According to the article “Climate change: IPCC cites global temperature rise over the last century” more than half a trillion tonnes of carbon – from coal, oil and gas – have now been burned in factories, cars and homes and dumped into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. Ice sheets and glaciers are melting because of rising temperatures. The rate of the meltdown is considered, to have potential in threatening islands of low altitudes, such as the Philippines. In addition, it can flood local coastlines in either developed or developing countries like America, Japan, China, and Africa. Ice is melting within the Arctic circles, which contains Antarctica and North pole. Global Warming shortens the Winter and prolongs the Summer in the poles. Naturally, during each Summer there will be a Summer-meltdown, but because of Global Warming it will increase the Summer …show more content…
Automobiles won’t stop emitting nitrogen oxides and power plants won’t stop giving off Carbon Dioxide, our industries and civilizations are strongly dependent on non renewable resources, but speaking more realistically, dense countries depend solely on fossil fuels. In addition scientists don’t have a fixed carrying capacity for our atmosphere, meaning we don’t know the amount of pollution the atmosphere can hold before it collapsed. This is an issue because without a specific number we won’t know when to stop and destroy our planet by doing so. The negative effects of Global warming are raising concern, but the rise of sea level is the most dangerous, because it’s happening so fast, before the next century 8 million people who live in low altitude areas will be at risk of coastal flooding (How High Will Sea Levels Go by 2100?). Water level is predicted to rise 2 meters by 2100 which can flood mini-islands along the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Sea level rise may cause inundation of coastal areas and islands, shoreline erosion, and destruction of important ecosystems such as wetlands and mangroves. “If all the land ice on the planet were to melt, it would raise sea levels about 197 feet (60 m)” (NASA: Rising Sea Levels More Dangerous Than Thought) This is a scary thought that we might have 60 meters more water, which is more than enough to flood Florida and Long Island. In Conclusion, We should