Al Gore: The Effects Of Global Warming

Although Al Gore presents a well-constructed and very compelling argument on the effects of global warming, many have found his claims to be wrong and misinterpreted. For instance, he claims that as the earth tilts toward the sun the earth’s inhabitants absorb carbon dioxide. In the next season, the earth tilts away from sun allowing plants to release carbon dioxide creating an effect of inhaling and exhaling. This pattern shows the levels of carbon dioxide increase and decrease throughout the year. As years have passed, Al Gore shows how carbon dioxide levels continue to rise every year. In correlation to global warming he states that the temperature increase is simply controlled by the increasing levels of carbon dioxide. If Al Gore claims …show more content…
Given that an abrupt and catastrophic drought had occurred in Africa causing those in the region to suffer, he reiterates that as carbon dioxide has increased due to the lack of rainfall and increase in drought. This occurs because global warming creates evaporation within large bodies of water while simultaneously sucking moisture out of the soil which increases rapidly with raised temperatures. He further states that the diminishing effect of Lake Chad vastly complicated the problems they already had. Research has shown that the lake had been shrinking long before the increase in carbon dioxide and the effect of global warming. The Lake has been present for thousands of years and has undergone multiple stresses even before the rise of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. Evidence shows that the lake has shrunk to its current size or even smaller throughout the past thousands years multiple times due to common abrupt changes in the area. The current low levels of the lake are due to over-extraction and human manipulation of the growing population and the demands of in-flowing rivers. Today, the population of the region has doubled in size. The water flow that would normally flow directly into the lakes has been diverted for irrigation purposes …show more content…
After the accident, he wanted to gain a clearer understanding of how what we take for granted might not be here for our children. Making mistakes in generations past would have consequences we could learn from. He claims that if we allow global warming to consume our earth and environment it becomes deeply unethical. He also says “defeats serve to magnify the significance of a trivial step forward to a massive set-back.” I personally commence Gore for his very compelling presentation of global warming awareness and being a very passionate advocate to the