Looking Up: Wide-eyed at stars of wonder - Massillon, OH - The Independent
“The Earth is an amazing place, with just the right tilt, a protective magnetic field, a large moon that guards us from many meteor impacts, an active geology, thick atmosphere, a stable star (the sun) and other points we so quickly take for granted” (Peter Becker, GateHouse News Service, 12/9/2011)
The greenhouse gases make earth special. The beaches make earth special. The foliage makes earth special. The warm temperatures make earth special.
As in the article book, Earth’s Changing Environment (Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc), the greenhouse effect warms the world’s surface and lower atmosphere. The significant gases involved in this process are: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The heat that could potentially be lost by this cycle is prevented by the greenhouse gases absorbing radiation emitted from the world’s surface. The radiation is directed back toward the surface.
Our world and all of the intricate details it holds should be very special to us all. Sure, we will take it for granted because there aren’t any obvious alternatives. Go for a walk. Just get up and walk out of your front door, walk until you get tired, and then keep walking. You’ll enjoy it. Imagine if the only option was to get on a treadmill, because the atmosphere was nearly inhabitable.
NASA is still trying to find another Earth. Walking until you are tired is personal. Nationally, we have been looking walking around the universe nonstop since 1977, while taking pictures.
Breathe a little. It is fun.
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