Mentor Log- 2 hours

I went in Dr.Moudsleys class second period last Wednesday and he talked to me about global warming and how it could cause us to reach the end. I took a good bit of notes and we discussed things such as what we think is causing it, things we can do to prevent it, and what might be to come.

He explained that humans are basically the ones who start it because they are making the rate go up by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels. Co2 is called a greenhouse gas= traps even more heat; it comes from landfills and cow farts. Humans have to do with both. We make landfills and we raise the cows. Another cause is natural forces such as; volcanoes.

The things we can do to prevent this from getting worse are; using methane as energy source, and "go green". To Go Green is to decrease dependence on fossil fuel. You can use alternatives such as; wind mills, atomic power, solar energy, waves. He gave me examples of how to use these, and what technology can do right now that we don't use yet.

BAD NEWS!!
If the temperature of the earth goes up 5 degrees most plants will die.
In our life time within 10 years it could go up 1-2 degrees
If this happens:
Ice caps will melt
sea level will rise up 35 feet and all coastal cities will be under water such as; new york, Miami, Seattle..and so on.
increase temperature in the ocean will cause hurricane intensity and the weather will become unstable.
more floods, droughts, crops will be destroyed
therefore people will starve.

**We haven't reached the tipping point yet. In our life time either we could change things to slow down global warming, or everything could go downhill til the end.