GLOBAL WARMING

I was worried about the global warming in my country, I didn´t like to see the animals die, the landscapes burned and all the diseases. Now, it is important to know all about the global warming and its consequences.

Global warming is the gradual heating of Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere and occurs when carbon dioxide and other air pollutants collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation thatbounced off the earth’s surface.

The earth’s ocean temperatures are getting warmer, which means that tropical storms can pick up more energy. 

Scientists learned more about how global warming is affecting the planet, and many agree that environmental, economic, and health consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue. We can look forward tomelting glaciers and severe droughts will cause more dramatic water shortages and increase the risk of wildfires in the American West. Allergies, asthma, and infectious disease outbreaks will become more common due to increased growth of pollen-producing ragweed, higher levels of air pollution, and the spread of conditions favorable to pathogens and mosquitoes. Disruption of habitats such as coral reefs and Alpine meadows could drive many plant and animal species to extinction.

Any action to reduce or eliminate the release of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere helps slow the rate of warming and, the severity of change at any given hot spot.

Global warming already hasconsequences that must be faced today as well as tomorrow. Evidence of changes to the Earth's physical, chemical and biological processes is now evident on every continent.

AVRIL JULIANA VILLA RAMIREZ

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