http://globalwarming.ygoy.com Wake UP NOW Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:07:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Global Warming: a topic that has been in discussion and reports since late 80s and still continuing. It is only in the recent years that the topic has been brought to spotlight. This is mostly due to the news media hype that has sent panic in people. But they still ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/11/20/global-warming-fact-or-fiction/ About: There is an increased rate in global climatic changes in this century. These changes are foretold to increase and would impact the earth’s oceans in a great way. The rapid rise in temperature is affecting the sea grasses. It is altering their growth rate and other psychological functions. There would be ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/11/18/global-warming-and-sea-grasses/ The subject of ozone depletion and global warming has always been a tricky one to understand. The ozone layer is a layer of the ozone gas- which is an allotrope of oxygen- which envelops the earth. It has traditionally saved us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sun. However in ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/07/31/ozone-and-global-warming/ Green house gases refer to the gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, ozone and methane. Of these prominent contributors to the phenomenon of the green house effect are water vapor and carbon dioxide. The green house effect refers to the phenomenon of the heating up of the earth. ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/07/30/green-house-gases/ Scientists today, the world over, acknowledge the reality of global warming. The layer of atmosphere surrounding the earth is being heated up fast as the carbon emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum increase. Electricity, though popularly propagated as a clean source of energy, is ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/07/23/global-warming-what-you-can-do/ Deforestation – the act of cutting trees to generate farmland,  has a great impact on global warming.  The cutting of trees is mainly done for paper production, livestock farming etc. Deforestation is responsible for about 20% emission of global warming. Experts opine that deforestation has greater impact on global warming ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/07/02/deforestation-and-global-warming/ Apart from carbon dioxide, many other gases are responsible for global warming – and these gases are usually neglected. One such gas is methane, which is an important non-CO2  greenhouse gas. Methane can aggravate global warming and thereby lead to floods, stronger hurricanes, and put mankind at a risk.  The ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/06/23/methane-%e2%80%93global-warming-effects/ Stop global warming bracelets are bracelets manufactured to spread awareness about global warming. The profits earned through the sale of these bracelets are donated to the Stop Global Warming Fund. The Stop Global Warming Fund is an organization which promotes grassroots movements and active citizen participation to resolve issues concerning global ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/06/22/stop-global-warming-bracelet/ A coral reef is basically a collection of calcium carbonate deposits of marine organisms. These organisms make their home in the deposits. Though corals are the predominant organisms in a coral reef, it supports a whole lot of other organisms like algae, fish, starfish etc. Corals get their nutrients through a symbiotic ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/06/20/global-warming-and-coral-reefs/ Global warming is result of green house gases in the atmosphere. These gases trap radiation from sun and hold them from being released back into space. This causes rise in temperature at few places on earth. It is not much noticeable in western part of earth but in eastern parts ... http://globalwarming.ygoy.com/2009/06/18/global-warming-pros-cons/