Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Global Warming: It's Real, Trust Me

Global warming has been permeating and festering for years, and years... and years. Finally, people are beginning to take notice that global warming is not a playful joke that earth is pranking us with, but instead a serious warning. If you're not sure what global warming is, here are some facts:

According to an NRDC(Natural Resources Defense Council) article titled Global Warming 101, "global warming occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth's surface."

Creating energy through the burning of fossil fuels is the major source of pollution in the United States. I wrote a blog post on the Break Free 2016 Protest to end the use of fossil fuels. I'll link the post down below. The United States "second-largest source of carbon pollution is the transportation sector, which generates about 1.7 billion tons of CO2 emissions a year."

According to NRDC, "over the past 50 years, the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history."

Many people still believe that global warming is a myth. They believe it's not real because the cement underneath their feet is not burning up from the pollution in the air. Let me set the record straight right here, right now. Global warming is real, it is currently happening and it will not improve unless we all come together and help our planet! Average United States temperatures have the potential to increase 10 degrees over the next century. Do you still believe global warming is a hoax?

Global warming is causing our oceans to get warmer and "scientists have found that the frequency of North Atlantic hurricanes has increased since the early 1980s." 

In the NRDC article I read, they had a section that said "Why should I care?" Here are some of their reasons why YOU need to care about global warming:

Increase in water shortages and wildfires
Melting glaciers
Early snowmelt
Severe droughts 
Rising sea levels will cause floods
Forests and cities will have heat waves, downpours and flooding
Disruption of habitats could lead to plant and animal extinction 
Allergies and asthma will become more common because of an increase in pollen-producing ragweed and high levels of air pollution 

To learn about how the United States is trying to reduce global warming, click on the NRDC article below. 

Long story short, global warming is serious and should not be taken lightly. Everyone needs to care and needs to find ways to help. Global warming will become bigger than us, unless we do something about it. 






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