get warm this winter and prevent global warming

By now most of us must have heard about the phenomenon called 'global warming', what exactly is it? Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Reports say that human beings caused most of the current planetary warming, by industrialization, deforestation, and pollution. It is also said that humans are pouring carbon dioxide into the atmosphere much faster than plants and oceans can absorb it. What happens if this trend continues?

• Sea level could rise between 7 and 23 inches (18 to 59 centimeters) by century's end, the IPCC's (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) February 2007 report projects. Rises of just 4 inches (10 centimeters) could flood many South Seas islands and swamp large parts of Southeast Asia.
• Glaciers around the world could melt, causing sea levels to rise while creating water shortages in regions dependent on runoff for fresh water.
• More than a million species face extinction from disappearing habitat, changing ecosystems, and acidifying oceans.
  
• Strong hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and other natural disasters may become commonplace in many parts of the world. The growth of deserts may also cause food shortages in many places.
  

There are many ways to prevent global warming, the primary way that we all can think of is reducing the energy consumption in order to reduce the amount of green house gases that is generated. The things which follow might seem to be of less importance to you, but my making these simple changes you show people around you how to prevent global warming, thus you lead by example. So, please read carefully...

• One of the simplest and easiest ways to prevent global warming is to make sure all your windows and doors are draft free. Small gaps in your windows and doors can cause you to consume a lot more energy than you really need to in order to heat and cool your home. To make your home free from drafts wait until a cold day, then hold your hand along the edges of your doors and windows feeling for cold air. If you detect drafts, buy weather stripping from your local hardware store and install it wherever it is needed.
  
• Amazingly about 11% of residential electricity consumption is used by "phantom loads." A phantom load is caused when an electrical appliance draws electricity when it isn't in use. For example, a DVD player has an electrically lighted display that stays on even when you turn the power off. An easy way to eliminate these phantom loads is to plug your computers, printers, scanners, DVD players, televisions, etc. into multi-plug electrical surge protectors. Then, with one flick of the switch, you can make sure that the appliances plugged into your surge protectors are drawing no electricity at all.
• One of the simplest ways to prevent global warming is by using more efficient light bulbs. The Union of Concerned Scientists tell us that if every household replaced just one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent one, then over the life of the bulbs 90 billion pounds of CO2 emission would be prevented from going into the atmosphere. This is like taking 6.3 million cars off the road!
• Prevent global warming by turning down your hot water heater this winter, most of us have our hot water heaters turned up too high. If you turn down your hot water thermostat just 10 degrees Fahrenheit, you reduce 3% to 5% of your energy consumption.
  

I'm sure that the above discussed ways of preventing global warming are not too hard to implement.So, start implementing today and also refer this article to your friends and encourage children in learning about the do's and don'ts in regards to global warming. Lead by example and help others do the same. Heal the world!