Cloud No More

Increase in the levels of carbon dioxide in the air or atmosphere could lead to the elimination of clouds in the sky and may result to hotter earth,as to the latest report said.The maximum level that would induced the cloud-elimination is according to the report would be 1,200 PPM(parts per million) or more above it.



The increase on carbon dioxide on the atmosphere is blame on human source,though emissions of carbon dioxide not only come from human source but also from natural cause.Human source add more carbon dioxide on the atmosphere that upset the natural balance since the "Industrial Revolution" or when man grow in his industrial activities like manufacturing,producing,processing,etc.

"Due to human activities,the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has been rising extensively since the /Industrial  Revolution and has now reached dangerous levels not seen in the last 3 million years." (What Is Your Impact)

The biggest contributor to "human source" carbon dioxide emissions is --- the burning or combustion of fossil fuels which are use in power plants,planes,industrial facilities and cars,as the report said.

"The largest human source of carbon dioxide emissions is from the combustion of fossil fuels.This produces 87% of human carbon dioxide emissions.Burning these fuels releases energy which is most  commonly turned into heat,electricity or power for transportation.Some examples of where they are used  are in power plants,cars,planes and industrial facilities.In 2011,fossil fuel used created 33.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide." (What Is /Your Impact)

The continual use of fossil fuels without any management of it could lead to a "Cloud No More" sky that will then result into a hotter planet and the hot weather could affect us here on planet earth,for the report says clouds makes our planet cool.

There are 3 types of fossil fuels that are mostly used,they are : (1) coal,(2) natural gas,and (3) oil.

Coal is the most that produces large amount of carbon dioxide "Coal is responsible for 43% of carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion,36 % is produced by oil and 20 % from natural gas." (What Is Your Impact)

TWO SOURCES OF CARBON DIOXIDE ( CO₂ ) EMISSIONS

1. Natural Source - this include "......decomposition,ocean release, and respiration." (What Is Your Impact)

2. Human Source - this include ".... activities like cement production,deforestation as well as the burning of fossil fuels like coal,oil and natural gas." (What /Is Your Impact)

" The three main economic sectors that use fossil fuels are : electricity/heat,transportation and industry.The first two sectors,electricity/heat and transportation,produced nearly two-thirds of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2010." (What Is Your Impact)

CLOUDS (image from MNN website)