.
The same scientists that gave you the article on our fish becoming extinct, have discovered a new danger to our lives. As you all know, heat comes from the big yellow fire ball in the sky, or the sun as human call it. When this heat comes in to the atmosphere, it reflects off the earth and goes back out into space. Some gases called Carbon Dioxide and Methane, or Greenhouse Gases, absorbs this heat and keeps it in the atmosphere. greenhouse gases are created naturally through plants and animals, but the amount of greenhouse gases in the air has increased tremendously because of humans.
The natural forms of greenhouse gases, created by plants and animals, are just enough to keep the world at a steady heat, but humans are creating more greenhouse gases which results in the earth becoming hotter than it should be.
The humans are creating greenhouse gases from using fuels that are used in cars, airplanes, and the boats that we keep seeing. Factories also create greenhouse gases when they are running. Because the humans are traveling in these machines, and using these factories, the earth is becoming hotter, and eventually our home on the ice will melt and we will not have anywhere to survive."

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro/chapter1.html

1 comment:

Siddharth said...

Can the humans do anything to reduce these carbon dioxide emissions? I know that a lot of them are trying to use alternative energys and fuel efficient cars. What are your thoughts on these ideas?