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"Global warming"
Till this day, a lot of people still think its a term politicians use to make money.
That might be so, and at some level I agree. People especially politicians will exploit every avenue to line their pockets and this no doubt is one of them. Having said that, the question still remains. Regardless of our ulterior motives, is Global warming a valid concern?
To answer this question, we should start by defining the term "Global warming"
What is Global warming?
There are lots of definitions floating out there, but I think this one is the best."An overall increase in the Earth’s temperature, which may be caused by reduced numbers of trees and increased levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases."
Based on this definition, i think it is fair to say that Global warming is a reality and therefore we(the inhabitants of the earth)should be concern.
The temperature in our environment is slowly but surely getting warmer by the second because of our activities.
The global concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere today far exceeds the natural range over the last 650,000 years.
Our Climate is warming up drastically global surface temperatures have increased about 0.74°C (plus or minus 0.18°C) since the late-19th century, and the linear trend for the past 50 years of 0.13°C (plus or minus 0.03°C) per decade is nearly twice that for the past 100 years.
Seven of the eight warmest years on record have occurred since 2001 and the 10 warmest years have all occurred since 1995.
If global temperatures continue to rise as they are predicted in the next 50 years, then more than 1.5 million plants and animal species will vanish. A quarter of the 5 million or more land species on the planet could lose habitat and face extinction as they seek cooler temperatures to survive. They will have to move to higher elevation or closer to the poles.
In the United Stares, three-quarters of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere is due to electric utilities, gasoline-powered transportation, and homes. Coal-fired and oil-fired utilities are the biggest source of fossil-fuel emissions. They also cause one-third of the country's emitted carbon dioxide.
The rate of warming in the Arctic was eight times faster during the past 20 years than during the past 100 years and is occurring nearly twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
There is no scientific debate at this point this is where we are and it's only getting worse.
The good news is all is not loss, we still have a chance to make a difference.

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