climate change

Emile Keller
Climate Change/ Global warming
The over used statement “the world is coming to an end” would soon be taken into considerations thanks to scientific research. The issue of Global Warming has been neglected by non science affiliated individuals, and politicians while the countless evidences are crystal clear. They are presented to us in news paper articles, documentaries, and even in cartoons, but the public seems not to be aware of this. In Chapter one, of “What is Global warming”, it is stated that “politicians argue that the climate system is very insensitive to changes in atmospheric CO2 so very little will happen in the future”. The documentary “An Inconvenient truth” narrated by Al Gore for instance, describes in prolific details, what is happening in different parts of the world as a result of Climate change. One specific aspect touched on this documentary is the influence of green house gases in climate change. According to “An Inconvenient Truth”, the earth spins on its axis around the sun. During this process, the earth absorbs heat projected by the sun called infrared radiation. This heat also, goes in lakes, oceans and the atmosphere; however it is blocked by a composition of substances called greenhouse gases. Stated by Al Gore in “An Inconvenient Truth”, “greenhouse gases prevents infrared radiation from leaving the earth, and thus the earth gets warmer”, which amount to a temperature increase. Additionally he goes on to say that “as temperature increases, wind velocity increases also and precipitation is the finale result” across the world.
Global warming is affecting many parts of the world but yet actions are not being taken. Another example presented by Al Gore, is “the melting of the ice caps in the Kilimanjaro” over a short period of time. As we continue to burn fossil fuel and cut down trees, the atmosphere continues to get polluted by gases that include CO2. “More CO2 causes the temperature to get warmer” according to Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth. As temperature gets warmer, ice sheets across the world rapidly melt, and thus we experience a raise in water level. This raise in water is the cause of massive flooding in India and in China.
A quick remedy for global warming would be very much appreciated by those who are well aware of its harmful effects. On this term, comes the effect of global warming on an innocent continent like Africa. “As Al Gore reports, lake Chad has dried completely in Darfur”, leaving resident extremely dehydrated. Another example provided by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth is the “diminishing of ice caps by forty percent” in Green Land. As the ice caps continue to melt, various places like India are experiencing flood. If the ice cap in Greenland was to melt completely New York, San Francisco and many other coastal cities would be flooded. The cause of this fast occurring melt down of ice cap has been found and presented to the world. In Mark Maslims’ article titled “what is global warming”, it is stated that “the distribution of solar radiation to earth, is thought to cause the waxing and waning of the ice ages”. As strong as this evidence presented proves to be, the majority of the world still remains oblivious of the matter. The world will be in a major flood if we continue to ignore this issue and take no measure.