GLOBAL WARMING, SO WHAT?

     What is global warming?  What is the greenhouse effect?  How do these things affect you and me?  These are very important questions that need to be answered.  Global warming is when the Earth's temperature rises above the average climate. This rise in the temperature causes icebergs to slowly melt giving the polar bears and many other animals no place for shelter.  We should come together to stop this terrible thing that is happening to our planet before it is too late for the polar bears.

     Global warming does not only impact the death of many polar bears ,but it also impacts where we live, what food we can grow, how and where we grow food, and where other organisms can live.  Although I believe that the polar bears are impacted the most from global warming.  Hundreds of polar bears are dead due to global warming because the heat is melting away most of the iceburgs and drifting off very far into the ocean.  Polar bears cannot swim for long distances so if they try to swim to land they drown.  This is a very tragic way to die for the polar bears so I think that we should try our best to help them.

     The greenhouse effect has alot to do with global warming.  The greenhouse effect is when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other ''greenhouse'' gases in the atmosphere alter the return of energy to space and in turn change the temperature of the earths surface. Human activities also influence the greenhouse effect, because we burn substances such as, coal, oil, and natural gas, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  We can slow down the greenhouse effect by burning less fossil fuels.

     Global warming affects everyone.  We only have one planet for us to live on and if we didnt have this beautiful planet we would not be alive.  It can also affect human and animal health and welfare.  Some changes to the earths climate will be expanding desserts, drier soil, and more intense rainstorms.  Diseases will be harder to contain and control, so there is a higher chance of death because of illness.  These are just a few of the possible ways that global warming can affect us so it is very important that we keep our earth looking more beautiful than ever before.


     In conclusion, global warming is a very serious issue and the world should come together to stop it.  It can affect us in many ways and believe it or not, we are one of the main causes of global warming. The greenhouse effect is a very big influence on this issue also and we can slow down the process of it by using less fossil fuels.  Polar bears are on the edge of extinction and we need to protect them in any way possible.  Lets all come together to keep this planet more beautiful than when we came here.