Global Warming: “Burning” Debate of This Decade

Global warming is the phenomenon which dictates that Earth’s climate is increasing every day. Researchers are of the opinion that Earth’s temperature has risen about 1.5°F over the past century and is expected to rise some more in the next one hundred years. These small changes over a period of time might seem insignificant but this consistent change in climate can bring disastrous changes to our environment. Climate change brings flood, drought and typhoons, such extreme weather like freezing cold weather or sudden heat waves. Global warming does not only effects land but also glaciers and oceans.
 

Responsibility of Humans:

Over centuries and especially after industrial revolution, human activities and progress has released large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which has cause gradual increase in Earth’s temperature. Greenhouse gases are majorly responsible for causing temperature increase. They blanket our earth and do not allow radiation to leave this planet thus increasing its temperature. Oceans become warmer and more acidic for marine life and glaciers start to melt which results in rising sea levels. These changes will become challenging for our society, our living conditions and for our society. The choices we make today about our life style are going to effect the generations in the coming years.

How Climate Change affects US:

Human race has adapted to consistent climate change ever since the last ice age. Global warming has caused an increase in the frost free season and plantation period. This means we can plan more plantations of crops for one season. There is a rapid growth in energy demand for longer warmer period; this also adds to greenhouse effect.it also increases the fluctuations in energy supply and its prices. Flooding, storms and hurricane destroys the infrastructure of any country and similar is the case when it comes to extreme weathers. Roads, bridges and dams have been destroyed by strong forces of nature and have caused many road accidents dues to landslides and broken roads. Hotter weather will call for more use of water; Earth has finite number of water reservoirs and this climate change might cause drought in future.