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chessterchief

what do you mean "another factor"? green house gases are the factor. also, it would take 5,000 years of burning Hydrocarbons at the current rate to melt the poles. yes, climate change is a problem, but don't tell people it will melt the poles. we only have 40-60 years of hydrocarbons left.

ren97ren

Sorry

ActivatePlan357

Climate change is normal. It's blown out of proportion and hyped up in order to push the renewable clean energy industry...they use scare tactics to convince the sheeple to go along with it. Dig deeper with research. Do some serious digging, then make up your mind about this. Don't just listen to the so called experts. Don't simply read the first article that pops up on Google. Follow the money trail and look into the special interest groups. Be a critical thinker.

KingBanana11
ren97ren wrote:

Please correct me if I get some things wrong, 

Long ago in southern China, a man discovered a strange black rock which was later on called coal. The Chinese were excited since keeping warm was hard back then and they used to only burn wood. They somehow discovered that this strange black rock could catch on fire. Over time humans have discovered they could use coal to their advantage, liquid that comes from coal is called petroleum. There are multiple types of petroleum and the type of petroleum we use in cars is called gasoline. We also created a vehicle called a steam engine train that made big factories possible. Another type of gas we use is called natural gas which is found underground, we use it for cooking and heating our homes. People started burning large amounts of coal, oil and natural gas to power their homes, factories and vehicles. We also burn them to keep us warm. Let’s take a look at another factor that contributes to climate change, greenhouse gasses. Greenhouse gasses exist naturally in the atmosphere and traps heat. These gasses help heat the earth but after the earth has absorbed a lot of energy from the sun, the earth cools down by giving off infrared radiation. Before the radiation can escape into outer space, the greenhouse gasses absorb some and trap it. This helps heat the atmosphere. Greenhouse gasses are CO2, methane and water vapor. We create carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels, burning gasoline, cutting down trees and manufacturing substances. Methane comes from raising livestock, landfills, producing and transporting natural gas, and mining coal. Methane stays in the atmosphere for about 12 years. You may be asking yourself what fossil fuels are, well guess what you’re in luck I’ll explain them to you. Fossil fuels are naturally found in oceans, ancient dead plants, soil, coal, oil and natural gas. Carbon is moved from one place from the world to another through the carbon cycle. Humans have been artificially making carbon which adds more of it to the carbon cycle, natural processes are too slow to remove them so more carbon gets in the atmosphere. Climate change has been changing, how do we know that you ask? Scientists gather information about CO2 in the atmosphere by taking air samples from places, scientists also use ice cores which have several layers which contain bubbles that have CO2 in them throughout the years. Scientists analyze the bubbles to see how much CO2 there is. The Arctic is melting away because of global warming, glaciers are melting which is increasing the ocean level. An interesting fact is that as water gets warmer, the more it expands. Climate change has affected us through diseases, severe storms and heat waves which affect our health. Climate change has also affected energy use, water supply, plants, animals and ecosystems to name a few. When we use air conditioners we’re wasting energy, the hotter it is outside the more we use it hence wasting more energy. Climate change has created droughts, which lead to limited water use, some cities and areas depend on lakes, rivers and other sources for water, this leads to a decrease in water levels. Climate change has made it so some animals that live in areas that have turned hotter migrate to colder regions. Climate change also affects when plants sprout which some sprout earlier than usual causing animals that are hibernating to wake up early. Climate change makes wetlands near the ocean to flood with salt water, decreasing the area of habitat for animals. Ocean acidification is created by climate change, when water from the ocean absorbs CO2 it affects animals with shells by breaking down their shells which kills them. Lastly climate change has led one of the most diverse beautiful creatures to decrease in population is coral. Temperatures rising causes the ocean temperature to increase, this leads coral which is sensitive to temperature to ejecting algae which causes the coral to turn white, coral bleaching which kills the coral.

 

 

You are really smart

Terminon9000
Copypasting is smart?
Terminon9000
Climate change isnt a big issue at all. Infact, Summer is my favorite season and I would love to go swimming in the lake mor often!
ren97ren

I didn’t copy and paste

KingBanana11
ren97ren wrote:

I didn’t copy and paste

That's what I thought

chessterchief

well, yes, but "petroleum" is not very exact.

petroleum is hydrocarbons. carbon has four gaps in its outer electron shell, so it can bond to four more atoms stably. the simplest hydrocarbon is methane (natural gas.), with one carbon bonded to four hydrogens. then ethane, two carbons bonded to six hydrogens (each carbon connects to four atoms, and since the carbons are bonded to each other, you only need six hydrogens, not eight.) then propane, with three carbons. propane doesn't have a set number of hydrogens, because it can be arranged more than one way. cyclopropane is a ring of three carbons with six hydrogens, other forms have a different number depending on how the carbons connect. the stuff you buy in tanks is just a standard chain. as you get higher numbers of carbons, you get denser substances. methane, ethane, and propane are all gases, but propane has the lowest vapor pressure (it can stay liquid under lower pressure), so it is a bit safer to ship. butane (four carbons) is still a gas, but it has such a low vapor pressure that it can be kept liquid in household lighters. this is the point where hydrocarbons branch out a lot more, because there are many more ways to arrange higher numbers, but let's stick to the common ones. pentane is the lowest number hydrocarbon in gas, and it boils at just 97 Fahrenheit, so it lets off some vapor at room temperature, which is what makes gasoline dangerous. then hexane, heptane, octane (which defines the octane rating; pure isooctane has a rating of 100), getting denser and denser until you leave the range of fuel and get to oil and grease. "oil" from underground is mix of all of these and is separated by density for use. gasoline, diesel, and kerosine are mixes. paraffin wax is a hydrocarbon with chain lengths of around forty, and plastic in the thousands.

interesting side note: Saturn's moon Titan has lakes and seas of hydrocarbons, the only place in the solar system besides earth to have liquid on the surface and rain.

ren97ren

Thank you, I didn’t know that

EscherehcsE

Climate does change, I'm almost sure of it...

ArtyPentti

When one place is hot another place is cold, its called “seasons”. WOW

Cecilia

Such a novelty right!!

idilis
SoulMate333 wrote:

I'm only concerned about the radical climate change policies driving up inflation and creating problems like in the video. I'm not opposed to taking pragmatic measures at a reasonable pace toward being a good steward of God's creation.  

Pragmatic, reasonable, God. Ok. Maybe we should all just pray 

idilis
SoulMate333 wrote:

Yes pray and do your part to be a good steward of the planet.  

What part? Prayer isn't enough?

Cecilia

California wants electric cars but they ran out of electricity. Talk about unattainable goals lol. I don't agree with this climate change idea at all.

idilis

Reduce reuse yes. Recycle?

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/environment-plastic-oil-recycling/

idilis
SoulMate333 wrote:

I heard we can only recycle about 15% of plastics and the rest goes to landfill or is shipped overseas to places like Malaysia and the Philippines. Its probably mostly just a feel-good thing.  I wish it was more effective.  Here's the solution... they have some great YouTube videos as well:

    https://cielows.com/

This may be old news but

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4455120-cielo-waste-solutions-update-bull-case-is-crumbling