Archive for May, 2010

Actions not words needed to protect the ozone layer

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Dr Joe Farman, who discovered the hole in the ozone layer 25 years ago, has expressed his concerns that not enough is being done to address the issue.

He explained that he feels that the problem is getting worse as time goes by, and put much of the blame on politicians.

One reason why Dr Farman feels that not enough is being done, is that he doesn’t think that the issue is being taken seriously enough.

He also made his feelings clear in saying that too much time, money and effort was being put into fancy climate modelling computers, and not enough in basic research and action.

It’s fair to say that Dr Farman is certainly not alone in his feelings…

Actress Brooke Shields not happy with global warming talk!

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

American actress Brooke Shields is said to be less than happy about hearing reports that global warming doesn’t exist, and feels that it could have a further negative impact on plans to help the environment.

Brooke, who is well known for a range of high profile TV and movie roles, has used her position to try and educate the public on the topic of global warming, and what they can do to try and halt it.

Brooke explained:

“It all upsets me because I feel like we keep losing sight of simpler, smaller things. I don’t know what is true or not, I only know what I can do on a daily basis because I believe in it.”

Iceland volcano unlikely to have an effect on global warming

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Contrary to some recent reports, the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland is unlikely to have an effect on global warming.

Although the eruptions are said to have had a very small cooling effect, this is highly unlikely to slow down global warming to any extent.

Previous eruptions are said to have cooled the surface of the Earth by around 0.5 degrees celsius- which is unfortunately not enough to make a positive impact.

This means that eruptions have had no positive effect whatsoever- meaning that all they have really done is cause travel disruption all over the world, and it looks as though they may continue to do so for the forseeable future.

Feathered friends in the South starting to feel the effects of global warming

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

A recent report has suggested that the number of birds in the South of Engalnd has started to fall, which experts say, is likely to be an effect of global warming.

The percentage of our feathered friends feeding, nesting and breeding in the South is believed to have fallen by around 10-11%, although the study showed that the number of birds in other areas of the UK appear to have remained pretty steady.

One reason for the sole decline in the South is that this area is likely to feel the effects of global warming quicker than in other areas of the UK, although other non-environmental issues could be to blame.

British summertime arriving earlier due to global warming

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

According to studies, summer is arriving earlier and earlier in the UK because of the effects of global warming.

Although many people may find this hard to believe, given the fact that the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse again, experts say that over the last few years, summer has started around 7th of May- compared to the 25th of May in the 1950s and 1960s.

Contrary to these findings though, experts have said that the onset of summer this year hasn’t followed this pattern, as temperatures have yet to reach an average of 14 degrees celsius. This makes it hard to know exactly what to believe…