Global Warming is more than just temperature change. The cost of global warming is extraordinarily expensive. According to a report by the United Nation 's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released in March 2014, the Earth 's rising temperature could bring about economic disaster ranging anywhere between $70 and $100 billion a year. This would be the result of “the combined cost of crop losses, rising sea levels, higher temperatures and fresh water shortages” (Surrey 2016). Furthermore, the estimates do not account for major, catastrophic natural events such as tsunamis, Earthquakes, and super storms, which would only increase the overall cost of global warming.
While the evidence may seem irrefutable, there are still many in leadership …show more content…
And in doing so, neglect to provide or implement solutions to reverse the effects. Climate change is everywhere and the effect of it on humans and animals has proven to be disastrous over the years. Nevertheless, we seem to continue to do nothing about it. Is the reason because we fail to see global warming as a problem because we are not staring death in the face right now? According to the National Climatic Data Center, weather extremes are becoming more and more frequent: hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, flooding, droughts. What used to be "100-year" events are now commonplace (Rauber, 1997). These natural disasters are rising in numbers and size every year, yet we are oblivious to the fact that they are a threat to us because they may not be happening in our backyard. Just as the man in To Build a Fire ignored all warnings about his journey, we too might face the same fate. Death will certainly find us if we do not heed the Earth’s not so subtle …show more content…
It stretches from the poles of the arctic to the deepest blues of the oceans and from the busiest cities, coast to coast. The IPCC predicts that sea levels will rise by as much as three feet by the end of the next century. At that rate, most East Coast beaches would vanish within 25 years; they are already disappearing at a rate of two to three feet per year (Rauber 1997). Polar ice caps in the Arctic are melting and separating at an alarming pace. Various species are affected by climate change due to the erosion of habits that rely on stable climates. While humans are capable of packing up and moving when we do not find living conditions suitable or pleasing, this is not feasible for every creature on Earth. Even considering our adaptability to different climates, there is only so much room for us to maneuver before we run out of places to
While the evidence may seem irrefutable, there are still many in leadership …show more content…
And in doing so, neglect to provide or implement solutions to reverse the effects. Climate change is everywhere and the effect of it on humans and animals has proven to be disastrous over the years. Nevertheless, we seem to continue to do nothing about it. Is the reason because we fail to see global warming as a problem because we are not staring death in the face right now? According to the National Climatic Data Center, weather extremes are becoming more and more frequent: hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, flooding, droughts. What used to be "100-year" events are now commonplace (Rauber, 1997). These natural disasters are rising in numbers and size every year, yet we are oblivious to the fact that they are a threat to us because they may not be happening in our backyard. Just as the man in To Build a Fire ignored all warnings about his journey, we too might face the same fate. Death will certainly find us if we do not heed the Earth’s not so subtle …show more content…
It stretches from the poles of the arctic to the deepest blues of the oceans and from the busiest cities, coast to coast. The IPCC predicts that sea levels will rise by as much as three feet by the end of the next century. At that rate, most East Coast beaches would vanish within 25 years; they are already disappearing at a rate of two to three feet per year (Rauber 1997). Polar ice caps in the Arctic are melting and separating at an alarming pace. Various species are affected by climate change due to the erosion of habits that rely on stable climates. While humans are capable of packing up and moving when we do not find living conditions suitable or pleasing, this is not feasible for every creature on Earth. Even considering our adaptability to different climates, there is only so much room for us to maneuver before we run out of places to