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[rmiller]

Environmentalism seems to be the fad of the moment; every day you hear or read about how human activity has changed Earth's environment: carbon emissions, global warming, etc. etc.

That got me thinking:
Perhaps one day Earth will be so industrialized, and skyscrapers will become so prevalent (with their accompanying lightning rods), that a potential difference no longer exists in Earth's atmosphere. Would its absence adversely affect life on Earth? Have any studies been conducted on this subject?

Does life on Earth require a potential difference in the atmosphere?

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

I'm not one to jump on the "Global Warming" by the hand of man, bandwagon.

The other planets in the solar system are exhibiting warming trends, so it's a solar cyclical phenomenon...and maybe we nudge it along a bit.

But, cutting down the forests, the concreting of huge landmasses and erecting artificial mountains that reach the sky has a impact on localized weather and flooding.

The Russians claim they can control the weather for hire.

I wonder.