How much energy is used creating ice? well a lot, a friend of mine has told me that we should  start using beer koozies because they keep beer can's cold without the need of ice and they are re usable. we are getting some printed from http://trueimprint.com they seem to be the best choice, they also have some eco koozies with are made or recycled materials that is made in the usa Over time i believe we can save a lot of energy if we do not have to keep putting ice in our drinks cold and can keep them at 40 degrees for more than half an hour. i might go with www.expresskoozies.com they seem to have some good koozies also but i don't think they the eco ones

 

Is There A Connection Between Global Warming And Natural Disasters

When you take a look at the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, you might be wondering if there is a connection to this disastrous weather and all that we have heard about global warming. There has been a great deal of information on the subject of global warming written about in recent times and we can see our politicians trying to hop onto the bandwagon.

The fact is that none of the global warming experts are blaming the tsunami on the condition in our world. They are showing that there is a connection between global warming and a host of other activities that are creating the conditions that are ripe for disasters such as the tsunami. The erosion of our natural protection from these disasters has been eroded and this is causing the naturally occurring disasters to have more of a disastrous impact on our daily lives.

It is unwise for those who are concerned with global warming to attach their arguments to these natural disasters. There is simply no evidence to support that global climate change is responsible for the disaster itself. Rather the connection can only be on the natural barriers to these disasters.

A growing population has increased the effect of these disasters on people living in the areas where they occur. Environmental concerns should be best placed on the socioeconomic factors that overpopulate the areas that are the most vulnerable to the disasters.

There is a great cost to these natural disasters in areas where there is a developed community. But the cost in human lives is even greater in those areas that are not as developed. In these areas the buildings and infrastructure is not as advanced and will result in a greater disaster when the naturally occurring disasters happen. There is very little in the way of emergency response in these areas and many people are without any insurance to help them recover once a disaster has happened.

The attention in these areas should be on the preparedness factors instead of on a reduction in greenhouse gases. To prevent more deaths in these areas, it is more important to help the people in the regions prepare themselves in the event of a natural disaster.

The tools that can be used to decrease the amount of devastation in these areas will do a greater good than trying to control the weather. Building codes that can withstand a disaster as well as preparedness plans are the key to minimizing the impact of these disasters. Unfortunately, these types of plans and efforts are not a top priority among those who are concerned with the effects of natural disasters.

The connection between global warming and these disasters is speculative at best. The deaths that happen in these areas are not speculative, but real human lives. It is more important to improve the chances of survivability than it is to try and keep a natural disaster from occurring in the first place.

Global warming is an issue that we do need to be concerned with, but it is not the only problem when a natural disaster hits. There are a number of other issues that need to be addressed at the same time as the connection between global warming and natural disasters.
 

The Destructive Nature of a Tsunami

While writing on the subject of Tsunamis for a recent novel, I took the time to do some research on the subject of this devastating natural disaster. While looking at the disaster of a tsunami, I took a look at some of the information on other natural disasters in the world. There is a great deal of information available on the topic of natural disasters and one thing becomes very clear when you read this information. A tsunami does not occur on its own. That is to say that they are the result of some other event in nature.

The tsunami occurs because of a disturbance in the ocean on the ocean floor. The disturbance displaces the water and causes a change in the ocean surrounding the area. Earthquakes under the water as well as volcanoes and landslides are responsible for a tsunami. In the deep water the wave that is generated by a tsunami is not noticeably high, but when the wave comes in toward the shore the waves can reach heights of over one hundred feet. It is the speed at which these waves are traveling that causes them to reach such great heights. These waves when they hit the shores can have a devastating effect on the coast and anything in its path. It is difficult to imagine the destruction that is caused by one of these giant waves hitting the shore.

In December of 2004, a tsunami hit the shores of Indonesia, Thailand, India and other countries in the area with waves that ranged in size from thirty feet to one hundred feet high. These waves resulted in a devastating consequence where 225,000 people were killed.

In 1883, a tsunami that was the result of the Krakatau volcano had waves that were recorded at one hundred and thirty feet high and killed thirty six thousand people.

In 1896, a tsunami that was the result of an earthquake two hundred miles from Japan resulted in a tsunami that was not seen by anyone until it reached shore with waves of one hundred and ten feet. This wave was undetected because it began under the water until it reached the shores with such devastating effect. The village that was hit had twenty seven thousand killed during the disaster.

There have been other tsunamis that have hit the shore during various times of the year. Since those tsunamis science has developed a way to keep track of the activity on the ocean floor with the use of seismometers in the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, the devices that science has developed to warn of these natural disasters were not in the Indian Ocean in 2004 before that devastating tsunami hit the countries in the area. It is necessary to have these detection systems in place throughout the oceans of the world to detect when there is any activity occurring on the floor of the ocean that could result in a tsunami. However, the detection devices will not help if the activity occurs closer to the shore. In these cases there is little time to prepare for the disaster as it will occur within minutes of the underwater activity.

The devastation that occurs with one of these disasters is amazing. It will take down buildings and uproot trees as the wave’s crash to the shores. You should listen for warnings of these events and take the warnings to heart. Head inland if you hear that a tsunami is going to hit the shores in your area. Do not try and see what is going to happen or believe that you will be able to ride out the event. By the time the wave hits the shore it will be too late and everything in its path will be swept out to shore with the wave as it recedes back into the ocean.