| Too many greenhouse gases in the earth's | | | | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
| atmosphere will increase the greenhouse effect. | | | | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, |
| The most dangerous aspects of the continuing | | | | made up of about 2,000 scientists who advise the |
| dramatic climatic change is the effects of | | | | United Nations, revised estimates of the current |
| feedback loops (amplified change). Examples of | | | | forecast in sea levels after conducting new |
| the feedback loops are Ice/snow, as the earth | | | | studies on the west Antarctic ice sheet. |
| warms, the levels of ice and snow decrease. This | | | | Small, low-lying island states and countries with big |
| decrease leads to higher temperatures on the | | | | coastal populations such as the Marshall Islands |
| surface, leading to more warming. As the earth | | | | and Bangladesh could see catastrophic damage |
| warms, the amount of water vapor in the | | | | from the rise. Global warming is at the root of the |
| atmosphere goes up which is the most powerful | | | | increase, say the researchers; as the earth's |
| greenhouse gas in existence. | | | | climbing temperatures melt the Arctic sea ice and |
| The year 2005 was the warmest year in over a | | | | Antarctica. |
| century, according to NASA scientists studying | | | | Around the world, ice sheets and glaciers are |
| temperature data from around the world. The | | | | melting at a rate unprecedented since |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | | | | record-keeping began. Changes in the area and |
| (IPCC) Third Assessment Report projects that | | | | volume of the two polar ice sheets in Antarctica |
| the Earth's average surface temperature will | | | | and Greenland are intricately linked to changes in |
| increase between 2.5° and 10.4°F | | | | global climate and could result in sea-level changes |
| (1.4°-5.8°C) between 1990 and 2100 if | | | | that would severely affect the densely populated |
| no major efforts are undertaken to reduce the | | | | coastal regions. |
| emissions of greenhouse gases (the | | | | Glaciers along the southeastern coast of |
| "business-as-usual" scenario). This is significantly | | | | Greenland are thinning by more than 3 feet a |
| higher than what the Panel predicted in 1995 | | | | year -- possibly because of global warming, |
| (1.8°-6.3°F, or 1.0°-3.5°C), | | | | according to a study by NASA scientists. |
| mostly because scientists expect a reduced | | | | Researchers compared aerial surveys of the |
| cooling effect from tiny particles (aerosols) in the | | | | Greenland ice sheet taken in 1993 and 1994 with |
| atmosphere. | | | | a similar survey taken last year. Their data |
| Scientists predict that even if we stopped | | | | indicated that parts of the ice sheet near the |
| emitting heat-trapping gases immediately, the | | | | ocean thinned at a rate of more than 3 feet (1 |
| climate would not stabilize for many decades | | | | meter) per year. |
| because the gases we have already released into | | | | "Why (glaciers) are behaving like this is a |
| the atmosphere will stay there for years or even | | | | mystery," said Bill Krabill, a researcher at NASA's |
| centuries. So while the warming may be lower or | | | | Goddard Space Flight Center. "But it may indicate |
| increase at a slower rate than predicted if we | | | | that the coastal margins of ice sheets are capable |
| reduce emissions significantly, global temperatures | | | | of responding quite rapidly to external changes, |
| cannot quickly return to today's averages. And | | | | such as a warming climate." Krabill said if the |
| the faster and more the earth warms, the | | | | higher rate of ice flowing into the ocean from |
| greater the chances are for some irreversible | | | | Greenland "accelerates or becomes more |
| climate changes. | | | | widespread, it would begin to have a detectable |
| The increased volumes of carbon dioxide and | | | | impact on sea level." |
| other greenhouse gases (GHGs) released by the | | | | All of the scientific data and understanding now |
| burning of fossil fuels, land clearing and agriculture, | | | | point to the critical situation we face: to slow |
| and other human activities, are the primary | | | | future change we must start taking action soon. |
| sources of the human-induced component of | | | | At the same time, because of our past and |
| warming. An increase in global temperatures can in | | | | ongoing activities we must start to live with the |
| turn cause other changes, including a rising sea | | | | likely consequences - more extreme weather, |
| level and changes in the amount and pattern of | | | | rising sea levels, changing precipitation patterns, |
| precipitation. These changes may increase the | | | | ecological and agricultural dislocations, the spread |
