| These days we hear the term "Climate Change" | | | | easiest and most accurate description is that climate |
| more than ever before. This issue is a world wide | | | | change is the result greenhouse gases have on the |
| phenomenon and the term "Climate Change" is indeed | | | | planet's overall climate. Greenhouse gases are mostly |
| a uncomplicated phrase for such a complex subject. | | | | made up of carbon dioxide and methane, but is not |
| These words are more complex than we can | | | | restricted to these two. |
| understand and that is why we have to define these | | | | When learning more about global warming, we need |
| words in today's context to understand it. In the | | | | to be aware of a few important facts related with it. |
| dictionary of researchers and scientists, climate | | | | First of all climate change is both a natural and a man |
| modification as a term is no longer in use. The reason | | | | made phenomena. Greenhouse gases are a natural |
| for this is that we have come to understand the | | | | part of planet earth and it's life and would still be here |
| result of the changes we make to our environment | | | | if man wasn't. Actually, greenhouses gases are a |
| will ultimately rise the temperature in many places | | | | very important part in the survival of life on this |
| around the world, and at the same time will also | | | | planet. As a result of the existence of the |
| decrease the temperature in a few parts of the | | | | greenhouse gases, the temperature on this planet |
| world. This creates an imbalance in the climate, which | | | | averages about 59 degrees. Now this issue, which is |
| in turn leads us to the phrase, "Climate Change." | | | | due to the man made greenhouse gases, causes an |
| When wondering about the effects of this issue, the | | | | over abundance of greenhouse gases in the |
| phrase you know as climate modification is actually | | | | atmosphere. |
| referred to as the phenomenon known as climate | | | | This is the problem that we face now. |
| change. There fore with all the statistics we have at | | | | These gases are like a thermal blanket. The more |
| present, we can absolutely conclude that the world is | | | | greenhouse gases that are released into the |
| warming with the temperatures rising faster than | | | | atmosphere, the thicker the blanket and the less |
| before. | | | | heat that leaves the earth. For almost the last |
| This issue is a world wide problem with numerous | | | | century, the amount of these gases being released |
| natural disasters starting to happen almost daily. The | | | | into the atmosphere is staggering and thus forming a |
| universal awareness of this problem is almost | | | | thicker blanket. |
| unknown. For a better understanding of the issues | | | | Then again, we are cutting down our forests at a |
| associated with Global warming, we need a simple | | | | alarming rate and these forests collect and absorb |
| meaning for this issue in relationship to the | | | | these greenhouse gases. This is a double negative |
| temperature increase of the planet. This description | | | | and we are starting to see the affects. |
| needs to be the one that brings us to the core of | | | | The temperature of our planet is on the raise and |
| this problem without compromising it. Now, the | | | | thus is the beginning of "Climate Change". |