| The term global warming is used to describe an | | | | This is something that no one expected remember, |
| increase the average temperature of the earth's | | | | and so scientists are not yet up to date in terms of |
| atmosphere. It has been an important issue for some | | | | vaccines and other medicines that are going to |
| time now, but only became truly serious as of a few | | | | necessarily be able to protect people from this sort |
| years ago. Due to pollution, greenhouse gases and | | | | of disease. |
| various other causes, global warming is now a major | | | | Of course one of the most talked about effects of |
| concern as scientists are saying that due to the | | | | global warming has to do with the ice caps melting. If |
| dramatic climate change we could basically be | | | | you see movies like The Day After Tomorrow which |
| expecting an end of days. | | | | basically revolves around this topic, you will see that |
| The effects of global warming are astounding, and it | | | | this is one of the major parts of the plot. The reason |
| is important for all people to be aware of this effects | | | | that this is such a substantial effect of global |
| and how they impact not only themselves but the | | | | warming is because if the polar ice caps were to |
| rest of the world as well. | | | | melt, the entire earth would basically be gone. First it |
| What are the Most Noticeable Effects? | | | | would raise sea levels and then it would throw the |
| Of all the most noticeable and major effects, one is | | | | entire global ecosystem out of balance. |
| the spread of disease. No one likes to think about | | | | As a result, the ocean will be made less salty and fish |
| getting a disease and getting sick, but the fact of | | | | and other sea creatures are going to suffer because |
| the matter is that the way things are going now, as | | | | their living conditions are going to be changed |
| northern countries get warmer, disease carrying | | | | dramatically. It will also endanger certain species of |
| insects migrate north. As they do, they are bringing | | | | animals, and not only that but global warming could |
| plague and disease with them and so especially if you | | | | snowball even further if the ice caps were to melt. |
| are someone that lives in the north you are going to | | | | These are just a few of the most dramatic effects |
| need to be aware of this and be prepared. | | | | of global warming that you should be aware of. |