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Today few scientists doubt the atmosphere is warming. Most also agree that the rate of change is
accelerating and that the consequences of this temperature change could become increasingly
disruptive. Regions suitable for farming will shift. Weather patterns should also become more erratic and storms
more severe. Yet less familiar effects could be equally detrimental. Computer models predict that global
warming, and the climate changes it induces, will expand the incidence and distribution of many serious medical
disorders. Disturbingly, these forecasts seem to be coming true.
Global warming is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance. But
each year scientists learn more about how global warming is affecting the planet,and most agree that dire
consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue.
Researchers - even the recalcitrant U.S. Defence Department - have investigated the possibility of abrupt
climate change, in which gradual global warming triggers a sudden shift in the earth's climate, causing parts of
the world to dramatically heat up or cool down in thespan of a few years. They know that global warming could
make large areas of the world uninhabitable and cause massive food and water shortages, sparking widespread
migrations and war.
Many of global warming's effects are already being observed and felt. And the idea that such extreme change
is possible underscores the urgent need to start cutting pollution right now.
What country is the largest source of global warming pollution? Without doubt the United States. Though
Americans make up just 4% of the world's population, they produce 25% of thecarbon dioxide pollution from
fossil-fuel burning - by far the largest share of any country. In fact, the United States emits more carbon dioxide
than China, India, and Japan combined so clearly America has a great responsibility towards helping solve the
problem. And as a developer of new technologies, they are well positioned to do so because they already have the
know-how.
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Global Warming is a beast that is expanding and ruining our earth's sensitive
atmosphere. It can be seen in the eyes of an unusually temperamental storm. It can be felt
in the melting bodies of the polar icecaps. It aids in the infectious spread of diseases that
rise out of the unnatural rise in the earth's temperature. Global warming is a monster that
people have unknowingly aided , and it is making an assault on the planet.
It has been said that some environmental groups have used global warming as a political
scare tactic, but groups such as Green Peace do not use the threat of global warming as a
tool to control their supporters. Their goal is to educate and inform, so that the
environment can be saved before it is too late. They also have evidence that support their
claims.A joint statement from 11 national academies of science stated that most of the
warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities. Environmental groups
use scientific proof to support their claims; they do not spread unfounded information as
a source of propaganda.
According to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the earth's climate has
been hotter than it has been in years. This increase in temperature is very unnatural.
People have been relyinh heavily on fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas for their energy
needs. Burning these fuels has released gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
According to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, pre-
industrial levels of carbon dioxide were about 280 parts per million by volume and
current levels are about 370 ppmv. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere today has
not been exceeded in the last 420,000 years. This increase in carbon dioxide is largely
due to the increased use of fossil fuels.
Global warming is a dangerous risk to the earth. It raises the earth's temperature which
leads to a rise in sea level, repercussions to agriculture, reductions in the ozone layer,
increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, and the spread of disease.
The global temperature is increasing, throwing the world's climate out of balance.
According to Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC), the unnatural rising
temperatures caused by global warming have led to prolonged droughts, severe wildfires
and diminished snowfall.. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) projected that
mountains in the Pacific Northwest are to lose as much as 88 percent of average
snowpack by 2090; the Central Rocky Mountains could lose up to 75 percent, and parts
of the Southern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada range could lose 98-100 percent. Current
droughts afflicting the West are the worst in 500 years and has radically reduced available
water resources for people and wildlife (www.nwf.org).
The NWF also reports that the increased heat can construct an incubator for infectious
diseases. The geographic range of tropical diseases has spread due, to the change in the
earth's overall temperature. Mosquitoes that can carry fever viruses were previously
limited to elevations of 3,300 feet ,but recently appeared at 7,200 feet in the Andes
Mountains of Colombia. Malaria has been detected in new higher-elevation areas in
Indonesia.
Global warming is a threat to everyone. It is a threat to the trees that are hundreds of
years old. It is a threat to plants and animals. It is a threat to mankind. It is no longer
debated whether global warming is occurring; the new debate is whether action should be
taken to prevent further damage. If the atmosphere's temperature continues to increase,
the consequences are dire. Habitat will be lost, intense storms and droughts will occur,
diseases will spread, and the earth and its inhabitants will be at risk.