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What is global warming?
ITS Solar are leaders in heatpump technology. These systems, especially the domestic units, have taken the SA Market by storm providing new alternative ways to heat you water in record time, saving you thousands of rands per year. Click on the below images to view the various types of heatpumps offered by ITS Solar.Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising. The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real,
it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities
and not a natural occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable: |
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What can be done?
Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.
The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s
already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a
natural occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable:
• The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last
30 years.
• Malaria has spread to higher altitudes in places like the Colombian Andes,
7,000 feet above sea level.
• The flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has more than doubled over
the past decade.
• At least 279 species of plants and animals are already responding to global
warming, moving closer to the poles. If things continue at the current trend
we can expect the following:
• Deaths from global warming will double in just 25 years – to 300,000 people
a year.
• Global sea levels could rise by more than 20 feet with the loss of shelf
ice in Greenland and Antarctica, devastating coastal areas worldwide.
• Heat waves will be more frequent and more intense.
• Droughts and wildfires will occur more often.
• The Arctic Ocean could be ice free in summer by 2050.
• More than a million species worldwide could be driven to extinction by
2050.
