August 20, 2014
By
KATE GALBRAITH
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/business/international/cities-air-problems-only-get-worse-with-climate-change.html?_r=0
The real definition of global warming is "a gradual increase in the
overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to
the greenhouse effect caused by the increased levels of carbon dioxide,
CFCs, and other pollutants.
As we know global warming is the
biggest threat now in the 21 century. From 1880 until now there is a big
change in global warming, the earth is getting warmer and warmer, north
and south pole are slowly melting, that's why we have all the big
floods.
As you can see in the graph below the global land ocean temperature is very rising, in 1900 it was very low, and when 2000 came the temperature you can see that the temperature is rising. The sea is also a big factor of climate change.
The
threats form climate change are many: Extreme weather, big amounts of
snow pack, altered ecosystems and rising of the seas. I am sure that
humans have influenced the waring of the atmosphere and the changes in
the ocean, also the reduction in snow and ice, and the sea level.
As
you can see in the picture. Our planet is very hot, and it is getting
even hotter. Here are some examples that can help us to save the world.
("Install solar panels, do not leave appliances, defrost old fridges and
freezers regular, replace old single gazed windows with double-
glazing, take a shower instead of a bath, use less water, recycle,
reduce waste, plant a tree, switch to green power, don't waste fuel. For concision i know that everybody can do something about global warming and climate change, each day our planet is getting worse, and we need to stop that.
Interesting how in your opinion you say that it is the human's fault, which is a very interesting thing to point out. Considering the fact that we are all very concerned, but not acting on it is very important, that's why I'm glad you agree with this being a problem, and suggested some solutions to it, which every person can consider at home in order to make a change. :)
ReplyDeleteI thought it was great that you could identify this as a continued problem and also suggested ways that humans can help to solve this problem.
ReplyDeleteI am interested to see what you think about the whole global warming vs. global cooling debate.
I like how you started off reminding us what global warming means before you wrote the rest, it helped me think about it first and then read about what is currently happening. Including a visual such as a graph also helps me see to what extent this problem is impacting the Earth.
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