We have come to a huge understanding of what makes climate change. There are essentially two main causes - natural causes, and human-related causes. We are too small and insignificant to control natural causes from happening, but we should at least deal with human-made ones with a measure of responsibility and maturity. If we do not do this, then we are not doing our part to preserve planet earth.
Volcanic eruptions, ocean current, changes in the earth orbit, and solar variations are the main causes, and these lead to yet other causes. Let's look at volcanic eruptions. Sulphur dioxide (SO2), which is a toxic gas, is released from the belly of the earth during an eruption, alongside other materials such as water vapour, ash, and dust. Because of the enormous amount discharged, the reflectivity characteristic of the planet earth is somewhat changed, leading to a phenomenon called atmospheric cooling. Hence, when there is an eruption, the temperature of the atmosphere that surrounds the planet is reduced.
Our oceans, too, play a role to change our climate. Water movement, and its interaction with the atmosphere leads to the El Nino phenomenon - a fury most feared by those affected by it. Cyclones, hurricanes, heavy rains, and floods are the manifestations of the El Nino.
Add that to the tilting of our earth on its axis, and we have the right combination for even more reasons for climatic change. A small change of tilt of the planet actually causes a difference in how hot our summer months are, and how cold our winter months can be. As if that's not enough, our sun exhibits variations in its solar energy, again, leading to more climate change possibility.
Although there is nothing much that we can do to stop our climate from changing due to natural causes, we must do something about the activities that we carry out to speed up the change in climate. Humans have been tinkering with nature since the time of the industrial Revolution, whereby much of the earth's resources were pretty much abused in order to fulfil the insatiable needs and wants of humankind. This act of squander is still ongoing until this very day.
Our World on Fire Podcast is created to make a small difference in the level of awareness people have on the environment. We invite you to join us to make this world better by first understanding the basic issues surrounding the environment. Please continue to join us in this quest.
Volcanic eruptions, ocean current, changes in the earth orbit, and solar variations are the main causes, and these lead to yet other causes. Let's look at volcanic eruptions. Sulphur dioxide (SO2), which is a toxic gas, is released from the belly of the earth during an eruption, alongside other materials such as water vapour, ash, and dust. Because of the enormous amount discharged, the reflectivity characteristic of the planet earth is somewhat changed, leading to a phenomenon called atmospheric cooling. Hence, when there is an eruption, the temperature of the atmosphere that surrounds the planet is reduced.
Our oceans, too, play a role to change our climate. Water movement, and its interaction with the atmosphere leads to the El Nino phenomenon - a fury most feared by those affected by it. Cyclones, hurricanes, heavy rains, and floods are the manifestations of the El Nino.
Add that to the tilting of our earth on its axis, and we have the right combination for even more reasons for climatic change. A small change of tilt of the planet actually causes a difference in how hot our summer months are, and how cold our winter months can be. As if that's not enough, our sun exhibits variations in its solar energy, again, leading to more climate change possibility.
Although there is nothing much that we can do to stop our climate from changing due to natural causes, we must do something about the activities that we carry out to speed up the change in climate. Humans have been tinkering with nature since the time of the industrial Revolution, whereby much of the earth's resources were pretty much abused in order to fulfil the insatiable needs and wants of humankind. This act of squander is still ongoing until this very day.
Our World on Fire Podcast is created to make a small difference in the level of awareness people have on the environment. We invite you to join us to make this world better by first understanding the basic issues surrounding the environment. Please continue to join us in this quest.
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