Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!linus!philabs!ttidca!kevin From: kevin@ttidca.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.misc Subject: Greenhouse effect Message-ID: <1497@ttidca.TTI.COM> Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 02:23:44 EST Article-I.D.: ttidca.1497 Posted: Wed Dec 2 02:23:44 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 20:27:29 EST Organization: Citicorp/TTI, Santa Monica Lines: 44 Keywords: Atmosphere,icebergs,Things that go bump in the ocean I have been hearing nothing but doom and gloom about the greenhouse effect that is currently causing long-term global weather changes. It's also believed that the recently-discovered melting of the Ross ice shelf in the Antartic ( ...quarter-million square mile icebergs ?!) is a direct result of this phenomenon. I would greatly appreciate any information or discussion about the current research is being done on the following questions. 1. Are CO2 levels rising sufficiently to cause the ice caps to melt fast enough to noticeably change the sea level in the near (50 +-) years? 2. Are deforestation & industrialization the primary causes for what's going on, or can the Earth's axis precession have some involvement also? 3. Is there any political action going on to help get some results in on *WHY* desertification is occurring in certain parts of the world? 4. What is the predicted effect of defoliation of the Amazon in terms of the global environment? 5. Is there a (...I think I know the answer to this one) chance that things might get better? Tanks in Advance Kevin: !{csun,rdlvax,trwrb,psivax}!ttidca!kevin ---------------------- cut here --------------------- Disclaimer: I don't really know if I got my facts right. I just want to get more information. Quote: Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before. - Dwight D. Eisenhower # EOF