I finally understand how Global Warming, which Wei Long, my good friend, mention that it is coming, but it is already happening, and how it is going to kill us all, is affecting our small little planet we call Earth. I have just watch 'The Day After Tomorrow' on Channel 5. I already watch it about 4-5 times already, but I did not understand how it turn into the 'Third World', meaning having a second Ice Age. Well seems I understand it now, I shall explain the process.

1. Over use of fossil fuel / Deforestation
- We use oil, petroleum and anything else that is made from fossil fuel. We burn them, creating greenhouse gases, like methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide etc. Just to turn turbines and produce energy for our small, growing and industrial city. As the city gets bigger, more fuel will be used, meaning more greenhouse gases will be produce. Greenhouse gases are gases which help maintain the heat on earth, but in excessive, the results would be lethal. Since the city is getting bigger, housing and furniture is needed. This is where deforestation occurs. Cutting down the trees would result in the increase of carbon dioxide, due to the imbalance of respiration and photosynthesis happening.

2. Greenhouse effect
- The greenhouse effect is the process in which the emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms the planet surface. Due to excess of greenhouse gases, Global Warming occurs.

3. Global Warming
- From the heading, you would know it means the warming of the Earth. It is the increase in the average measure temperature on the planet. Due to this, in the short run, it results in droughts, increase in forest fire, extreme weather events etc. In the long run, rising sea levels, arctic shrinkage, which is the of the decease of Ice at the arctic from due to the melting of Greenland Ice Sheets, and Glacier Retreat, meaning the melting of snow and movement of fresh water into the sea. All of the long term situations, all are link to fresh water, results in Global Cooling.

4. Global Cooling
- Meaning cooling of the Earth. Thermohaline Circulation (THC) Which was mention in the movie, means the ocean circulation moved by global density gradient, which is created by freshwater and the heat above. The heat and salt content determine the density of sea water. As such, the state of the circulation has a large impact on the climate of the Earth. It is an important role in supplying heat to the polar regions, thus in regulating the amount of sea ice in these regions. The change in this have significant effects on the planet. Due the increasing heat and low density freshwater, it slows down the process. The lesser the heat brought to the polar region, the cooler the Earth gets, and if it was to drastic, BANG! A new Ice Age begins. More about Thermohaline Circulation (THC) by clicking HERE.

This cycle will repeat, but the 2ND Ice Age would not happen in another few thousand to million years, depending now how we are using our resources carefully. So live long and prosper.

A story is developing in everyone of our lives. We are like video recorders. We recorded it down when we were just a 5 minutes tape recorder, now that we are camera phones, we should continue developing our story, not matter how bloody boring it is. We should not stop halfway to tell the story, just go with the flow till a 1970s camera, where it is time to tell the tale of the past...

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