Essay about climate changes

Nowadays climate change is the biggest problem of the human being. It is already happening and
represents one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats facing the planet.

The warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in
global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean
sea level. The Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by 0.76° C since 1850. Most of the warming
that has occurred over the last 50 years is very likely to have been caused by human activities....

The climate can affect every person and our health directly through increases in temperature. Such
increases may lead to more extreme heat waves during the summer while producing less extreme cold
spells during the winter. Particular segments of the population such as those with heart problems, asthma,
the elderly, and the very young can be especially vulnerable to extreme heat. There can be extreme floods
and droughts, hurricanes.

Nowadays there are so many factories that exhale really destructive substances and pollute the air. We all
know very well that air is something we can’t live without. When we breathe the polluted air, we can get
seriously ill. Ground-level ozone can damage lung tissue, and is especially harmful for those with asthma
and other chronic lung diseases. Sunlight and high temperatures, combined with other pollutants such as
nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, can cause the ground-level ozone to increase. We cannot
escape from the polluted air-it’s everywhere, even in our homes and we are breathing it non-stop. This
can cause cancer and other serious diseases.

Another huge problem is that the sea levels are rising worldwide. Also the expansion of ocean water is
caused by warmer ocean temperatures... Mountain glaciers and small ice caps are melting as well as
Greenland’s Ice Sheet and the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The temperature is rising which means that ice is
melting faster and faster.
However, these are not the only problems. Another issue are the greenhouse gasses. They are gasses
which trap heat in the atmosphere. Some greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide occur naturally by
natural processes and other are created and emitted solely through human activities. For example carbon
dioxide is entering the atmosphere because of human activities like burning of fossil fuels (oil, natural
gas, and coal). All vehicles exhale too much damaging substances. People have been trying to reduce
them but the problem is still topical and I think we have to do something like ride a bike not a car to work
or school, we should take the shortest route possible, and plan our drive so that we will not backtrack or
travel out of our way. We also may choose a clean-burning fuel, which reduces ozone-forming pollutants
and buy a car that produces fewer emissions or runs using an alternative fuel. The taxes of cars should be
higher and most of the people will prefer to use the public transport and we will no longer have traffic
jams and we will reduce the damaging emissions.

To conclude, the climate is a very important thing and if we don’t stop the changes, more and more plants
and trees are going to die, we won’t have enough food and then not only will the third world countries
suffer from hunger but so will the whole world. If we stop the changes, we are going to be healthier and
everything around us will be cleaner and it will be how it actually should be. I believe harmony between
nature and human beings will return.
Climate Change

Climate change is a serious reason for concern, because it affects every person living on the
planet. The vast majority of the scientific community claims that anthropogenic global warming
is to blame for these changes. However, there are a small number of people who deny the very
existence of global warming...

The effects of climate change are undeniable. Research conducted by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other reputed meteorological institutions proves that
average yearly temperature has been steadily growing over the last decades. The sea levels have
also been rising, and the number of floods in different parts of the world has increased
dramatically. Glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere have started to melt. This caused more
icebergs to drift into the ocean. They currently pose a serious threat to both, cruise and cargo
ships that course through the waters of the northern regions. There are reports of some icebergs
being spotted far to the South from Greenland.

Over 95% of scientists agree that these changes are caused by the “greenhouse effect”. There is
some solid evidence which proves that people are directly responsible for the global warming
that is fueling this climate change. Destruction of forests, burning of fossil fuels and
environmental pollution are the main reasons behind the “greenhouse effect” that is currently
influencing the climate. The speed and intensity of these changes are too high for there to be any
cause that could explain them, other than human activity.

However, there is a minority of researchers, bloggers and public speakers who deny the existence
of global warming as a whole. In their arguments, they appeal to the fact that climate has been
known to change periodically...

The existence of global warming is a proven fact. Climate change triggered by it affects people
on many levels...