Understand global warming and how it affects you - Light reading

in #world4 years ago (edited)

We produce a lot of carbon dioxide through our industry's pollution. This starts a chain reaction that ends up creating more ozone than we'd ever need at the end of this process. More ozone means thicker ozone layer.

Since the ozone layer is one of the main systems responsible for keeping some of the heat within our atmosphere, when the ozone layer gets too thick, it won't allow enough heat to dissipate.

If the planet is storing more heat than it can liberate, then of course things will slowly start heating up / storing more energy than it should. Which is what has been happening lately.

Climate has become more erratic. More intense. When you think of "global warming", you really should think of the "energy" behind this, not necessarily temperature. Hot is hotter, cold is colder.

USA's last winter was hit by a "bomb cyclone", likely because of global warming

During the cooler months the east coasts of continents are the perfect breeding grounds for bombs. The interaction between cold continental air and warm, moist ocean air provides lots of energy for a cyclone to develop. But compared with normal extratropical cyclones, bombs are much better at efficiently converting this potential energy into motion and impacts on the ground.

read more about it at the source

Take a look again at this specific part:

The interaction between cold continental air and warm, moist ocean air provides lots of energy for a cyclone to develop

If you've read my last article about this, Understand climate change - Light reading, then you know this itensity happens because of global warming, thanks to the increased intensity in hot and cold wind currents.

It might continue to getting worse. You should read the non-steem article It’s Cold and My Car is Buried in Snow. Is Global Warming Really Happening? if you want further details in the american situation. Global warming affects heat, cold, tides, natural disaster, etc.

This is an ongoing calamity with no sign of stopping anytime soon. You should pay attention to it.

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