Dear Frederick, My friend Mr. Elvidio Miranda from Panjim requested to kindly publish his article in Goanet.
Stephen Dias Dona Paula *Global warming is a stark reality* > > > *Elvidio Miranda* > > What makes the ice caps melt in the polar regions, north and south, the > water levels rise, the temperatures soar, and low-lying areas submerge? Is > there a reason or is it only the heat of the scorching sun in the > equatorial regions and the tropics? The answer lies in the fact that > man-made heating is contributing much more in this developed and developing > world of ours than merely the heat of the sun. > Everytime the engine of a plane is started, burning of aviation turbine > fuel (ATF) leads to warming of the earth. Thousands of flights take off > over various distances and this heat required to keep the plane flying > heats the atmosphere to a great extent. The bigger the plane, the more > aviation fuel is required, the higher the degree of heat being emitted into > the atmosphere. The same happens when a train starts its journey. The > faster and bigger the train, the more the electricity required to run the > train faster, the more the heat that is indirectly used due to the > generation of the electricity to run the train. The same is the case with > factories that run on fuels such as electricity, coal, coke, diesel or > other inputs of power source. Every joule and erg of energy used is leading > to global warming. Take the case of your cars which run on petrol or > diesel. The bigger the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) used, the larger the > amount of heat generated by the internal combustion engine, thus leading to > global warming. The same is the case with every ship that runs on fuel > oils, while it is in motion burning of the fuel leads to generation of heat > and this heat adds to the temperature of the environment causing global > warming. Every time an engine is on, heat is being generated and heats the > earth leading to climate change, varying degrees of weather patterns that > are complex as well as causing droughts in particular in land-locked areas, > which is a result of global warming. > Everyone of us who uses a vehicle on air, sea or land, be it the pilot, > the captain, the train operator or the driver, it is essential to conserve > the use of fuel, that not only lessen the heat but also causes the emission > of green house gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen > oxides and suphur dioxide, products of fossil fuels, which not only lead to > warming but also pollutes the atmosphere to a great extent, causing also > various respiratory diseases as well as heating of the atmosphere. If these > fuels are more sparingly used, the world will become a cooler place to live > in as well as a healthier place to live in. > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_-5730896622302882198_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >