GLOBAL WARMING SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Global Warming Smoke and Mirrors

Global Warming Smoke and Mirrors

Introduction

Global warming is a major threat in today's world. In the last couple of years global warming has become a major problem because of several reasons. One reason is that many people in he past didn't want to believe that global warming existed and that there were other explanations for what was going on. If the human race does not take global warming as a real threat there could be many severe consequences that could end up happening. The severity of global warming is causing the polar ice caps and other glaciers to melt at a faster rate then usual, also over the past couple of years the amount of tornados, hurricanes, typhoons, and wildfires has increased dramatically and caused untold amounts of damage, also the disruption of the ecosystems in the world. Global warming is being caused by the increasing carbon emissions by humans, the greenhouse effect, and deforestation. There are several ways that we can reduce the rate at which global warming takes place like limiting the amount of carbon emissions that are allowed to be emitted into the ozone, also we could cut down the amount of cars and gas powered tools that we have, another way is to by change up the light bulbs that we use in households (Roleff, 1997).

Consequences of Global Warming

There are several major consequences of global warming but one of the most important consequences of global warming is the alarming rate at which the polar ice caps and other glaciers are melting. According to NASA the polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate of nine percent per decade . Every time the polar ice caps melt they are increasing the level of the oceans and changing the shore lines on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Also it has been said that Global warming is causing Greenland to melt in to the ocean and change the look of the earth dramatically. Not only is it just the polar ice caps that are melting but the glaciers in Glacier National Park will be gone by 2070 . if nothing is done to slow down the amount at which the glaciers are melting. Also it has been predicted that if nothing is done to slow down global warming the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer by 2040 (Janda, Kenneth, Jeffrey M. Berry, Jerry Goldman, 2005).

Another consequence that is being brought upon the Earth by global warming is the amount of severe weather that is taking place today. The amount of hurricanes that are taking place today compared to forty years ago is quite surprising. In 2005 the Atlantic coast had the worst year of hurricanes ever recorded in history. In 2005 there were 27 named tropical storms, of which 15 became hurricanes. Seven of the hurricanes strengthened into major storms, five became Category 4 hurricanes and a record four reached Category 5 strength according to the National Resource Defense ...