Humans Are to Blame for Global Warming
Humans Are To Blame For Global Warming
Kevin Odhiambo Ogwa
Lake Michigan College
Abstract
Every human activity has a particular effect on objects surrounding his or her environment, be it physical, mental, or social. But notably, the most evident might be the effect of human activity on global warming. Global warming is quickly becoming a major topic of concern worldwide, and has been stirring up controversy everywhere with its adverse effects seen all over the world. It causes rise of the temperature, leading to – among other things - melting of the polar ice and glaciers, increase in sea level, and extreme weather events. Its effects can also be felt in the form of natural disasters like drought, floods, and tornadoes. Of recent, we have experienced very devastating natural disasters like the Tsunami that affected many parts of Asia in 2005, Hurricane Katrina, numerous tornadoes in the United States, and the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. All these are due to effects of global warming. Research evidence by scientists and opinions polls conducted by credible pollsters indicate that the major causes of climate change are human activities and this paper tries to evaluate the impact of human activities on global warming and how climate change has in turn affected the very same humans whose activities cause global warming.
Humans Are To Blame For Global Warming
Our world has gone through several climate changes in its lifetime. Over the years, the earth has been gradually getting warmer due to pollution and there is little doubt that human activities are to blame. Humans, however, have been slow to take the necessary actions to prevent this trend from getting any worse. Now, we are under siege of a very disastrous monster: Global Warming. If we continue going on with our lives oblivious of the consequences of our actions, we will face drastic and devastating losses in terms of the environmental degradation. And in this case, with food being
Kevin Odhiambo Ogwa
Lake Michigan College
Abstract
Every human activity has a particular effect on objects surrounding his or her environment, be it physical, mental, or social. But notably, the most evident might be the effect of human activity on global warming. Global warming is quickly becoming a major topic of concern worldwide, and has been stirring up controversy everywhere with its adverse effects seen all over the world. It causes rise of the temperature, leading to – among other things - melting of the polar ice and glaciers, increase in sea level, and extreme weather events. Its effects can also be felt in the form of natural disasters like drought, floods, and tornadoes. Of recent, we have experienced very devastating natural disasters like the Tsunami that affected many parts of Asia in 2005, Hurricane Katrina, numerous tornadoes in the United States, and the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. All these are due to effects of global warming. Research evidence by scientists and opinions polls conducted by credible pollsters indicate that the major causes of climate change are human activities and this paper tries to evaluate the impact of human activities on global warming and how climate change has in turn affected the very same humans whose activities cause global warming.
Humans Are To Blame For Global Warming
Our world has gone through several climate changes in its lifetime. Over the years, the earth has been gradually getting warmer due to pollution and there is little doubt that human activities are to blame. Humans, however, have been slow to take the necessary actions to prevent this trend from getting any worse. Now, we are under siege of a very disastrous monster: Global Warming. If we continue going on with our lives oblivious of the consequences of our actions, we will face drastic and devastating losses in terms of the environmental degradation. And in this case, with food being
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