Global Warming
Global warming is defined as the increase in the measured temperature of the Earth’s surface and oceans and the projected increase of the said temperatures over time. Global warming is a serious threat to Earth’s environment, weather it be barren tundra, or a sprawling metropolis such as New York City. According to The National Resource Defense Council, it is caused by many different factors, including population increase, global pollution, and the burning of fossil fuels. Which can result in coastal flooding on the eastern seaboard, the change in climate will drive many plant and animal species to extinction, the temperatures will also cause animals to migrate to regions not in their usual habitat, resulting in the animals dying off because they are not fit to the environments that they are living in (NRDC). The rising levels of air pollution, mainly caused by burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, are forming a blanket around the Earth’s ozone layer trapping the sun’s heat and resulting in the warming of the Earth’s surface temperature. The world’s people as one need to do something about it and do something fast. What the world needs is a major organization that can show the masses that this is a serious problem that if not tended to soon, can dramatically alter the lives of generations to come, and may lead to the extinction of the human race as we know it. In the next few paragraphs I will explain the largest factors contributing to global warming.
The rise in global population has a direct correlation with the amount of pollution in the world. Global warming has increased over the last hundred years because of population increase along with the world’s advances in technology, the world as a whole is leaving a giant ecological footprint. More people means more mouths to feed and more gasoline must be used to transport food to the people of the world. As the world’s population increases, the use of oil, gasoline and other fossil fuels also rises...
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