As global warming continues to receive more exposure on the internet, the television, and the radio, you may start to pay more attention. If global warming is an issue that you are concerned about or if it is an issue that you would like to explore more, you will want to continue reading on. A few interesting and occasionally devastating global warming facts are outlined below.
Global warming is real. Although there is a lot of opposition and debate that surrounds global warming, scientific proof shows that global warming is real. This is something that cannot be ignored much longer, even by those who oppose global warming or claim it is a sham. The earth’s temperature is rising. With that in mind, this aspect of global warning isn’t always debated as much as the affects of global warming are.
Glaciers and polar icecaps are melting. This is another fact of global warming that we should all be well aware of. While there is debate that surrounds this fact, this melting is occurring. Generally speaking, the debate surrounding the melting of glaciers concerns the causes of it. Global warming is causing glaciers and icecaps to melt at a faster rate of speed, but it is not the sole cause.
In keeping with the melting of glaciers, icecaps, and snowcaps, this melting is having a profound affect on sea and wildlife. For starters, polar bears are the animals experts are most concerned about. Polar bears rely on glaciers and icecaps as a way to travel and find food. As these important masses continue to disappear, polar bears are likely to find it more difficult to travel and find food. In fact, many will die because of this difficulty.
The melting of glaciers and icecaps will also have an impact on coastal flooding in the future. This fact is supported by much independent research and many computer generated models. As for the impact this important global warming fact can have on the coastal areas, it can and will be devastating. Many coastal residents will be displaced. Those in the United States who are most like to be impacted by this flooding are New Orleans residents.
In addition to melting ice and snow, the increase in the earth’s temperature will also have an impact on water. This is most commonly the case with coral reefs. Coral reefs are suffering due to the steady rise in water temperature. This change with coral reefs is commonly referred to as bleaching. This when coral reefs lose their beautiful, vibrant colors. Unfortunately, this can have a negative impact other sea life, as many rely on coral reefs for food, shelter, and protection.
The above mentioned global warming facts are just a few of the many that may be of interest you. If you would like to help stop global warming, but only if your help will do good, you may want to take the time to research global warming. The same can be said if you are unsure as to whether or not global warming is a real problem. Many individuals, possibly even you, think that global warming prevention steps are just a waste of time and energy if global warming does not exist. That is why researching the facts that surround global warming are important. In fact, you may also want to encourage your friends, family members, neighbors, and coworkers to do the same.
The Dangers of Global Warming
If you use the internet, watch television, or listen to the radio, you may already be familiar with global warming. Global warming is an important issue that is widely discussed and debated, all around the world.
Global warming is a phrase that is used to describe the increase in the earth’s temperature. This rise in temperature is attributed to an increase in greenhouse gases. As important as it is to know that global warming is, it is also important to know the dangers that surround it. After all, many Americans will not take steps to combat global warming unless they know for sure that it is real and poses a serious threat.
As for the threat that global warming poses, you will find that there is likely to be an increased risk of diseases and illnesses. This is because mice, insects, and other rodents will be able to notice a change in the environment, namely their local temperatures and surroundings. This will likely cause many to migrate to areas that may have previously been deemed uninhabitable. After all, why wouldn’t they move, especially if the weather conditions were perfect for doing so? Unfortunately, this is likely to lead to a spread of disease. Although most of these diseases will be treatable, it may cause concern, especially when diseases and other health related issues impact areas previously left untouched.
Coastal flood is another one of the many dangers that can and will likely be associated with global warming. Although we are noticing an increase in sea level right now, coastal flooding isn’t likely to be a significant problem for a few years now, but that still doesn’t mean that it should be ignored or pushed to the side. Global warming is playing a role in the melting of glaciers, snow and other ice masses. This melting will cause a significant rise in sea level overtime; thus leading to coastal flooding. If the costal flood is as bad as anticipated by many scientists and computer weather models, there is a good chance that billions of individuals will be displaced, all around the globe.
In addition to the melting of glaciers and other large ice and snow masses, many locations will likely receive smaller amounts of snow and ice during the wintertime, if they even do receive any at all. This may have an impact on the activities that humans are able to participate in and it may have a significant impact on the economy, both locally and nationally. Of course, it is important to remember that global warming not only causes the temperature to rise, but it also causes erratic weather. So, it is common for one area of the world to receive little to no snowfall, while another area, at the same time, may be buried under two feet of snow.
As previously stated, coastal flooding is one of the many dangers associated with global warming. With that in mind, so are droughts. In areas on unaffected by coastal flooding and in areas where the temperature continues to rise, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds are likely to dry up and possibly at an even quicker rate of speed. Severe and widespread droughts and water shortages can have a huge negative impact on our way of life and economy. Farmers rely on water to grow their crops and humans rely on water, as well as a farmer’s crops to survive.
Perhaps, the most horrific danger that may result from global warming is the panic that will likely set in. How would you feel or react if you one day saw your costal home flood? If you were lucky enough to survive the flood or if you lived farther inland, you may still have your home, but a drought may result in a shortage of food and water. How you would react to news that diseases previously not seen in your area were invading it? There was a good chance that panic would set in almost immediately. If global warming cases the changes that are being predicted, such as the ones outlined above, widespread panic is almost a certainty.