Bill Mckibben's The End Of Nature

Writer, Bill McKibben, first warned the world of global warming twenty years ago with his book “The End of Nature.” His warnings went unheard and now he insists we listen and become more informed. McKibben urges for people to realize we’ve waited too long and now the many changes of the world are already underway and there’s not much we can do. Our once sustainable Earth is now melting, drying, burning, and acidifying. McKibben says the old Earth we lived on, no longer exists. The carbon rate in our atmosphere has increased dramatically, creating our new world “Eaarth.” McKibben passionately states the hard truth about climate change in his book, “Eaarth.” McKibben expands upon our past and current actions, how they have effected our world and how they will effect our future. He brings the reader so close to the damage we have done. Our new Eaarth is bearing 50 parts per million of carbon dioxide and in the future we could be looking at as much as 650 parts per million for carbon dioxide. Our planet is weakening and we are the main cause. …show more content…
“When the glaciers are gone, they are gone,” (McKibben 7). Due to the climate change and global warming, our glaciers are melting faster than ever. Most believe that human activity, in particular, the burning of fossil fuels and the resulting buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, have influenced this warming trend. This warming trend is affecting many aspects of our world. Glacier National Park was created in 1910, it was estimated to be home of 150 glaciers. Since then, it has decreased to fewer than 30 and most remaining have shrunk by an area of two-thirds (Glick). Scientist say it will only get worse and in an estimated 30 years parks will lose most of their glaciers. The following topics will be described and expanded upon, Why the glaciers are melting, the amount of glaciers lost already, and how it’s effecting our