Global Warming By: Dan Langfelder at FGCU

         Global warming is known as the increase in average tempature of the earths near surface and oceans .On Feb. 2, 2007, the United Nations scientific panel studying climate change declared that the evidence of a warming trend is obviouse and that human activity has very likely been the main factor in that change over the last 50 years. according to http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html#The last report by the group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 2001, had found that humans had likely played a role in global warming.  Our harmful human activities include smokestacks, deforestation, using cars, and burning of other fossil fuels has contributed to global warming. This increase in green house gasses caused by humans has contributed greatly to the threat of global warming. This is in my opinion the biggest social issue in society right now even though it is not going to effect our generation. What is the point of trying  to better society when earth could easily be destroyed by global warming? This is why I think this is our biggest issue.  I think when Al Gore’s documentary The Inconvienent truth came out this should of made society change but as you can see this is not happening!

        According to http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/science/earth/03climate.html?_r=1  The U.S holds 5% of the worlds population but contributes about a quarter of green house gasses to the atmosphere, more than any other country. The problem starts in America. The tempature is predicted to increase any where from 3.5 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit if we don’t reduce the worlds green house gasses . If tempatures raise as predicted the earth will not be able to sustain life.  Sea levels will be raised about 7-23 inches by year 2100. This will really stress our ecosystem out. The rise in sea levels will cause changes in the amount and pattern of precipitiation, probably including expansion of subtropical deserts.  The seas have already rose 6-9 inches since the 20th century .

       Overall The U.S may be the leading polluter but this is a global problem in need of everyones help.  If we want to stop global warming the world must go towards globalization.

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