Did you know that global warming is causing the earth to heat up? It causes glaciers to melt and ocean levels to lower. What happens if we run out of water? We die of dehydration. And so will the earth and everyone on it.
So how do we stop global warming? Well, we need to know the causes and effects so that we can moderate them.
A cause of global warming is the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect occurs when heat from the sun becomes trapped between the earth and the ‘greenhouse gasses’ that pollute our atmosphere. Greenhouse gasses include Carbon dioxide and methane. These greenhouse gasses keep the heat from the sun inside our atmosphere. They are also polluting our atmosphere, so there’s less oxygen for us.
The greenhouse effect causes the earth to heat up and water levels to drop. With the heating up of the earth, glaciers begin to melt. Some regions like the Antarctic could welcome warmer weather, but desert regions wouldn’t take so kindly to the added heat. Some people could die of heatstroke from the extra heat. And air conditioning couldn’t do anything about it.
Less water means that we begin to dehydrate. Dehydration is where you have less fluid in your body, so your body can’t carry out normal functions. Sometimes, dehydration can cause seizures, kidney and urinary problems, heat injury and hypovolemic (low blood) shock.
Plants and animals require water to flourish. Without water, they will also die. When plants die, we lose food and air. Until eventually we all starve to death. Once all the plants are gone, animals will go extinct because of either us humans eating the animals or by the animals starving to death.
The greenhouse effect gets worse every day. More methane from landfills and open dumps, carbon dioxide being released by cars, fossil fuel being used up every day, coal being burnt to emit carbon.
We are the main contributors to the greenhouse effect. Some countries have begun to monitor smoke emissions. Maybe we can do the same. Maybe we can implement laws that allow us to regulate and moderate the causes of climate change.
About the Author
James Trayton is 13 years old. He’s in Grade: 8. He loves to eat Blueberry Cheese Cake. During his free time, you’d catch him playing D&D, writing, programming, Worldbuilding, or watching cartoons. He’s a BUBOTS Writing Academy advanced level student.