@tabarjack said in #4:
> Let me know when science agrees with you, until then, shhh
You have made a bad choice to provoke me...
www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/26/current-emissions-pledges-will-lead-to-catastrophic-climate-breakdown-says-unwww.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/carbon-emissions-to-peak-in-2025-in-historic-turning-point-says-ieawww.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/02/carbon-timebomb-climate-crisis-threatens-to-destroy-congo-peatlandswww.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/world-close-to-irreversible-climate-breakdown-warn-major-studieswww.theguardian.com/education/2022/dec/17/climate-change-studies-connecticut&CMP=usbriefing_emailwww.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/05/20-climate-photographs-that-changed-the-worldwww.theguardian.com/environment/live/2022/nov/07/cop27-egypt-climate-summit-boris-johnson-net-zero-live www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/27/guardian-climate-journalism-impact-carbon-bombs-gulf-stream?CMP=series_embed_boxwww.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/oct/14/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220428085820.htmwww.theguardian.com/environment/2010/dec/21/what-is-climate-change www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/05/sixty-years-of-climate-change-warnings-the-signs-that-were-missed-and-ignoredwww.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/11/oceans-were-the-hottest-ever-recorded-in-2022-analysis-shows&CMP=GTUS_email www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825214000750ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions#co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-country-profiles This isn’t even all of the articles I’ve read about this topic... there’s just too many.
I also have some of my own writings that I’ve made from my writings, and it may help explain some things in better detail.
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
CO2 : Carbon dioxide is not the main source of climate change, there is usually a stable amount in the atmosphere, however if that balanced amount goes up or down, it causes the climate to change. Example of this is the Permo-Triassic extinction.
Methane: Methane (CH4) is a major source of climate change. While there are far less amounts of methane than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it is 20 times as powerful as a greenhouse gas and therefore is a major contributor to global warming.
Nitrous Oxide: Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the 3rd largest contributor to global warming, behind carbon dioxide and methane. It’s presence in the ozone layer is particularly bad because it tends to act like a mechanism that controls A.K.A to eliminate the ozone, and while it isn’t as numerous in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it has more mass per volume than CO2 , making it a major contributor to global warming.
Sulphur Dioxide: Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a chemical substance that when it reacts with water vapour, oxygen, and nitrous oxide, it forms into acid rain, which can easily damage environments. However, because of its part in creating acid rain, it has been cracked down on and limited greatly by most countries worldwide.
Sulphur Hexafluoride: Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is one of many fluoride-containing compounds, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs). While SF6 is a climate change-contributor, it is not as major as carbon dioxide or methane because SF6 is released in lesser amounts. However, it was one of the six greenhouse gases labelled in the Kyoto Protocol.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is an alternative to other ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons, however even so are extremely destructive to the ozone layer and is one of the 6 greenhouse gases targeted by the Kyoto Protocol.
Halocarbons: Halocarbons are carbon-based compounds that contain either chlorine, bromine, or fluorine, which causes acid rain. While halocarbons are in much lower concentration than carbon dioxide, their warming effect is between 3,000 and 13,000 times greater.
Chlorofluorocarbons: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s) are carbon compounds that contain only fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), and carbon (C). CFCs deplete the ozone layer when reached. Also, before I move on real quick, deplete means basically eliminating or killing the ozone particles. However, when CFCs deplete the ozone layer, it does cause cooling, but 2 things you need to know before you start asking your parents for CFC-containing products: 1. Depleting the ozone layer also allows ultraviolet radiation to pass through the atmosphere to the ground, which can cause skin cancer, and 2: CFCs also contribute as much heating energy as cooling. So DO NOT MISTAKE CFC AS A GOOD THING, THEY ARE NOT GOOD AT ALL. Also, CFCs tend to hang around in the atmosphere for about a century. CFCs however, were pressed down hard in the 1980’s by the Montreal Protocol, and aren’t really around anymore.
Ozone: Ozone is not a cause of global warming, more like the protector of Earth. Ozone's chemical formula is O3 (3 oxygen molecules), and protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation, which can damage the DNA of humans, cause skin cancers, and affect the environment in negative ways. If depleted, it could be disastrous to natural environments and to us as well.
RESOURCES USED:
Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth, and K. Lee Lerner. Climate Change. in Context. Gale, Cengage Learning, 2008.
Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth. Climate Change: in Context. Gale, Cengage Learning, 2009.
