To what extent is climate change a bigger global threat than terrorism? Global warming is a term that is used worldwide and brings fear to everyone. The thought of change in our world is a very scary thing. What makes it the scariest is that it is very difficult to be controlled and it will take a lot of hard work to stop it. The climate changes have rapidly increased in the years passed and they continue to increase.
Global warming has been an issue since factories were introduced to this world; gases and toxins are being highly exposed into our atmosphere causing a tremendous reaction to the balance of nature. This is where one ecological system cannot function without the other throwing off the equilibrium in the world, and causes bad weather patterns. Scientists since 1970 have been warning the government that automobiles and factories are emitting a high level of
Due to the increase in greenhouse gases less solar energy is reflected back into space and more solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth causing the increase in ice and snow melting (Main & Ahlenius, 2011). With this background information the change of climate conditions such as, snow, rain, winds, and temperature is continuously happening all around the world and will continue to worsen in the future. A good indication of climate change is to look at the melting of glaciers and the Polar Regions as the Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions of the world. However, since the Polar Regions are so big and cold it would be impracticable for humans to live and carry out research there. Therefore, by using applications of remote sensing we can easily observe inaccessible areas from satellites to effectively monitor and map snow and ice cover in Polar
Effects of Global Warming on Walruses When people talk about global warming, they think of the polar ice caps being melted and humans causing too much pollution in the air from various activities. It is actually an overall increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s surface caused by gases being trapped in the atmosphere by the “greenhouse effect” [3]. From the North down to the South Pole temperatures are rising and the world is heating up fast. This has caused many changes in the nature of things. One such victim of the change in our climate is a pinniped most commonly known as the walrus.
We can’t separate from nature.” As DiCaprio tells us we cannot survive without nature. Global warming has a strong impact on climate. Climate change will also affect
They lose their habitat and forced to move to new location; besides, many cannot survive the deforestation that destroys their homes. It is undeniable that deforestation itself has extreme effect on Global warming and hurts the air. Global warming means that air and ocean temperature is increasing. Greenhouse gases exist primarily because of human activity. Unfortunately, humans are the most polluting species on the planet.
Endangered Polar Bear Envision a world with an increased water and food scarcity, stronger hurricanes, melting glaciers, wildfires, rising sea levels, heat waves, and catastrophic effects on wildlife. Global warming is when the earth’s temperature heats up which is caused by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that traps heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere making it hotter than usual. The effect of the high temperatures leads to a decrease in the existence of plants, animals, and humans. Polar bears were listed as endangered species under the United States endangered species act (ESA) in May 2008. Why are polar bears endangered?
Global warming not only affects the darker suntan you get each summer, but the winters, the sea level, and the natural environment delicately teetering on the current balance of temperature. One of the largest concerns, the rapid mass loss of Greenland’s icecap, points to faster flow of glaciers and surface melting that will inevitably lead to warmer oceans, less salty oceans, a raise in sea level, and potential climate changes. Greenland is reported to be melting at double the speed it was only some years back. The slow yet steady flow of glaciers towards the sea has transformed into a sudden surge forward, alarming researchers who predicted a slower shrinkage. An increase in precipitation on the inside, along with continual high temperatures has cause the snow to melt, and serving as a run off that not only adds to the ocean level, but acts as a lubricant for glaciers to slide faster.
I strongly agree that people should give up their cars to save the earth. First of, according to Environmental Protection of United Kingdom, statistic proved that cars account for 22% emission of carbon dioxide which is the major contributor to climate change. World’s climate has been fluctuating throughout this decade and it arise the concern of many. Ices in North Pole are partially melted due to the drastic increase in temperature. This does not only affect the habitats living in North Pole but causing sea level to rise on top of this.
The rising temperatures have caused ice to melt in the Arctic and the North Pole which have been increasing the volume of water in the sea, gradually rising up to the shores of the islands and atolls. The link between climate change and global warming to the vanishing islands in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans is very clear in my research. The Vanishing Islands and Atolls Families in some South Pacific, Atlantic and Indian islands have been moving out of the islands they have been living in. They usually move to neighboring cities for example, in from the island of Kiribati to cities in New Zealand as environmental/climate refugees. Climate refugees are people who have been forced to move to other countries because their islands have been almost rendered inhabitable due to rising sea-levels and the lack of resource for sustaining life in the island.