GLOBAL ACTION DAY 23 , 24 th

Go Green Project

We as Youth YFS United Together on 11th sep to do a Mass event on tree Plantation and make it larger and these not Possible without Children"s . We are ready to take the Challenge of Climate Change , Global Warming .

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RECESSION BLUES?

Go Green! Change the lights in your home to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) not just to save our planet, but to save your pocket as well! CFLs require 75% less energy to power than normal bulbs, but still provide bright, adequate lighting। This means that you will start saving money on your energy bills right away. Each bulb, if used to its potential, will save up to 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide from entering the air over its lifetime (and Rs. 1200 from your pocketbook.) Don’t be discouraged by the bright white light that is associated with the word “fluorescent,” सफल
s now come in yellow and soft lights as well. They are available in almost every electric shop across India. If it’s the initial high price that they cost which is making you hesitant don’t worry because they last 8-13 times longer and do not require frequent replacement or maintenance. In fact, because this special bulb is considered an investment, your local electricwala will often sign the bulb as a one-year guarantee and replace it if anything should go awry. If not for your planet than do it for your pocket. Hurry the electricity bill is ticking...


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Climate Project India

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Urban Glimpses

I'm not a professional photographer, but these are some of my effort's that put to give people an idea about urban habitats and the vulnerability imposed on the urban poor due to various factors including those of climate change.

My habitat is small and crowded -- crumbling buildings, decaying infrastructure -- As many of you might know the increased intensity of floods in Mumbai and the stress it has imposed on water systems and sewerage -- this has resulted in not only hindrance of routine life but has also inflicted increased health vulnerability due to contamination of water and outbreak of water borne diseases.

These pictures were taken on April 22, Earth Day -- and I want to share these moments with you. I truly believe that through awareness and compassion, we as a youth can bring change.

Also see the following Pictures

Rohit (RIT)

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What is the greenhouse effect and global warming?

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The most recent assessment report from the UN’s climate panel (IPCC) says that the earth’s average temperature has risen by 0.74 degrees in the period from 1906 to 2005and that the average temperature will continue to rise.
Ministry of Climate and Energy of Denmark

The greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that retains the heat emitted from the earth’s surface. The earth’s average temperature is at the moment around 14 degrees celsius (57 degrees fahrenheit). If the natural greenhouse effect did not exist, the average temperature would be around minus 19 degrees celsius (minus 2 degrees fahrenheit).The greenhouse effect is caused by a range of different gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Water vapour makes the most significant contribution to the greenhouse effect, followed by CO2. The atmospheric content of greenhouse gases – in particular CO2 – and the consequences for the climate are being discussed because the content of these gases in the atmosphere has risen precipitously in a period covering approximately the latest 250 years, and especially the last 50.

At present the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is about 385 ppm (millionths). Before industrialisation it was about 280 ppm. Analyses of air contained in ice from the Antarctic ice cap show that there is far more CO2 in the air today than at any time in the last 650,000 years.

The consequence is that the greenhouse effect is becoming stronger, and therefore the earth is becoming warmer. How much warmer has, however, been a matter of dispute. The most recent assessment report from the UN’s climate panel (IPCC) is from 2007. It says that the earth’s average temperature has risen by 0.74 degrees in the period from 1906 to 2005. The warming is stronger over land areas than over the sea, and accordingly it is strongest in the north. At the same time occurrences of heatwaves and violent downpours have also increased, the oceans have risen, and the ice at the world’s poles and on its mountains has begun to melt. All of these effects are predictable in the event of global warming.

The IPCC’s most recent assessment report says that the average temperature will continue to rise, but that the extent and the duration of this rise, and the severity of its consequences, depend on how quickly and how effectively emissions of greenhouse gases can be restricted and, over time, reduced.

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Which gases are greenhouse gases, and why?

The most important so-called "long-lived" greenhouse gases are CO2, methane, nitrous oxide and CFC. In total they account for more than 97 per cent of the direct effect of the long-lived gases on how much heat is retained in the atmosphere.

A range of different gases can act as greenhouse gases. The common denominator for them is that they can absorb heat (thermal infrared radiation), which is emitted from the earth, and re-emit it. When the sun shines on the earth, about 70 percent of the energy gets through the atmosphere. The remainder is retained or reflected by, for example, clouds. It is mainly invisible light that gets through.

On the earth’s surface the light is retained and converted into heat, which is sent back into space in the form of thermal infrared radiation – in the same way as a bonfire emits radiant heat. A part of this heat does not escape from the atmosphere, but is retained by greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane. The thermal radiation causes the gas molecules to vibrate with energy, until the energy is released and re-emitted as thermal radiation. In this way the atmosphere retains for a time a part of the energy the earth receives from the sun. This is the greenhouse effect.

The atmosphere consists mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. The molecules of these gases are simple – they consist of only two atoms. They have a lot of difficulty in capturing thermal radiation and in vibrating. Therefore they are not greenhouse gases. Other molecules have a structure that can capture heat.

The most significant greenhouse gas is water vapour. But water vapour stays in the atmosphere only very briefly, and the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere is affected by other greenhouse gases, because hotter air causes increased evaporation from the oceans in particular.

The discussion about the anthropogenic greenhouse effect is therefore concentrated on the so-called ”long-lived” greenhouse gases. The most important ones are CO2, methane, nitrous oxide and CFC gases. In total they account for more than 97 per cent of the direct effect of the long-lived gases on how much heat is retained in the atmosphere. (Photo: Scanpix/Reuters)

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