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     I’m not sure what to think of this one. It sounds a little wacko – but on the other hand – what if it works? I just hope the government doesn’t think it’s a good idea and want to spend our money on it.

     According to one scientist from Maryland, we could conceivably regulate the temperature of the earth by spraying water into the air. Ron Ace says, “Spray giga tons of seawater into the air, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, and let Mother Nature do the rest.” He goes on, “The evaporating water would cool the Earth in multiple ways: First, the sprayed droplets would transform into water vapor, a change that absorbs thermal energy near ground level; then the rising vapor would condense into sunlight-reflecting clouds and cooling rain, releasing much of the stored energy into space in the form of infrared radiation.”

     My question is who is going to pay for this? He says we need to spray “giga tons” of water into the atmosphere. The infrastructure to accomplish this would have to be enormous.

     Further, as we have noted before, water vapor contributes to global warming. In our article ”Rising Temperature Causes CO2 to Rise” we pointed out that water vapor composes the largest component of Greenhouse Gases at 96.9% of all of the Greenhouse gases. Other gases are miniscule by comparison.

     Water vapor in the atmosphere is the dominant green house gas effecting temperature on earth. This is most evident when you compare the night to day temperature changes in arid climates to humid climates. The night to day change of temperature in the dry, arid desert can vary as much as 40-50 degrees from night to day. However, the temperatures in humid locations will only vary 15-20 degrees from night to day. It can be further evidenced when you compare the drop in overnight temperature in an average climate area when it is cloudy versus when it is clear. Temperatures will drop to only 65 degrees when it is cloudy but will drop to 40 or 50 degrees when it is clear. Water vapor retains heat.

     At any one time water vapor accounts for 36 to 70 percent of the total greenhouse gas effects. If clouds are included, it jumps to 66 to 86 percent. Carbon Dioxide comes in a distant third for only 9 to 17 percent of the total greenhouse effect. And remember, man’s activities account for less than 3% of all of the carbon dioxide produced, so at the most, man is responsible for less than 1 percent of all of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

     Therefore, I question whether pumping huge amounts of water vapor into the atmosphere is going to help or hinder the supposed Global Warming theory? What if it actually contributes to the warming of the planet? I do recognize that clouds to reflect the sun’s rays away from the earth. But they also trap heat close to the ground. So what would the effect be? Who knows? I just know I don’t want to pay for it through more taxes.

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We here at GlobalWarmingFactFinder.com are often asked, “what can we do to stop Global Warming?”  Frankly, as we see it, there isn’t anything you can do to stop it, as it appears to be a natural occurance and cycle of the earth that is happening whether we like it or not.  But we do contribute a little bit to the CO2 that is created.   But saddly, there is little we can do about that also as we contribute less than 3% of the overall annual contribution to the atmosphere (see “Global Warming is Causing the Rise in CO2″).  But one thing that will help to scrub carbon dioxide from the air is vegetation and trees.  And we found someone who is helping on that front.

The Walt Disney Company recently announced a grant of $1.5 million to go to the Tree People to plant trees in the mountain areas around the Southern California area.   The grant which is to help reforest fire-ravaged areas around Southern California is being given to the TREE People which is a non profit organization dedicated to healing our cities and urban areas by promoting the planting of trees and educating people on their care and upkeep.  They also strive to educate and inform community leaders on the importance of trees and sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems.  This grant will go towards their Wildfire Restoration Initiative, making Disney their biggest financial supporter.

Southern California has be ravaged by wildfires over the last few years that have wiped out large areas of mature trees and forests in the mountains that surround Southern California.  Trees play a major roll in keeping our air clean by scrubbing CO2 out of the air through the natural process of photosynthesis.  It is nature’s way of dealing with Carbon Dioxide, a gas now being blamed for Global Warming.  By replanting large areas of forests that have been damaged by wildfires, we can do more to offset the rise in Carbon Dioxide than with any man made mechanical or artificial solution.

Initiatives like this make sense because is represents something that we can all participate in by either planting trees or helping in the care and nurturing of trees in the areas where we live.   It should be our mission, as it is for the Tree People, to  inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the results as a model for the world, rather than whine an complain about the changes that occur in our environment.  By taking personal action we can each do something to contribute to overall objective.  It is ultimately up to us to achieve the changes we need to ensure that our world remains a sustainable, renewable resource.

If you truly want to do something about the CO2 in the atmosphere, plant trees, lawns, shrubs and all nature of flora.  Let photosynthesis do the work.

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