| frequency and intensity of extreme weather | | | | of human disease and declining economic health |
| events, such as floods, droughts, heat waves, | | | | around the world. In the end, failure to solve the |
| hurricanes, and tornados. Other consequences | | | | global warming problem is not an option. |
| include higher or lower agricultural yields, glacier | | | | The application of the new alternative energy and |
| retreat, reduced summer stream flows, species | | | | agriculture technologies of Quest Innovations |
| extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease | | | | Research will provide the solutions of global |
| vectors. Although most studies focus on the | | | | warming. The first is an alternative type perpetual |
| period up to 2100, warming (and sea level rise due | | | | electric device that will replace gasoline or diesel |
| to thermal expansion) is expected to continue, | | | | engines for transportation. With better |
| since CO2 has a long average atmospheric | | | | transmissions and with more aerodynamic designs, |
| lifetime. | | | | and stronger yet lighter material for chassis will |
| The number of cars in operation around the world | | | | allow a totally non-fuel burning automobile and |
| will double by the year 2030. The United States is | | | | truck. |
| responsible for 25% of the world's CO2 emissions | | | | More than half of America's electricity is produced |
| which equates to 7 billion tons of CO2 emissions in | | | | from outdated, coal-burning power plants that |
| one year. The amount of CO2 released into the | | | | dump pollutants and heat-trapping gases into our |
| atmosphere in the next 30 years is expected to | | | | atmosphere. In fact, power plants are the single |
| double or triple. | | | | largest source of CO2-one-third of the U.S. total. |
| Deforestation is another main producer of carbon | | | | Quest Innovation's solution is to replace the |
| dioxide. The causes of deforestation are logging | | | | present power grid systems into perpetual electric |
| for lumber, pulpwood, and fuel wood. Also | | | | units that will not pollute the air or waste natural |
| contributing to deforestation is clearing new land | | | | resources. Smaller electric units will also be used |
| for farming and pastures used for animals such as | | | | for many major appliances such as clothes |
| cows. Forests and wooded areas are natural | | | | washers, dishwashers, water heaters, furnaces, |
| carbon sinks. This means that as trees absorb | | | | air conditioners and boilers. |
| carbon dioxide, and release oxygen, carbon is | | | | Protecting threatened forests will help halt global |
| being put into trees. This process occurs naturally | | | | warming which can also save us money, increase |
| by photosynthesis, which occurs less and less as | | | | food productivity and create new business and |
| we cut and burn down trees. As the abundance | | | | agriculture opportunities. Quest Innovation's |
| of trees declines, less carbon dioxide can be | | | | Research projects of the systematic approach to |
| recycled. As we burn them down, carbon is | | | | new hydroponics agriculture and the enriched soil |
| released into the air and the carbon bonds with | | | | of Terra Preta will increase food production over |
| oxygen to form carbon dioxide, adding to the | | | | 800% on less land, thereby saving valuable |
| greenhouse effect. About 860 acres, the size of | | | | rainforests. The new water hydration device will |
| Central Park in New York, is destroyed every 15 | | | | provide atmospheric water as an abundant source |
| minutes in the tropics. | | | | for crop irrigation. Using the force of water |
| The rate of global warming and sea level rise will | | | | without creating dams will utilize turbine generated |
| be higher than previous predictions during the | | | | energy that will be modified for many agriculture |
| next century. Estimated land losses range from | | | | uses in order to complete systems for providing |
| 0.05% for Uruguay to about 80% for all in the | | | | large magnitude crop yields. |
| Marshall Islands. | | | | Best of all, these solutions exist now. The future |
| A 1M (3 feet) sea-level rise would affect 6 million | | | | is now and awaiting every individual, group, |
| people in Egypt, with 12% to 15% of agricultural | | | | business, community, government or country |
| land lost, 13 million in Bangladesh, with 16% of | | | | ready to use new natural G-d given knowledge of |
| national rice production lost, and 72 million in China | | | | technology to provide enough non-polluting energy |
| and "tens of thousands" of hectares (1 | | | | and rich nutrient fed crops for everyone on our |
| hectare=2.47 acres) of agricultural land. This is | | | | home planet. |
| based on new information released by the | | | | |