Hi all,
It is often said that the Earth is in the so called "Goldilocks Zone" in relation to the sun....we are just in the right position to make earth the right temperature for life to exist?
Apparently, according to some scientists, this is not the case.
Other factors come into play to make our world a habitable planet the right temperature for life.
Actually we are too close to the sun and without our biosphere (which is thinner proportionally than the shell on an egg) and life on the planet the earth would be an arid desert.
Derek
Hello Derek...how have you been:hibye:
Makes me stop and think that we are protected by a biosphere as thin as the shell of an egg:thinking:...and then to top that off the scientists say that protection or the ozone already has a hole in it from all the gases going into the stratasphere:dontknow:
Hope all is well....
In Christ
Sandi
Makes me stop and think that we are protected by a biosphere as thin as the shell of an egg:thinking:...and then to top that off the scientists say that protection or the ozone already has a hole in it from all the gases going into the stratasphere:
Chlorofluorocarbon gases (CFCs), such as the substance that was once used as a propellant in all spray cans, and in refrigerators and car air conditioners, are said to damage earth's protective ozone layer, which blocks hard UV rays coming from the sun; and it (not the stratosphere) is thinning. However, such use of CFCs has been banned in most countries since 1998. Unfortunately, those gases won't be gone from the atmosphere until about the year 2100, but they are decreasing daily.
Hi Sandi,
I'll write soon and update you on what's been happening.
The interrelated nature of the systems for supporting life on our planet are amazing.
WCL
Derek
Hello Derek...how have you been:hibye:
Makes me stop and think that we are protected by a biosphere as thin as the shell of an egg:thinking:...and then to top that off the scientists say that protection or the ozone already has a hole in it from all the gases going into the stratasphere:dontknow:
Hope all is well....
In Christ
Sandi
Hi all,
It was interesting recently to see on a TV natural history programme how the teeming salmon run in the rivers on the west side of the Rockies, from British Columbia to Alaska, are the driving force for the whole ecosystem.
The Pacific salmon species, unlike the Atlantic salmon, die after spawning. It is estimated that their bodies, directly or indirectly, produce 80% of the nitrates for the western slope forests. Without this input from salmon biomass N.A. would not have these massive forests. Since the salmon do not feed in fresh water all these nutrients come from the Pacific ocean.
Forests act as stabilizers for the soil and also act to purify the rain water running off the Western Rockies. In turn these pure rivers produce ideal condition for the breeding salmon. Hence we have a cycle which is stable and self reinforcing and we disrupt such systems at our peril.
Derek