Global Warming Facts for Kids

Want to know how you can get your children involved in reducing the harsh effects of global warming? While the technicalities of global warming facts and the greenhouse effect may be difficult for kids to understand, these facts will help you to explain why living ‘green’ and adopting a few lifestyle changes is a great way to help the environment.

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The Global Warming Debate

Is global warming really that big of an environmental issue? Is there anything that we can do about it? The global warming debate is one that both scientists and naturalists are passionate about, but where does this leave the average person? Here are some facts you should know about the extreme temperature changes, as well as what you can do in your town or community to stop its damaging effects.

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This is an interesting video on how the carbon cycle works:

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Tristram Stuart, the food waste guru, has been reviewing tips from readers of the The Guardian newspaper in the UK for preventing food waste.

Read the article here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/sep/22/food-waste-tips

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San Francisco is probably America’s most eco-friendly city. It currently recycles an amazing 72% of its waste and has a successful public transport system.

Now, the city hopes to increase that recycling rate to 90% with the introduction of mandatory composting.

The San Francisco Board Of Supervisors voted 9-2 to require residents and businesses to sort recyclables, general rubbish and recyclables for weekly collection. Those failing to comply with the new ordinances, which take effect in the autumn, will be hit with fines.

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Solar Century

Do you want to know more about how you can make changes that will help you to cut down on your electricity?

Are you interested in protecting the environment, and reducing the amount of fossil fuel and coal that you have to use in order to keep your home or business functioning properly?

The 21st century has brought about some new developments in terms of renewable energy. A number of trials were done in the late 1990s to ensure that solar power, as well as hydro-power and wind electricity could become a reliable source of energy for the majority of the world.

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Cod and chips could be off the menu due to climate change, a study claims.

The study, published in The Proceedings of the RoyalSociety Biological Sciences journal, claims that Britain‘s favourite fish will disappear due a one degree temperature rise in the North Sea.

This has affected fragile eco-systems on which the cod rely to survive.

Cod larvae feed on species of plankton which have migrated to cooler waters. The lower number of cod has in turn has resulted in greater numbers of jellyfish and crabs, on which the adult cod feed.

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Richard Stagg, the British High Commissioner (Ambassador) to India has said that India should address climate change more seriously.

India, he said, was more likely to be affected by the effects of climate change than many other countries.

Speaking at a conference in Chennai, Mr Stagg warned that changes in temperature and sea level would have “disasterous consequences”, particularly in Chennai, which has a long coastal area.

Mr Stagg said that the UK would devise a comprehensive strategy along with other nations at the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December 2009.

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