WhatisGlobalWarming
TheEarthasanecosystemischanging,attributableingreatparttotheeffectsofglobalizationandman
Morecarbondioxideisnowintheatmospherethanhasbeeninthepast650,000years
Thiscarbonstaysintheatmosphere,actslikeawarmblanket,andholdsintheheat—hencethename‘globalwarming
’Thereasonweexistonthisplanetisbecausetheearthnaturallytrapsjustenoughheatintheatmospheretokeepthetemperaturewithinaverynarrowrange-thiscreatestheconditionsthatgiveusbreathableair,cleanwater,andtheweatherwedependontosurvive
Humanbeingshavebeguntotipthatbalance
We'veoverloadedtheatmospherewithheat-trappinggassesfromourcarsandfactoriesandpowerplants
Ifwedon'tstartfixingtheproblemnow,we’reinfordevastatingchangestoourenvironment
Wewillexperienceextremetemperatures,risesinsealevels,andstormsofunimaginabledestructivefury