Global warming and climate change

I ve nothing to post about, but I want to.
So here goes. This is an essay I wrote today.


Global warming is the thought foremost on everybody’s mind these days. We hear so much about the possible effects of global warming and about how it could impact our everyday lives. Before we go into the effects of global warming, it is important to understand what the term means. Global warming is the general heating of the biosphere, which includes the troposphere, hydrosphere and the atmosphere. This is a very broad definition . It can be better and more specifically defined as the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century, and its projected continuation. Increase in greenhouse effect accounts for most, if not all, of the increase in temperature.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The green house effect is a phenomenon first described by Joseph Fourier in 1824 and first investigated quantitatively by Svante Arrhenius in 1896. We all know the earth’s atmosphere consists of many gases including carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane and ozone. These gases, carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane and ozone are classified as “greenhouse gases”. They perform a special function. They trap the incident radiations from the sun, thereby heating the earth. This is called the greenhouse effect and this is what keeps the earth warm enough to sustain life.
How has the greenhouse effect increased?
Humans have traditionally burnt hydrocarbons in the form of fossil fuels to satisfy their energy needs. These needs were limited until the 18th century, that is, before the industrial rev. Following the dawn of the industrial era, energy needs increased exponentially. Naturally, we burnt more and more fuel. Since hydrocarbons are basically carbon compounds their combustion leads to the emission of carbon dioxide. The other greenhouse gas associated with fossil fuels is methane which is given out when fossil fuels are extracted. The atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and methane have increased by 31% and 149% respectively since the beginning of the industrial revolution, leading to a substantial increase in the greenhouse effect. The other way in which we have increased the amount of greenhouse gases is by deforestation. Forests are natural sinks for carbon dioxide and their destruction has led to an increase in the carbon dioxide levels.
What are the effects of global warming?
Global warming has many disastrous consequences. The most prominent is the rise in sea levels. Rise in sea levels could inundate many coastal areas and completely submerge islands such as the Maldives. Global warming can also cause melting of the polar ice shelves. In addition to this global warming is touted to be cause of the El nino effect. It has also been linked to the increase in the number of cyclones, floods, droughts in many parts of the world. According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental panel on climate change) global warming could also affect the ocean currents which in turn could cause massive loss in biodiversity and global economic distress.
Most of us know about the possible effects of global warming yet we don’t do anything about it. We live in the present without sparing a moment to think about the future. What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. Our ancestors warned us against disturbing nature’s balance but we still continue to do so. The human race is galloping towards its doom. We can do nothing but pray to the almighty that the realization dawns upon us. Lets us hope that human ingenuity and innovation triumphs over this impending cataclyscm.

Left out.

This sucks. I feel horrible. I feel left out. You can all have fun, and I ll sulk in the corner and all of you can have the time of your life. I don't understand why you people derive such pleasure from hurting me. Yes, I cry. It's a 'girly' thing to do but I don't care. You can all poke fun at me and call me names. I ll take all that. Leave me out of all the fun. Have a bash.

Make me cry.

I m such a prick.

Annoyed.

Of late, I ve been growing out of a lot of things.

Orkut, games, studies, what not.

I ve realised that a lot of people are dumber than you think they are.They aren't as nice as you think they are either. But it's about them, that's is not what is annoying me, driving me insane, it's something else, from within. I know this sounds very philosophical and all that, but it's not.

Life seems so saturated. I don't look forward to each day as I would like to, there is nothing new on offer. It's like, the best is over and what is left is not as good. I ve got another year or so of high school left and I can't comphrehend being out of school. I want to pass out of school soon, but inside within me, some part is not letting go. A strange sense of attachment.

I don't know what I ll be doing 2 years from now. For that matter, I don't know what I ll be doing tomorrow, but atleast I ve some idea. School is not very pleasant, to say the least. But somehow, I want to stay with it.

Things just keep changing for the worse. People keep moving away, but no one comes closer, everything keeps diverging. Nobody finds time for anything, everyone is busy with their life. Somehow, no one seems to pause and enjoy life, they are all in a hurry. It's like a m taking a road not trodden, I feel strangely insecure. Yes, ME.

I wish things would go slower. I need a status update on people.

Why am I writing all this unrelated crap?

I don't know.

I m just plain annoyed.