Opposing Viewpoint on Global Warming
Poor air quality, polluted water and crowded landfills are just some of the many environmental problems that have significant impact on developing and industrial countries. Aside from these, perhaps one more threat to the environment, but a less ominous one, is the general increase in temperatures around the world and its resulting climatic changes. This phenomenon, known as global warming, certainly has serious unfavorable effects on humans and other living creations on the planet. But as a complex problem, governments and experts are having a hard time addressing it, even leading to opposing views from different parties.
Natural vs Human Causes
The decay of plant and animal matter produces carbon dioxide, …show more content…
Effects of Global Warming
It is no doubt that The Earth’s atmosphere is getting warmer, but its consequences have remained an issue of great uncertainty and debate. Researchers predict dramatic and serious problems for generations in the future. For instance, the phenomenon is expected to affect climate patterns—rising temperatures causing heat waves, wild fires and droughts and warmer oceans creating more frequent and stronger hurricanes. Ice caps and glaciers would also melt causing sea levels to rise.
While many researchers focus on the natural disasters global warming could bring, others suggest it will have a major impact on habitats, where some regions suitable for farming might become too wet or dry to support agriculture. This means the phenomenon can lead to extinction to plants and animals. For humans this can cause disruptions in the food supply, bringing about famine in the affected regions. Other experts also suggest that it can bring along an increase or spread of life-threatening infectious diseases, particularly those transmitted by mosquitoes, which are abundant during hot
Poor air quality, polluted water and crowded landfills are just some of the many environmental problems that have significant impact on developing and industrial countries. Aside from these, perhaps one more threat to the environment, but a less ominous one, is the general increase in temperatures around the world and its resulting climatic changes. This phenomenon, known as global warming, certainly has serious unfavorable effects on humans and other living creations on the planet. But as a complex problem, governments and experts are having a hard time addressing it, even leading to opposing views from different parties.
Natural vs Human Causes
The decay of plant and animal matter produces carbon dioxide, …show more content…
Effects of Global Warming
It is no doubt that The Earth’s atmosphere is getting warmer, but its consequences have remained an issue of great uncertainty and debate. Researchers predict dramatic and serious problems for generations in the future. For instance, the phenomenon is expected to affect climate patterns—rising temperatures causing heat waves, wild fires and droughts and warmer oceans creating more frequent and stronger hurricanes. Ice caps and glaciers would also melt causing sea levels to rise.
While many researchers focus on the natural disasters global warming could bring, others suggest it will have a major impact on habitats, where some regions suitable for farming might become too wet or dry to support agriculture. This means the phenomenon can lead to extinction to plants and animals. For humans this can cause disruptions in the food supply, bringing about famine in the affected regions. Other experts also suggest that it can bring along an increase or spread of life-threatening infectious diseases, particularly those transmitted by mosquitoes, which are abundant during hot