The weather is getting hotter, this cannot be denied. In the last ten years, the temperature has reached the highest value ever happen in the planet's life. Even more, in the last quarter of a century, nine years were the hottest, so the trend is easy to be seen. And the name of the trend is global warming.
On the surface of the United States, the annual temperatures have been rising with 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1990, and for 30 years, they have been knowing an increased rate that is three times bigger than in the whole century. This trend is accelerated by the increased emissions of CO2.
Not just weather gets hotter, but meteorological events become more severe and extreme. Tropical storms, hurricanes are also intensified by CO2 emissions and they hit land areas with more anger and force.
To see the connection between the factors, lets take a look at figures. From 1800, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere has known an increase of about one third and it may triple until 2100, if nothing is done.
An economic alarm code should be launched. The intense hurricanes that truck United States in 2005 caused more than $100 billion dollars losses. Plus, the layer of ice that covers our planet in the north and the south lowers rapidly, which cause more storms and hurricanes.
To have an idea about how fast the ice melts, scientists say that, at this pace, the Glacier National Park will remain without its glaciers until 2030.
In terms of what already have melted into the seas and oceans of the planet, about 400,000 square miles of ice from the Artic area are no longer. The fauna that existed there is threatened by extinction. And it all happened in just 30 years.
As a result of glaciers melting, the level of water in seas and oceans has risen with approximately 10-20 cm in the last century. It may sound like little now, but the truth is that many people that live in coastal areas will be forced to retire to the insides of the continents, as their home will be taken away by the ever growing water. Also, the land in these areas will become more and more erosive which can lead to serious land falls. Another disturbing effect of the melting glaciers is the reduction of fresh water reserves.
Animals and plants will have to suffer, and more than one quarter of the existing species will be terminated forever till 2050, causing severe imbalances in the ecosystem. A quarter of the total CO2 emissions on the entire planet is the responsibility of United States. Still, there is much more to be done by the government in the United States to fight global warming. There are many signs that no concrete measures to reduce the pollution are under way. Pollution continues and so does the evolution of global warming with all its dangerous consequences.
There is no doubt that global warming is causing more and more damage to the planet on which we all live. Measures must be taken, solutions must be found, and these statistics should fire the alarm, in case that no one of those with decision power has yet noticed that we are heading towards a planetary disaster. If we start to do something now, we still have chances to diminish the consequences and even reverse the process.
On the surface of the United States, the annual temperatures have been rising with 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1990, and for 30 years, they have been knowing an increased rate that is three times bigger than in the whole century. This trend is accelerated by the increased emissions of CO2.
Not just weather gets hotter, but meteorological events become more severe and extreme. Tropical storms, hurricanes are also intensified by CO2 emissions and they hit land areas with more anger and force.
To see the connection between the factors, lets take a look at figures. From 1800, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere has known an increase of about one third and it may triple until 2100, if nothing is done.
An economic alarm code should be launched. The intense hurricanes that truck United States in 2005 caused more than $100 billion dollars losses. Plus, the layer of ice that covers our planet in the north and the south lowers rapidly, which cause more storms and hurricanes.
To have an idea about how fast the ice melts, scientists say that, at this pace, the Glacier National Park will remain without its glaciers until 2030.
In terms of what already have melted into the seas and oceans of the planet, about 400,000 square miles of ice from the Artic area are no longer. The fauna that existed there is threatened by extinction. And it all happened in just 30 years.
As a result of glaciers melting, the level of water in seas and oceans has risen with approximately 10-20 cm in the last century. It may sound like little now, but the truth is that many people that live in coastal areas will be forced to retire to the insides of the continents, as their home will be taken away by the ever growing water. Also, the land in these areas will become more and more erosive which can lead to serious land falls. Another disturbing effect of the melting glaciers is the reduction of fresh water reserves.
Animals and plants will have to suffer, and more than one quarter of the existing species will be terminated forever till 2050, causing severe imbalances in the ecosystem. A quarter of the total CO2 emissions on the entire planet is the responsibility of United States. Still, there is much more to be done by the government in the United States to fight global warming. There are many signs that no concrete measures to reduce the pollution are under way. Pollution continues and so does the evolution of global warming with all its dangerous consequences.
There is no doubt that global warming is causing more and more damage to the planet on which we all live. Measures must be taken, solutions must be found, and these statistics should fire the alarm, in case that no one of those with decision power has yet noticed that we are heading towards a planetary disaster. If we start to do something now, we still have chances to diminish the consequences and even reverse the process.
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