Earth's Turning Into an Oven!

Did you notice that the temperature outdoors is getting hotter and hotter each day? One day it was all sunny, and you were awaiting nothing but the temperature to stay the same. The coming thing you know, the temperature keeps rising time by time. In Indonesia, the temperature in the times before 2023 were much lower. The periodic mean temperature in Indonesia was 26.38 C in 2020. It shows an increase of 0.79 C in comparison with the temperature in 1901. The current average minimal temperature in a many metropolises in Indonesia is 22.8 C, with a outside of 30.2 C. This is not only passing in Indonesia, but other countries as well.

This is what we call global warming- or should I say, global boiling. Global warming started numerous times agone. We call it global boiling because it's just getting worse throughout the times. Have you ever wondered why this is passing?

1. Releasing energy 

Generating electricity and heat by burning fossil energies similar as oil painting, coal and natural gas is one of the main causes of global warming. utmost electricity is still generated from fossil energies. Only about a many were generated from wind, solar power and other renewable sources. 

2. Cutting down timbers 

Deforestation for agrarian or beast land causes emigrations. When cut, trees release the carbon they've stored. On the other hand, timbers absorb carbondioxide. However, nature's capability to cover the atmosphere from emigrations is also reduced, If timbers are destroyed.  

Do you know what's keeping the earth's temperature warm? The greenhouse effect. The gases of a greenhouse act similarly to the glass in a greenhouse. The gases absorb the sun's heat that radiates from the Earth's surface, trap it in the atmosphere and prevent it from releasing into space. Usually, greenhouse gasses occur naturally in the atmosphere, but human activities contribute to the accumulation of theirs. What happens is that the greenhouse effect is boosted, and it disturbs our climate.

Greenhouse gases

•   Carbon dioxide

CO2 enters the atmosphere through chemical reactions and burning fossil fuels. Plants remove CO2 in the process called photosynthesis, which is turning sunlight into a form of energy. Forests play an important role in absorbing carbon caused by them absorbing carbon until they die. 

•   Nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide would be a colorless, odorless, and non-flammable gas. Even though it isn't flammable, it will support combustion to the same extent as oxygen. Human activities are increasing the amount of N2O in the atmosphere. Human activities such as agriculture, fuel combustion, wastewater management, and industrial processes.

•   Methane

Methane is the main constituent of natural gas, which is also a colorless gas. It is a lot more potent that carbon dioxide over a 20-year-period.

• Water vapor

The most abundant greenhouse gas is water vapor. It takes part for about half of the greenhouse effect.

Since the earth's temperature is increasing fast, we need to do some things to help reduce global warming; or should I say global boiling. We can do things such as reduce energy at home, reduce water waste, go outside and do some light exercises like biking and walking. It may not sound much, but it really helps reduce global warming. We need to protect our earth and its environment.