Heal the World
HEAL THE WORLD
Of all the problems facing the environment today, global warming is the biggest and most serious problem that we need to take care of. Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the Earth 's atmosphere, which results in changes in the climatic conditions. As greenhouse gasses such as Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide in the Earth’s atmosphere increase and gets in our Ozone Layer, it creates a blanket of gas that traps radiated heat and prevents it from exiting our atmosphere. As a result, temperature rises.
On the other hand, there have been many doubts about the validity of global warming. Many skeptics argued that global warming is a natural cycle and people have nothing to do with it. Most of them even think that global warming is not occurring, they believe that climate models used to establish global warming and to forecast its impacts are not accurate. However, the truth is, global warming is really happening right now. Based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, “the average temperature of the globe has warmed from about 13.50 C to 14.50 since the beginning of the 20th century” (Dire Predictions 36). IPCC surely brings the most reliable projections for future climate change and its potential impacts. “The reports are written by thousands of the world’s leading scientists” (Dire predictions 8). Nevertheless, even if we consider the idea that global warming is something that naturally occurs on earth, climate has never warmed up at this high speed. In fact, humans are the core reason it is occurring; the rapid increase in development of cities and technology has raised the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. The advancement in technology has led to population increase and industrialization. To provide housing for the increasing population, we have been cutting down uncountable forests. And when forests disappear, the land loses the ability to absorb carbon emissions from
Of all the problems facing the environment today, global warming is the biggest and most serious problem that we need to take care of. Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the Earth 's atmosphere, which results in changes in the climatic conditions. As greenhouse gasses such as Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide in the Earth’s atmosphere increase and gets in our Ozone Layer, it creates a blanket of gas that traps radiated heat and prevents it from exiting our atmosphere. As a result, temperature rises.
On the other hand, there have been many doubts about the validity of global warming. Many skeptics argued that global warming is a natural cycle and people have nothing to do with it. Most of them even think that global warming is not occurring, they believe that climate models used to establish global warming and to forecast its impacts are not accurate. However, the truth is, global warming is really happening right now. Based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, “the average temperature of the globe has warmed from about 13.50 C to 14.50 since the beginning of the 20th century” (Dire Predictions 36). IPCC surely brings the most reliable projections for future climate change and its potential impacts. “The reports are written by thousands of the world’s leading scientists” (Dire predictions 8). Nevertheless, even if we consider the idea that global warming is something that naturally occurs on earth, climate has never warmed up at this high speed. In fact, humans are the core reason it is occurring; the rapid increase in development of cities and technology has raised the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. The advancement in technology has led to population increase and industrialization. To provide housing for the increasing population, we have been cutting down uncountable forests. And when forests disappear, the land loses the ability to absorb carbon emissions from
Cited: * "European heatwave caused 35,000 deaths - 10 October 2003 - New Scientist." Science news and science jobs from New Scientist - New Scientist. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4259>. * "Global Warming Skeptics is the recent enhancement in the earth 's average temperature is no reason for alarm?" Effects of global warming | Causes of Global Warming. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.globalwarming.org.in/global-warming-skeptics.php> * Mann, Michael E., and Lee R Kump. Dire Predictions. New York: DK INC, 2008. Print