Originally published December 1 2005
Climate expert warns about the immediate consequences of global warming
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Climate scientist Brenda Ekwurzel, PhD, discusses the recent natural disasters and hurricanes in terms of global warming and future trends that will drastically impact the human population.
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma made clear to the public there is a link between global warming and the power -- not frequency -- of hurricanes.
It is impossible to blame any one weather event -- be it a hurricane or a heat wave or a blizzard -- on global warming.
That is because weather is not climate.
Climate represents average conditions over multiple seasons or decades.
Recent research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that a combined measure of duration and intensity of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean has doubled over the last 30 years.
Climate scientists around the world are certain that rising ocean temperatures are in large part a result of global warming.
Most of the strongest hurricanes on record have occurred during the past 15 years, when ocean surface temperatures climbed to record levels.
Burning fossil fuels in cars and power plants releases carbon dioxide that blankets the Earth and traps heat.
To protect the lives of coastal residents and reduce property damage, we need to restore and protect wetlands and barrier islands and, most of all, start to curb global warming today.
The United States should take the lead by investing in clean homegrown renewable energy that will save us money, open up new industries, and create jobs at home.
With only 4 percent of the world's population, the United States emits 25 percent of the world's global warming pollution.
With so many cost-effective solutions at hand -- cleaner cars, renewable energy, and energy-efficient appliances -- it is irresponsible to postpone action in the hopes that some unproven technology of the future will be enough to solve the problem.
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