Decelarate of Global Warming

"Global Warming" illustrates the rise in temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere due to the release of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. The impact of this green house effect could be devastating.
Global warming causes ozone depletion, melting polar ice, and rising ocean levels.

- Melting Polar Ice
Ice sheets in the Arctic Ocean have receded to record lows, and antartict glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate, causing sea levels to rise and indigenous wildlife to lose its habitat.

Nearly 90% of the permafrost in the Arctic could melt by 2100, which would not only extinguish wildlife, but also release an estimated 400 billion tons of methane, now trapped in the frozen soil, into the atmosphere, dramatically speeding up global warming.

- Rising Ocean Levels
Rising ocean levels could eventually cause worldwide flooding of coastal areas, forcing people and wildlife to migrate inland. Many experts believe global warming is behind the upswing in hurricane activity, and they also predict global warming will cause a dramatic increase in excessive precipitation in some areas and severe drought in others, resulting in floods, crop failures, and a rising number of forest fires and land slides.

Many of the world's most knowledgeable climate change scientists forecast that the earth's temperature will rise from 1.44 to 6.3º F by the year 2100 if we don't take steps to reduce greenhouse gases. An increase of 1 to 3.6º F will occur even if we do act, because many gases have already been released.

- Ozone Depletion
The ozone layer, which protects all life from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, is being destroyed by release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere. The widening holes in the ozone layer allow in more UV rays, which can cause skin cancers, cataracts, and immune system damage. UV rays are detrimental to pollination, seed production, and marine life food supplies as well.

How to keep water during we have a dog?

Clean up after your dog: Preventing water pollution can be as easy as remembering to take along a plastic bag or pooper scooper when you walk your dog. Scoopers are available in most pet stores. Many towns supply dog-waste bags in public areas, or you can order them online. Plastic grocery bags work too!

Hire someone to scoop for you! Believe it or not, a number of scooping service providers have sprung up to address this increasing need. Campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis and toxocariasis

Dispose of it properly: Once you've done — or paid someone else to do — the dirty work, you can dispose of the waste in a variety of ways:

• Put it in the trash, still wrapped in its bag (check first with town officials to make sure this is permitted in your community)
• Flush it down the toilet (without the bag)
• Bury it in your yard, at least five inches deep and located away from food gardens, kids' play areas, waterways, wetlands, wells or ditches
• Install an in-ground pet waste digester, which is much like a small septic tank, and dispose of it there. Digesters are generally available in pet stores and in pet supply catalogs for between $50 and $75.

Note that pet waste should never be added to a compost pile, because heat levels won't be high enough to kill the harmful pathogens it contains.

Look around: If dog waste stations aren't already installed in your community, talk to your local parks department to inquire about providing them in parks, along trails and in public places where people often walk their dogs.