Is Global Warming Real?

Real or Fake?
According to scientist David Keith, the answer is yes. "There is no disagreement among really anybody who is scientific in any way that the world is a lot warmer than it was 100 years ago," Keith says. "If there are interesting disagreements, the disagreements are about whether this is the warmest it's been since the ice ages 10,000 years ago." The core theory says if you double or triple CO2 in the atmosphere, it's going to get warmer. Scientists first raised concerns over the warming effects of CO2 in the atmosphere in the 1960s, when the climate was actually cooling. While there's nothing probmatic about natural climate change, it’s the rate of change that worries scientists.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/is-global-warming-real.html

However, there are some who do not believe in global warming. There are three reasons why they believe this. First, statistics are misleading. All we hear about are the polar ice caps melting, but glaciers in Greenland and Antarctic have been shown in the last few years to be actually getting thicker, not thinner. Second, we are being lied to for personal gain Everyone knows that big scares always mean big profits for government connected companies. For instance, GE owns NBC, which is brainwashing us with constant global warming stories. However, GE makes a huge profit from the sale of green products such as windmills and solar panels to governments. And third, natural factors are rising the Carbon dioxide levels more than man-made factors.
The ocean and volcanoes are much bigger sources of CO2 and other such greenhouse gases than humans. If the CO2 count is increasing, the influence of man is minimal.

http://www.bionomicfuel.com/is-global-warming-fake/
I am undecided weather it is real or fake. It is not exactly something i worry about, its not that i dont care, i do my part. I dont waste anything and things like that, but it just isn't something that i am concerned about.

Hurricanes
There are three main things that contribute to the formation of a hurricane

• Warm sea surface temperatures - This is a key ingredient because it serves as the fuel source for hurricanes. Sea surface, or ocean temperatures need to be at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit where the system is located in order for it to develop into a tropical storm or hurricane.
  
• Light winds aloft - Hurricanes and tropical storms travel east to west so they are supported by an easterly wind flow. They are also vertical systems in that they have thunderstorms that build vertically in the atmosphere. These two conditions make hurricanes quite different from the storms that usually bring us our weather, and make it essential to have light westerly winds aloft so that there is no shearing, or tearing apart of thunderstorms.
  
• Rotation, or spin--In order for the wave to be considered a depression, storm, or hurricane, it must have some rotation, or spin generated by the winds coming together to form it. Without this ingredient, the wave is just another area of low pressure.

Pgs. 18-28 of Zeitoun

Zeitoun's Character
In these pages of the book we learn than Zeitoun is a very hardworking man and that, in a way, he kind of thinks he is invincible, like his father thought he was. The book tells us a story about when Zeitoun was working for a man, Charlie Saucier. Back then Zeitoun did not have his van, so he rode his bike to work everyday, one day the bike got a flat tire. He still had four miles to go and had 20 minutes to get there before being late, so he tried riding his bike there with the flat tire, then put the bike on his shoulders and started to run. He was very worried about being late and started thinking he was going to be fired, then his boss Charlie pulled up next to him and told him to get in the truck and told Zeitoun that he was the most hardworking man he knew.

Hurricane Suspense
Also in this part of book, we start hearing about the hurricane more. It is very suspenseful because we already know how bad the hurricane will be and that so many people die from it, and the characters in the book do not seem that worried about it and think that it will just be like the other hurricanes and wont cause that much damage.

Interesting Islamic Facts
-The word "Islam" literally means "Peace through the submission to God."
-Terrorism, unjustified violence, and the killing of innocent people is completely forbidden in Islam.
-"Muhammad" is the most common name in the world.

How Muslims are Perceived in the U.S.

Muslims in American society are being perceived as the "other", or their opposition. There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is 9/11. The attacks on September 11th were a series of coordinated events by al-Qaeda. Four planes were hijacked, two crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and the other crash landed in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed. When it became official as to who was behind the attacks, all Islamic and Muslim people became American enemies.

Pgs 3-18 of Zeitoun

Summary
The book starts off with a flashback of Zeitoun's life in Jablah and about his first time going night fishing, then goes back to the current days with his wife, step-son, and his three daughters. Then they start talking about how forgetful he is and goes to another flashback about how he forgot his first born daughter on the lawn the day they got back from the hospital the day she was born. Then it talks about their sign for their painting and contracting business that they own. It has a rainbow on it, they meant for it to show the different colors of paint that their customers could choose from, but it was taken as they only hired gay people and that they only did work for gay people. And they listen to radio alot about how hurricane Katrina is in Florida and coming their direction, but no one is worried about it.
My Thoughts So Far
So far, to me, the book is kinda boring because it is mostly the peoples background, hopefully it will pick up in the next chapter.

Facts About Hurricane Katrina
-Hurricane Katrina was formed on August 25, 2005 and ended August 30, 2005.
-In the hurricane 1,836 people lost their lives and caused $81 billion in property damage.
-The hurricane affected Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.