Global Warming is Under Attack!!!

Do you know what the meaning of global warming is? Global warming refers to the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. Well, the planet is warming from North Pole to South Pole, and everywhere in between. And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting. They’re happening right now. Signs are appearing all over, and some of them are surprising. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea ice, it’s also shifting precipitation patterns and setting animals on the move. And I think we have to participate to keep this earth green, because if we are not doing that, the great impacts will appear.

“The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences.” Al Gore

The first impact is ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice. With an increase in temperature glaciers worldwide are melting faster than the time taken for new ice layers to form, sea water is getting hotter and expanding causing sea levels to rise, rivers overflow due to melting glaciers causing floods, and innumerable undesired effects are taking place due to global warming.

Second, sea level rise became faster over the last century. Sea levels are expected to rise between 7 and 23 inches (18 and 59 centimeters) by the end of the century, and continued melting at the poles could add between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters).

Third, ecosystems will change—some species will move farther north, others won’t be able to move and could become extinct. Some butterflies, foxes, and alpine plants have moved farther north or to higher, cooler areas. Researcher Bill Fraser has tracked the decline of the Adélie penguins on Antarctica, where their numbers have fallen from 32,000 breeding pairs to 11,000 in 30 years.

And finally global warming could make hurricanes and other storms are likely to become stronger. And some diseases will spread, such as malaria carried by mosquitoes. Those are bad effects of global warming. If we don’t prevent it soon, it’ll get worse. So let’s love this earth and make it green!